#compromise

Man is not logical and his intellectual history is a record of mental reserves and compromises. He hangs on to what he can in his old beliefs even when he is compelled to surrender their logical basis. ↗

— John Dewey

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Whether I get adequate attention or not, people here do know the work I have been doing systematically and without compromise for over 40 years. I get tired of people making excuses for guys who don't continue the art because they can't make a living. ↗

— Bill Dixon

#art #attention #because #been #compromise

A compromise is the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone believes he has the biggest piece. ↗

— Ludwig Erhard

#believes #biggest #cake #compromise #dividing

You need to do the work to bring the money in, but not compromise standards. ↗

— Heston Blumenthal

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Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining another - too often ending in the loss of both. ↗

— Tryon Edwards

#both #compromise #ending #good #hope

Gen. Tommy Franks told me the war was being compromised as specialized personnel and equipment were being shifted from Afghanistan to prepare for the war in Iraq - a war more than a year away. ↗

— Bob Graham

#away #being #compromised #equipment #franks

Bipartisanship helps to avoid extremes and imbalances. It causes compromises and accommodations. So let's cooperate. ↗

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

#avoid #bipartisanship #causes #compromises #cooperate

I hate the fact that people think 'compromise' is a dirty word. ↗

— Barbara Bush

#dirty #fact #hate #i #people

And I'm here to tell you, the reaction that I'm getting around the country, people are sick and tired of this word in Washington, compromise. This is why nothing ever gets done. ↗

— Herman Cain

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Healthy disagreement, debate, leading to compromise has always been the American way. ↗

— Donald L. Carcieri

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