Harold Ramis Quotes

For us, compromise never means surrender, but a step forward and some rest. That is all and nothing else.

Sometimes a little compromise isn't a bad thing. You don't need to be precious about it.

The art of compromise centers on the willingness to give up something in order to get something else in return.

When I say compromise I do not mean capitulation. When I say compromise I definitely do not mean what Jesus Christ meant when he offered us to turn our other cheek to our enemies. Compromise means, try to meet the other somewhere half-way. And, this can only happen if the other is willing to go half-way in order to meet you. That is the very strict line between compromise and capitulation.

I'm a great believer in compromises. I do not believe in capitulation.

Bargaining makes you come up with the best ideas.

I've grown up a little bit. I understand the importance of the negotiation. It is a collective act.

We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's necessary to compromise.

Compromise is moving in the right directlon more slowly than one might like.

As a newly married person, as much as I would love for my husband to buy into the 'my way or the highway' philosophy, you realize it's all about compromising and finding some sort of middle ground that everyone can live with.

It's time to recognize what compromise means: no side wins or loses all.

Compromise, compromise and compromise.

You could have one idea in your mind, and afterwards you could be working with a team with different players, and you may not be able to achieve what you want to, so you need to adapt.

You have to find a partner when you're making a deal. You cant just say 'I need to make this deal and do whatever it possibly takes to make it.' That's not how it works.

Negotiation is often described as the art of letting the other side have your way. You have to give the other side a chance to put stuff on the table voluntarily.

When you show no willingness to compromise, then nothing ever happens.

Can compromise be an art? Yes--but a minor art.

The main aim of the [political] dialogue should be to resolve the problems of the nation, not to find who is the winner and who is the loser. That's not what it's all about. It's to try and find an answer that is acceptable to all parties concerned, which would of course require some give and take.

In my vocabulary, the word "compromise" is synonymous to the word "life".

Compromise is a skill, and like all skills it atrophies from lack of use.

Life is full of compromises, and whether or not you're willing to negotiate.

Compromise is like the middle of the road; always safer to walk on than the edges.

Compromise is when you do what I tell you and I do what I want. ~Tiny Cooper

A good compromise is one where everybody makes a contribution.

But we have to find ways of compromising when we disagree on something. You know what compromise is, right?" "Uh-huh. It's when you don't get to have everything your way and I don't get to have everything my way, and no one's happy.