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"They say it is better to be poor and happy than rich and miserable, but how about a compromise like moderately rich and just moody?"
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"Film-makers should remain true to their principles and never compromise, there is a real revival in the British film industry but there is a danger that we will become colonial servants of Hollywood. We need to maintain our own integrity."
"Compromise used to mean that half a loaf was better than no bread. Among modern statesmen it really seems to mean that half a loaf; is better than a whole loaf."
"If we don't stop somewhere, if we don't accept an unhappy compromise, unhappy for both sides, if we don't learn how to unhappily coexist and contain our burned sense of injustice - if we don't learn how to do that, we end up in a doomed state."
"A principle is the expression of perfection, and as imperfect beings like us cannot practise perfection, we devise every moment limits of its compromise in practice."
"I sincerely believe that there's room for cutting down trees for forestry and grazing, so as we all get to eat. Everyone has to compromise."
"Get it - get it better or get it worse. No middle ground of compromise."
"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."
"To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don't be."
"We are not diplomats but prophets, and our message is not a compromise but an ultimatum."
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"I don't want expensive gifts; I don't want to be bought. I have everything I want. I just want someone to be there for me, to make me feel safe and secure."
"I think the biggest disease the world suffers from in this day and age is the disease of people feeling unloved. I know that I can give love for a minute, for half an hour, for a day, for a month, but I can give. I am very happy to do that, I want to do that."
"I'd like to be a queen in people's hearts but I don't see myself being queen of this country."
"I think like any marriage, especially when you've had divorced parents like myself; you want to try even harder to make it work."
"I want my boys to have an understanding of people's emotions, their insecurities, people's distress, and their hopes and dreams."
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