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Soldiers, when committed to a task, can't compromise. It's unrelenting devotion to the standards of duty and courage, absolute loyalty to others, not letting the task go until it's been done. John Keegan

Soldiers, Courage, Loyalty, Duty, Go

Tolerance, compromise, understanding, acceptance, patience - I want those all to be very sharp tools in my shed. CeeLo Green

Patience, Acceptance, Understanding

Mentors of mine were under a big pressure to minimize their femininity to make it. I'm not going to do that. That takes away my power. I'm not going to compromise who I am. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

I Am, Power, Pressure, Mine, Big, Away

All compromise is based on give and take, but there can be no give and take on fundamentals. Any compromise on mere fundamentals is a surrender. For it is all give and no take. Mahatma Gandhi

Surrender, Give And Take, Fundamentals

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough. Abraham Lincoln

Good, Business, Man, Opportunity, Lawyer

I simply do not think that yelling, swearing, threatening or belittling will get you to the place you want to be faster than kindness, understanding, patience and a little willingness to compromise. Rachel Nichols

Kindness, Patience, Think, You, Place

To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don't be. Golda Meir

You, Question, To Be Or Not To Be

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

Nature, Heart, History, Man, Past, You

A compromise is the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone believes he has the biggest piece. Ludwig Erhard

Art, Cake, Way, Everyone, He, Piece

If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing. Margaret Thatcher

Wisdom, Time, You, Achieve, Nothing, Out

Human beings are born solitary, but everywhere they are in chains - daisy chains - of interactivity. Social actions are makeshift forms, often courageous, sometimes ridiculous, always strange. And in a way, every social action is a negotiation, a compromise between 'his,' 'her' or 'their' wish and yours. Andy Warhol

Wish, Sometimes, Born, Action, Strange

When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor scorns to compromise with death - that is heroism. Robert Green Ingersoll

Fear, Death, Honor, Down, Fate, Duty

Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got. - Janis Joplin

Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got. Janis Joplin

Yourself, You, Got

Our target is not negotiations, it is the end of the apartheid system. There can be no compromise about that. Oliver Tambo

End, Target, Our, System, Apartheid

I'm free. I just do what I want, say what I want, say how I feel, and I don't try to hurt nobody. I just try to make sure that I don't compromise my art in any kind of way, and I think people respect that. Erykah Badu

Respect, Art, People, Hurt, Think, Feel

Gun control means being able to hit your target. If I have a 'hot button' issue, this is definitely it. Don't even think about taking my guns. My rights are not negotiable, and I am totally unwilling to compromise when it comes to the Second Amendment. Michael Badnarik

I Am, Hot, Gun, Think, Control, Target

Be careful not to compromise what you want most for what you want now. Zig Ziglar

You, Want, Now, Be Careful, Most

Mediation is one of the most effective tools of non-violence. It can turn parties away from conflict, towards compromise. Miroslav Lajcak

Conflict, Tools, Non-Violence, Turn

But just as they did in Philadelphia when they were writing the constitution, sooner or later, you've got to compromise. You've got to start making the compromises that arrive at a consensus and move the country forward. Colin Powell

You, Forward, Start, Country, Writing

For me, integrity is the consistency of words and actions. Part of the way that you do that is to ask people questions on some of the most difficult issues that you confront. 'Take me through where you felt you had to compromise your values.' Kenneth Chenault

Integrity, Me, Words, People, You, Way

A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a good piece of music. Everybody can recognize it. They say, 'Huh. It works. It makes sense.' Barack Obama

Good, Music, Say, They Say, Like, Sense

I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle. Andrew Carnegie

Men, Strong, Know, Principles, Serve

The message that President Obama delivered in his speech at Notre Dame was: morality is immoral. Pro-life is the extremist position, not a moral position. Yet we should compromise and work to reduce abortions. Where's the compromise between life and death - and why work to reduce the number of them occurring if there's nothing wrong with them? Rush Limbaugh

Life, Work, Death, Speech, Moral, Wrong

We are never doing anyone any favors by withholding our gifts from the world. It's scary to be fierce, but you can't compromise that for fear of losing those around you. Idina Menzel

Fear, Fierce, World, Losing, You, Doing

The swift wind of compromise is a lot more devastating than the sudden jolt of misfortune. Charles R. Swindoll

Wind, More, Than, Misfortune, Lot, Swift

I hope some compromise will be entered into between the two parties, slavery & antislavery, which will have the effect of allaying violent passions on both sides. Zachary Taylor

Hope, Slavery, Will, Sides, Some, Two

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