John Updike Quotes

Compromise, if not the spice of life, is its solidity. It is what makes nations great and marriages happy

Life is made up of compromises.

I'm a great believer in compromise. I know it's not popular among young idealists. Compromise is not popular. It's not at all popular among young people who these days call themselves "activists." They think compromises are dishonest, opportunistic, humiliating. Not in my vocabulary. In my vocabulary, the word "compromise" is synonymous to the word "life".

If the administration wants cooperation, it will have to begin to move in our direction.

Sometimes a little compromise isn't a bad thing. You don't need to be precious about it.

Compromise in colors is grey.

It's time to recognize what compromise means: no side wins or loses all.

All legislation is founded upon the principle of mutual concession.

compromise is the work of mature people.

In my vocabulary, the word "compromise" is synonymous to the word "life".

Compromise is a skill, and like all skills it atrophies from lack of use.

There is nothing wrong with compromising. Even if you compromise almost everything.

When I say compromise I do not mean capitulation. When I say compromise I definitely do not mean what Jesus Christ meant when he offered us to turn our other cheek to our enemies. Compromise means, try to meet the other somewhere half-way. And, this can only happen if the other is willing to go half-way in order to meet you. That is the very strict line between compromise and capitulation.

Compromise is like the middle of the road; always safer to walk on than the edges.

I believe that creativity comes from compromise. If you could have everything you ever wanted, it doesn't always work.

Compromise is not popular. It's not at all popular among young people who these days call themselves "activists." They think compromises are dishonest, opportunistic, humiliating. Not in my vocabulary.

Compromise is when you do what I tell you and I do what I want. ~Tiny Cooper

But we have to find ways of compromising when we disagree on something. You know what compromise is, right?" "Uh-huh. It's when you don't get to have everything your way and I don't get to have everything my way, and no one's happy.

I'm a great believer in compromises. I do not believe in capitulation.

For us, compromise never means surrender, but a step forward and some rest. That is all and nothing else.

This product is a compromise, and the nature of compromise is that you don't get everything you want.

Solutions must be based on compromises.

I had two roles for which I compromised.

But I believe that there are marriages where you can have your pool table and she can have her scrapbooking room or garden or whatever it is. But when everyone has what they want, it's not funny. There's no conflict.

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