#compromise

It is a measure of the framers' fear that a passing majority might find it expedient to compromise 4th Amendment values that these values were embodied in the Constitution itself. ↗

— Sandra Day O'Connor

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But to put out a greatest hits on one CD was totally impossible, I just couldn't do it. The best compromise was to put out two CDs - Early Days - which is what it is - and Latter Days. ↗

— Jimmy Page

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Ultimately, there is no compromise. Westerners will either retain their civilization, including the right to insult and blaspheme, or not. ↗

— Daniel Pipes

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But just as they did in Philadelphia when they were writing the constitution, sooner or later, you've got to compromise. You've got to start making the compromises that arrive at a consensus and move the country forward. ↗

— Colin Powell

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My own experience is use the tools that are out there. Use the digital world. But never lose sight of the need to reach out and talk to other people who don't share your view. Listen to them and see if you can find a way to compromise. ↗

— Colin Powell

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The romantic idea is that everybody around a writer must suffer for his talent. I think a writer is a citizen of humanity, part of his nation, part of his family. He may have to make some compromises. ↗

— Irwin Shaw

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Compromise is the best and cheapest lawyer. ↗

— Robert Louis Stevenson

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Can compromise be an art? Yes--but a minor art. ↗

— Joyce Carol Oates

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I've got a bit of an independent streak. I'm not afraid of bipartisan compromise on issues that are important to the nation. ↗

— Heather Wilson

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Compromise is a stalling between two fools. ↗