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The swift wind of compromise is a lot more devastating than the sudden jolt of misfortune.

~Charles R. Swindoll

Topics: Compromise Devastating Lot Misfortune More Sudden Swift Than Wind

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

~Charles Sumner

Topics: Abandoned Afflicted Been Beginning Compromise Country History Human Human Rights Our Rights

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As a former lifelong Republican, it pains me to tell you that today's Republicans - and their standard-bearers, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan - just aren't up to the task. They're beholden to 'my way or the highway' bullies, indebted to billionaires who bankroll ads and allergic to the very idea of compromise.

~Charlie Crist

Topics: Ads Allergic Beholden Billionaires Bullies Compromise Former Highway Idea Indebted Just Lifelong Me Mitt Mitt Romney Pains Paul Paul Ryan Republican Republicans Romney Task Tell Today Up Very Way Who You Ryan

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To do a comedy team, it requires so much extracurricular stuff, so much compromise, so much intuitiveness to know what the other guy is doing. That's why it's so hard to do it.

~Cheech Marin

Topics: Comedy Compromise Doing Guy Hard Know Much Other Requires Stuff Team Why

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The one simple lesson to draw from President Obama's legacy: do not start off with a compromise. They won't meet you in the middle. Instead, what we need is an unapologetic progressive leader.

~Chelsea Manning

Topics: Compromise Draw Instead Leader Legacy Lesson Meet Middle Need Obama Off President Progressive Simple Start You

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We believe - we believe that, if we tell the people the truth, that they will act bigger than the pettiness we see in Washington, D.C. We believe it is possible to forge bipartisan compromise, and stand up for our conservative principles.

~Chris Christie

Topics: Act Believe Bigger Bipartisan Compromise Conservative Forge Our People Pettiness Possible Principles See Stand Stand Up Tell Than Truth Up Washington Will

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I've always said there is a boulevard that exists between compromising your principles and getting everything you want. Now, we should never compromise our principles. And I never have. Those are the things that people vote for you on, that's the core of who you are. But there's always a boulevard between that and getting everything you want.

~Chris Christie

Topics: Always Between Boulevard Compromise Compromising Core Everything Exists Getting Never Now Our People Principles Said Should Things Those Vote Want Who You Your

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I know we can fix our problems. When there are people in the room who care more about doing the job they were elected to do than they worry about winning reelection, it is possible to work together, achieve principal compromise, and get results for the people who give us these jobs in the first place.

~Chris Christie

Topics: About Achieve Care Compromise Doing Elected First First Place Fix For The People Get Give Job Jobs Know More Our People Place Possible Principal Problems Results Room Than Together Us Were Who Winning Work Work Together Worry

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I don't compromise my principles for politics.

~Chris Christie

Topics: Compromise Politics Principles

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Art is something to be proud of. Art is no compromise.

~Christian Bale

Topics: Art Compromise Proud Something

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