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"To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don't be."
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"If you ask me to compromise on principle, I will get out the veto pen."
"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."
"Compromise and tolerance are magic words. It took me 40 years to become philosophical."
"True, Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise."
"But to put out a greatest hits on one CD was totally impossible, I just couldn't do it. The best compromise was to put out two CDs - Early Days - which is what it is - and Latter Days."
"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."
"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."
"It's true Heaven forbids some pleasures, but a compromise can usually be found."
"I don't think you can compromise, news either has integrity or it doesn't. It either is accurate, balanced and fair or it isn't."
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"I don't know why you use a fancy French word like detente when there's a good English phrase for it - cold war."
"Women's liberation is just a lot of foolishness. It's men who are discriminated against. They can't bear children. And no one is likely to do anything about that."
"We don't thrive on military acts. We do them because we have to, and thank God we are efficient."
"Above all, this country is our own. Nobody has to get up in the morning and worry what his neighbors think of him. Being a Jew is no problem here."
"Let me tell you something that we Israelis have against Moses. He took us 40 years through the desert in order to bring us to the one spot in the Middle East that has no oil!"
"Not being beautiful was the true blessing. Not being beautiful forced me to develop my inner resources. The pretty girl has a handicap to overcome."
"Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement."
"It is true we have won all our wars, but we have paid for them. We don't want victories anymore."
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