Melody Beattie Quotes

If you can’t learn to compromise an issue without compromising yourself then you better not be a legislator and you better not marry.

I bring values, resiliency, a thick skin, and I'm not afraid to be confrontational. I don't remember anyone before bringing that to the table.

If you have to compromise, be sure to compromise up.

I've got my own mind, and I'll talk about it, but I'm willing to listen. I'm very balanced like that. If you don't want a guy who's balanced, who wants to win, and can bring people together well... I don't know.

'No' is a dynamic that you've got to master before you can ever master 'yes.'

From collaborating with other people, you make concessions, and those concessions are great because sometimes you are definitely wrong.

When you put emphasis on compromise rather than on principle, you end up with 2/3 of the principles being implemented.

You have to stick to your guns and still know when to be flexible. That's something I've had to learn-which battles to fight.

Life is full of compromises, and whether or not you're willing to negotiate.

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

Say “no” only when it really matters. Wear a bright red shirt with bright orange shorts? Sure. Put water in the toy tea set? Okay. Sleep with your head at the foot of the bed? Fine. Samuel Johnson said, “All severity that does not tend to increase good, or prevent evil, is idle."

The art of compromise centers on the willingness to give up something in order to get something else in return. Successful artists get more than they give up.

I don't think there's anything in the compromise that means that there's a clash of ethics.

Most bands don't work out. A small unit democracy is very, very difficult.

Solutions must be based on compromises.

But I think that sensitivity is also a good counsellor when it comes to enforcing one's interests.

After 45 years of marriage, when I have an argument with my wife, if we don't agree, we do what she wants. But, when we agree, we do what I want!

I can definitely be tough when pushed. In relationships, you have to take a stand for who you are and how you're willing to be treated.

I've grown up a little bit. I understand the importance of the negotiation. It is a collective act.

I'm not a fighter. If there's something going on that I really feel strongly about, I'll certainly stand up but I pick my battles.

A prime minister has to keep a certain balance when dealing with sensitive issues.

I'm not looking for a 'yes' woman, but a strong person who knows when to be objective and when not to be.

You learn how to compromise and you learn how to read each other. Honestly, being in a band with two guys has prepared me so much for when it's time for me to get married!

I think having eight kids evens things out a bit. You learn about the world; you learn about the world; you learn you've got to get along. We're all - if anything - very adjustable.

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.