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"We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's necessary to compromise."
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"Compromise, n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary the satisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and is deprived of nothing except what was justly his due."
"Get it - get it better or get it worse. No middle ground of compromise."
"If you ask me to compromise on principle, I will get out the veto pen."
"Prudence and compromise are necessary means, but every man should have an impudent end which he will not compromise."
"True, Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise."
"Otherwise, to be a movie star, it's a lot of compromise and also a lot of headaches. You can't do what you want. You become a prisoner of your fame. This happened to me in France and I don't want it."
"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.'"
"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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"When I announced the development of Perl 6, I said it was going to be a community design. I designed Perl, myself. It's limited by my own brain power. So I wanted Perl 6 to be a community design."
"I want people to use Perl. I want to be a positive ingredient of the world and make my American history. So, whatever it takes to give away my software and get it used, that's great."
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