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I think we kept focus on the reason we're here, the kids. I think the compromise you came up with still addresses the kids, and they'll come out the winners.

I think we see some sign of getting close and some compromise and some good discussion is going on.

I think a good compromise was reached. Now the only thing to do is heal. Now we try and find peace and use it for something positive in our lives. I want us to be happy again.

It is important to take an objective view of the advantages offered by WTO membership, as well as the possible risks involved. We do not need WTO membership at any price. There must be no compromise here.

I think there will be a compromise on the Patriot Act.

Jeopardizing the national security interests of the U.S. is absolutely abhorrent to me, and I would never do anything to compromise those interests,

Japan is ready for compromise when it is necessary, (but) we will be aggressively demanding a certain part in the negotiations while we make concessions in other areas,

Large families are going to go through financial trials, but it has really shaped my children. They learn how to share, how to communicate and how to compromise earlier.

. . . I saw people willing to compromise themselves, or change themselves, to acquire what they thought was important. I don't judge what other people do, many choices that may be right for others are definitely not right for me.

Our hybrid and standard turbochargers are the envy of the market and our motto is quality without compromise,

Our role is very often ruled by the law of power instead of the power of law, ... We are too small to change things. We must be very brave to approach compromise.

Our country was founded on the idea that the primary reason for bringing together a government is to protect private property. We remain hopeful that there is a compromise opportunity with the county to keep the property in private ownership.

Resolving the dispute required compromise by both sides, but the most important thing is that our policy is now stronger. Going forward, we have a clear understanding that all available samples will be tested for any newly identified designer steroid as soon as a test is developed.

My officers will be under strict orders to arrest any person who would seek to compromise public safety or who engages in acts of disorder aimed at affecting the response of the emergency services.

My message to youngsters is to never compromise with hard work.

London Underground's point-blank refusal to accept our compromise offer means that strike action remains on for 24 hours over New Year's Eve and over Jan. 8-9.

I think everybody knows that we have this Monday deadline that I think helps a little bit. But we have been working diligently in the last week to try to get something done. And we have tried to approach this since last summer. And there was a very strong drive on both sides to compromise and to be as reasonable as we could to try to get it done. He (Westbrook) clearly wanted to be here. We clearly wanted him to be here. The system is perfect for him and he is perfect for the system. So in the end we were able to get it done.

I think gas prices around here are pretty bad, and they affect you to the point of compromise. If it costs a lot to drive, you have to cut the fat somewhere. This isn't going to be good for the local economy. For some people, every cent counts.

I think this is an acceptable compromise for the employers -- a compromise that as far as the financial capacity of the public purse is concerned goes to the limit of what is acceptable,

I think this was a compromise that everyone could live with.

Management is taking a very hard line, refusing to compromise. We are open to compromise, and unless they do, we will have a strike.

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

Flexibility is indispensable in the talks, .. Only if (the DPRK and the United States) show flexibility, it is possible to reach compromise.

A lot of Americans have some view of the Constitution as just this thing that was handed down [intact]. But it really was the result of months and months of wrangling and disputation and ultimately compromise. That's where the brilliance of the American system is -- it's always been built on compromise.

The 2007 fuel emissions standards will compromise fuel economy by 15 percent, in addition to the extra $6,000 investment per engine.

The Americans say they don't intervene, but they have intervened deep. They gave us a detailed proposal, almost a full version of a constitution. They try to compromise the different opinions of all the political blocs. The U.S. officials are more interested in the Iraqi constitution than the Iraqis themselves, because they promised their people that it will be done August 15.

The-18 month period is a compromise between the feeling that two years is a little bit too long for non-contested cases and that one year seems a little bit short to reflect on matters properly.

That's their way to control the tempo of the game, but when you do that you compromise your coverage, You have man-to-man coverage every play, and they can't do that all day. Teams will eventually jump out of it or we are going to be a passing team, because we can do both. We're two-dimensional.

That's the sixth compromise offer we have made in the last seven days, and the musicians' union has made none.

I was really looking forward to the race because I know I can do well on this hill. But I really wouldn't want to compromise my health by racing in conditions like today.

I would like to thank Frank Williams for accommodating a compromise to what was a binding contract,

We can't compromise the interests of our members by being forced to pay for uncovered losses.

We'd rather that be left up to the patient and their physician. With this, unfortunately, compromise has to be made in order to get something passed.

We realize that the legislative process is a compromise. We won't get everything that we want, and he (Fletcher) won't get everything he wants and the Senate won't get everything they want.

We hope the two sides will continually enhance mutual respect in a spirit of compromise and cooperation, and strengthen exchanges and cooperation in every field in order to create favorable conditions to realize final, peaceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula.

We don't compromise any matters that are ongoing. The SEC chairman has absolutely no role in the day-to-day investigation.

We must protect this fragile compromise from those intent on gutting this bill.

We have come up with a delicate, but yes, successful compromise. There is no question all 100 of us could go through this bill with a fine-tooth comb and cherry pick and find improvements... we've got a job to do, the clock is ticking and the work needs to get done.

With the free agents, we were really able to cover our needs spots. That allows us not to compromise our pick in any way. We don't have to take a lesser player because he plays a position of need.

We have always said that opposition is an option for us... We won't compromise on the content of our policies.

We can't afford to compromise our system of government that has served the Canadian people so well since 1867.

We have the urge to reach a state of peace, but we have no urge to compromise an inch of our territory nor do we accept our sovereignty to be impinged on,

We need to understand the perspective of the other race, and we need to understand that compromise is not a dirty word.

You know, initially it was for entertainment. Now it seems to become more and more of an attraction; to where you're willing to compromise other areas of your life.

Under the grand coalition agreement, some compromise will obviously have to take place for things to work,

We are committed to working with the union to find a reasonable compromise even for the dismissed employees.

We'll never, ever compromise safety. We never have.

You have proposed a compromise which is basically acceptable, and will, I believe, both accommodate our concerns and allow the committee to proceed with its legitimate legislative purposes.

We are seeing some signs of getting closer, some compromise and some good discussions.

We are not prepared to compromise or take any risk on this.

We are not going to compromise the Voting Rights Act.

We are gratified to receive the support from all the mayors, as well as from Senator Boxer and Representative Pelosi. It points up the fact that caregivers want a compromise agreement that benefits our patients. We don't understand what's wrong with Sutter Health that it would force a strike instead.

We recognize this is a complex negotiation, and we are still optimistic. We're still very supportive of the compromise package, and we'll continue to work with individual Senate and House members as well as their leadership team.

We would hope that all nurses and their representatives will put patient care first as we continue to negotiate in good faith. We would hope for compromise and good faith on both sides of the table instead of unilateral demands.

Compromise has a negative connotation.

Sanity is a compromise.

We want the end of autocratic monarchy and there should be no compromise with the King.

We swear by the Quran and Sunnah, and we will not compromise with any infidel....Islam is the truth and all else is falsehood.

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

What I fear most about a commission is compromise, ... Because compromise means we lose.

I expect the audience to come up to my level. I am not interested in compromising my music to make it palatable to an assumed sub-standard mass.

I don't have to hide or be somebody I'm not. I don't have to compromise. I can just be myself.

will anything but fanaticism make for change? Wisdom and compromise come later.

[A politician is] a person skilled in the art of compromise. Usually an elected official who has compromised to get nominated, compromised to get elected, and compromised repeatedly to stay in office.

Once you permit yourself to compromise, you fail yourself.

A good compromise is one where everybody makes a contribution.

Now, you always know there's going to be some compromise when you're doing something for television, and especially network television.

The only condition of fighting for the right to create is faith in your own vocation, readiness to serve, and refusal to compromise.

A good compromise leaves everyone angry.

Compromise is when one person wants to rob a bank and the other person does not, and they compromise to rob a person outside of the bank.

It's not that I'm not willing to compromise. But I won't compromise on principles.

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".

The opposite of compromise is not integrity. The opposite of compromise is not idealism. The opposite of compromise is fanaticism and death.

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

I shall oppose all slavery extension and all increase of slave representation in all places, at all times, under all circumstances, even against all inducements, against all supposed limitations of great interests, against all combinations, against all compromises.

Everyday is a compromise.

Directing is a mixture of compromise and perfectionism. When you lose the judgment of which is more important at any particular moment, you're time is over. They find you out and send you packing.

We're two-thirds of our way to a good compromise.

We believe that with good will on both sides, that a compromise could be worked out,

We don't want to compromise the safety of the general public while they are shopping.

We have been in touch with both countries to express the view that we urge them to come to a compromise that meets the needs of both, underscoring the importance of security of supply and stability of prices.

We would not intentionally compromise its integrity when there are other ways to tell the history of this milestone.

When a company or individual compromises one time, whether it's on price or principle, the next compromise is right around the corner and you can bet your last nickel on it.

There is absolutely no room for compromise on that tax cut,

We think the schedule could have been a little more aggressive, but we realize we have to compromise a little bit on this. The key thing is accountability. We didn't want some goal thrown up for window dressing. We wanted a schedule that is attainable and aggressive.

To represent it as a compromise is not accurate.

Try to think of how to do it in a way that doesn't involve anger and mean statements. And try to find ways to do it that involve compromise and cooperation rather than control.

Truth is the glue that holds government together. Compromise is the oil that makes governments go.

Without these enforceable minimum standards, operators will be invited to cut corners and compromise fire safety.

This sham compromise agreement fails to address the primary substantive concern raised by millions of Americans, as well as civil liberties, privacy and business organizations and lawmakers from both sides of the aisle and in both chambers.

When you look at a plate of food it has to be equally appealing to the ownership as to the customer, ... You want a great product, but you can't compromise the profit.

When you know you're going to be in heaven with your Maker one day, you think about doing what's right?not what you can get away with, ... There's no hiding from God. That belief is what kept me from falling into a corporate culture that outwardly encouraged individuals to display respect and integrity while encouraging them to compromise whenever it was expedient, rationalizing the compromise because 'everyone else does it.'

Without proper training, some of the capital investment in health IT may diminish any capital investment. Because the workers didn't get training, they can compromise the system.

We need to compromise and Scott has put together the best compromise that I have ever heard.

First, I felt just shock, and then I felt there's no way, just no way, Dumbledore couldn't be dead, ... So I thought, 'What's the trick?' but unfortunately J.K. Rowling doesn't do that. She's writing about war and in war people die. They are not protected by their office and the esteem in which they are held. She wouldn't compromise that idea by easily bringing him back.

Both sides worked hard for several years to find a solution that would improve the environment. We think this is a reasonable compromise for all sides.

Both sides can claim victory. It looks like a reasonable compromise.

Both the historic resource and wilderness character were slipping away from us. We had to figure out how to compromise our divergent perspectives without compromising Cumberland Island.