Finding a Middle Ground Quotes

...never let a passion for the perfect take precedence over pragmatism.

If you stay by the book, it's not always going to work. You've got to venture off a little bit. But you can't get too reckless, either.

If I cannot get men who steer a middle course to associate with, I would far rather have the impetuous and hasty. For the impetuous at any rate assert themselves.

Here's to responsibility," he toasted. "Twice a week." "And recklessness every day in between," I emphasized. He grinned and touched his can to mine.

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

At the same time, you don't want to be blindsided at some point because you've taken too much comfort from knowing nothing. So you try to keep a little store of practical knowledge. At a certain point you have to pretend that something is true in order to have a relationship with the world.

He who walks in the middle of the roads gets hit from both sides.

It's important to make a statement, but don't kill yourself over it. You have to make an effort, but not go overboard.

You can't ride two horses with one behind.