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

To compromise simply means that you go a tiny bit below what you know is right.

There are three constants in life… change, choice and principles.

We want everybody to act like adults, quit playing games, realize that it’s not just my way or the highway.

Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.

A strong argument for the religion of Christ is this – that offences against Charity are about the only ones which men on their death-beds can be made – not to understand – but to feel – as crime.

Our strategic dialogue with China can both protect American interests and uphold our principles, provided we are honest about our differences on human rights and other issues and provided we use a mix of targeted incentives and sanctions to narrow these differences.

In Vegas, I got into a long argument with the man at the roulette wheel over what I considered to be an odd number.

I love argument, I love debate. I don’t expect anyone just to sit there and agree with me, that’s not their job.

My life is my argument.

The bargain that yields mutual satisfaction is the only one that is apt to be repeated.

Wars based on principle are far more destructive… the attacker will not destroy that which he is after.

We are braver and wiser because they existed, those strong women and strong men… We are who we are because they were who they were. It’s wise to know where you come from, who called your name.

You must take the compromise to win, or else nothing. That means: you race or you do not.

All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter.

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.

Resort is had to ridicule only when reason is against us.

If you want to influence people, you want them to accept your suggestions, you don’t say, ‚You don’t know how to use the English language,‘ or ‚How could you make that argument?‘ It will be welcomed much more if you have a gentle touch than if you are aggressive.

Policies are many, Principles are few, Policies will change, Principles never do.

We just seem to have lost all our morals and principles and values these days.

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

Intolerance betrays want of faith in one’s cause.

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.

Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed.

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.

Although I’m only fourteen, I know quite well what I want. I know who is right and who is wrong. I have my opinions, my own ideas and principles, and although it may sound pretty mad from an adolescent, I feel more of a person than a child. I feel quite independent of anyone.

In argument similes are like songs in love; they describe much, but prove nothing.

When you stand for something, you’ve got to stand for it all the way, not half way.

When you see something that is technically sweet, you go ahead and do it and you argue about what to do about it only after you have had your technical success. That is the way it was with the atomic bomb.

Nature never breaks her own laws.

My principles are more important than the money or my title.

I think Bible principles are principles for life.

Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong.

The minute you start compromising for the sake of massaging somebody’s ego, that’s it, game over.

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.

You may either win your peace or buy it: win it, by resistance to evil; buy it, by compromise with evil.

If you want to be a good strategist, you can never just go off a principle you read in a book. You need to adapt what you do to the situation; no rule of thumb is true all the time.

My wife and I don’t compete. We know each other’s preferences, and we work to provide those for each other. One will take over when the other is faced with something he or she dislikes. That’s what friends do.

People’s minds are changed through observation and not through argument.

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

Silence is argument carried out by other means.

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.

To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don’t be.

There is a fundamental question we all have to face. How are we to live our lives; by what principles and moral values will we be guided and inspired?

Conquest is not in our principles. It is inconsistent with our government.

Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them.

My own experience is use the tools that are out there. Use the digital world. But never lose sight of the need to reach out and talk to other people who don’t share your view. Listen to them and see if you can find a way to compromise.

In the course of a marriage, one accommodates the other.

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.

If you can’t answer a man’s arguments, all is not lost; you can still call him vile names.

It takes a great deal of character strength to apologize quickly out of one’s heart rather than out of pity. A person must possess himself and have a deep sense of security in fundamental principles and values in order to genuinely apologize.

You never need an argument against the use of violence, you need an argument for it.

Having a mind that is open to everything and attached to nothing seems to me to be one of the most basic principles that you can adopt to contribute to individual and world peace.

It seems like when I was growing up there was more compromise, wanting to work with each other, and I think all of them – all of the lawmakers – have hearts to do what’s right, and they all are passionate about it.

The U.S. – the idea that the U.S. has introduced and imposed principles of international law, that’s hardly even a joke. The United States has even gone so far as to veto Security Council resolutions calling on all states to observe international law. That was in the 1980s under Reagan.

If you don’t like what someone has to say, argue with them.

It is, generally, in the season of prosperity that men discover their real temper, principles, and designs.

Don’t hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.

Principles are guidelines for human conduct that are proven to have enduring, permanent value.

The ‚morality of compromise‘ sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don’t compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.