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Many will view the compromises that will be made during your negotiations as painful concessions. But why not view them as peace offerings, ones that will provide in return the priceless gifts of hope, security and freedom for our children and our children's?

~Abdullah Ii Of Jordan

Topics: Children Compromises Freedom Gifts Hope Made Many Negotiations Our Painful Peace Priceless Provide Return Security Them View Why Why Not Will Your

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Repeal the Missouri Compromise - repeal all compromises - repeal the Declaration of Independence - repeal all past history, you still cannot repeal human nature. It will be the abundance of man's heart that slavery extension is wrong; and out of the abundance of his heart, his mouth will continue to speak.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Abundance Cannot Compromise Compromises Continue Declaration Extension Heart His History Human Human Nature Independence Man Missouri Mouth Nature Out Past Repeal Slavery Speak Still Will Wrong You

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I like that Pilates compromises the mind and body. It's not just about being able to run around the block a few times. It's about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It's about being balanced.

~Aimee Mullins

Topics: Able About Around Balanced Being Block Body Breathing Compromises Controlling Few Just Like Mind Pilates Run Stress Times

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I think when a couple stays together, it's because of compromises they've both made.

~Alice Lowe

Topics: Because Both Compromises Couple Made Stays Think Together I Think

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I am a journalist in the field of etiquette. I try to find out what the most genteel people regularly do, what traditions they have discarded, what compromises they have made.

~Amy Vanderbilt

Topics: Am Compromises Discarded Etiquette Field Find Journalist Made Most Out People Regularly Traditions Try I Am

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I have always been very dedicated to tennis, and it's true that I made some compromises in my life. For example, I never went out to parties when I was younger, and I spent less time with friends.

~Ana Ivanovic

Topics: Always Been Compromises Dedicated Example For Example Friends Less Less Time Life Made My Life Never Out Parties Some Spent Tennis Time True Very Younger

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For nearly three years, President Obama devoted a great deal of effort to finding compromises with Congressional Republicans. That was futile, in my view, since those Republicans had made it clear from the day he was inaugurated in 2009 that their plan was to oppose everything he wanted and then paint him as a failed president.

~Andrew Rosenthal

Topics: Clear Compromises Congressional Day Deal Devoted Effort Everything Failed Finding Futile Great Great Deal Had He Him Made Nearly Obama Oppose Paint Plan President President Obama Republicans Since Then Those Three View Wanted Years

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When it comes to human dignity, we cannot make compromises.

~Angela Merkel

Topics: Cannot Compromises Dignity Human Human Dignity Make We Cannot

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Having led many negotiations with countries outside the E.U. in the past, we would never enter the same compromises and reach the same good outcomes with states that don't shoulder the responsibilities and costs of the common market.

~Angela Merkel

Topics: Common Compromises Costs Countries Enter Good Having In The Past Led Many Market Negotiations Never Outcomes Outside Past Reach Responsibilities Same Shoulder States Would

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But there's one thing we are not going to compromise at all: when it comes to security of Israeli citizens and the State of Israel, there are not going to be any compromises - not now and not in the future.

~Ariel Sharon

Topics: Any Citizens Compromise Compromises Future Going Israel Israeli Now One Thing Security State Thing

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