Compromise Quotes

“When did the word 'compromise' get compromised? When did the negative connotations of 'He was caught in a compromising position' or 'She compromised her ethics' replace the positive connotations of 'They reached a compromise'?”

“When did the word 'compromise' get compromised? When did the negative connotations of 'He was caught in a compromising position' or 'She compromised her ethics' replace the positive connotations of 'They reached a compromise'?”

“The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.”

“There is time to compromise. There is time to absolutely abhor d word. Most times it is the latter. Compromise is mediocrity. Compromise is cheap.”

“Nothing will bind the eyes of man quicker than the touch of compromise. A principle not compromised is a principle worth dying for. A dream not compromised is a dream worth living for.”

“You cannot carry your whole marriage on your back and call it, compromising. It takes two willing hearts to effectively compromise.”

“From the beginning of our history the country has been afflicted with compromise. It is by compromise that human rights have been abandoned.”

“It may be necessary to make compromises in everyday politics, but we cannot compromise with our conscience.”

“Politics is compromise.”

“Partisan rancour and party politics and ideology have got in the way of compromise - and compromise is the only thing that has ever made politics successful.”

“When it comes to morals & principles, a man in the 'real' world has two options; compromise or wait for sometime and then compromise.”