You know what the Englishman's idea of compromise is? He says, Some people say there is a God. Some people say there is no God. The truth probably lies somewhere between these two statements.

I was editing Canadian Literature. I didn't want to let Canadian Literature go, so they reached a nice compromise by which I received half a professor's salary.

We are going to finish this picture just the way I want it... because you cannot compromise an artist's vision.

You have to compromise all the way. The only thing that counts is the result.

I felt that to do this drug, I had to become someone totally different than I was. I had to compromise my integrity, my value system. I knew it was so wrong.

We all have a childhood dream that when there is love, everything goes like silk, but the reality is that marriage requires a lot of compromise.

We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's necessary to compromise.

I may fall here in the Senate chamber, but I will. never make any compromise with any such men.

We are not diplomats but prophets, and our message is not a compromise but an ultimatum.

The door of conciliation and compromise is finally closed by our adversaries, and it remains only to us to meet the conflict with the dignity and firmness of men worthy of freedom.

Now is not the time to compromise on the economy. Instead, we should be doing everything in our power to support long-term economic growth. Permanent repeal of the death tax will mean more high-quality, high-paying jobs for Americans.

Amplifying acoustic instruments more than a little is really cheating, and everything becomes a compromise.

If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.

If you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.

Get it - get it better or get it worse. No middle ground of compromise.