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"If you ask me to compromise on principle, I will get out the veto pen."
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"Get it - get it better or get it worse. No middle ground of compromise."
"Sometimes a little compromise isn't a bad thing. You don't need to be precious about it."
"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.'"
"The swift wind of compromise is a lot more devastating than the sudden jolt of misfortune."
"When I handed over the names and compromised so many CIA agents in the Soviet Union, I had come to the conclusion that the loss of these sources to the U.S. would not compromise significant national defense, political, diplomatic interests."
"To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don't be."
"It's true Heaven forbids some pleasures, but a compromise can usually be found."
"Oftentimes, when constituencies or sectors of opinion are distinct, when they are confronted with a situation where they're going to have to make a serious compromise, they react very negatively publicly, but they also recognize when they step back that this is right."
"You can't always have the best team. It's always a compromise."
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"Ideally the world would look like Davos, where there's more security than we can even see on the street."
"While one party may possess the levers of power, one party does not possess a monopoly on good ideas. Good lawmaking, after all, is about the ability to craft effective solutions."
"Families are the tie that reminds us of yesterday, provide strength and support today, and give us hope for tomorrow. No government, no matter how well-intentioned, or well-managed, can provide what our families provide."
"It is the solemn obligation of a leader always to be a leader. Even when - perhaps especially when - you don't feel like being a leader."
"Leadership is an active role; 'lead' is a verb. But the leader who tries to do it all is headed for burnout, and in a powerful hurry."
"Americans no longer look to government for economic security; rather, they look to their portfolios."
"Government can't create wealth, but it can create the conditions for private enterprise to flourish."
"As a governor, I am naturally inclined to focus on the domestic side of protecting the United States."
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