{"quotes":[{"text":"The very least we can live with is an agreement that does not reduce us to slaves of imposition, but makes us partners of consent. Yes, we are compelled to make peace, we submit to force majeure, but leave us at least a piece of clothing to cover our nudity. This is the motivation behind every formula of diplomatic contrivance that is sometimes described as face-saving, and wise indeed is the victor who knows that, in order to shield his own rear from the elements, he must not denude his opponents.","author":"Wole Soyinka","tags":["compromise","dignity","diplomacy"],"id":145,"author_id":"Wole+Soyinka"},{"text":"Christ needs people today who are made of martyr stuff! Dare to take a strong, uncompromised stand for Him.","author":"Billy Graham","tags":["billy-graham","compromise"],"id":4927,"author_id":"Billy+Graham"},{"text":"Compromise, communicate, and never go to bed angry - the three pieces of advice gifted and regifted to all newlyweds.","author":"Gillian Flynn","tags":["advice","anger","communicate","communication","compromise","divorce","heartbreak","loss","love","marriage","marriage-advice","newlyweds"],"id":13635,"author_id":"Gillian+Flynn"},{"text":"Compromise is a word found only in the vocabulary of those who have no will to fight.","author":"Josemaría Escrivá","tags":["compromise","fight"],"id":14585,"author_id":"Josemar%C3%ADa+Escriv%C3%A1"},{"text":"The absence of even rough agreement on the facts puts every opinion on equal footing and therefore eliminates the basis for thoughtful compromise. It rewards not those who are right, but those - like the White House press office - who can make their arguments most loudly, most frequently, most obstinately, and with the best backdrop.","author":"Barack Obama","tags":["argument","barack-obama","compromise","media","news","opinion","opinions","politics","press","united-states","white-house"],"id":15416,"author_id":"Barack+Obama"},{"text":"Too often, we say we are defeated by this or that sin. No, we are not defeated. We are simply disobedient. It might be good if we stop using the terms victory and defeat to describe our progress in holiness. Rather, we should use the terms obedience and disobedience. When I say I am defeated by some sin, I am unconsciously slipping out from under my responsibility. I am saying something outside of me has defeated me. But when I say I am disobedient, that places the responsibility for my sin squarely on me. We may in fact be defeated, but the reason we are defeated is because we have chosen to disobey. We need to brace ourselves up and to realize that we are responsible for thoughts, attitudes, and actions. We need to reckon on the fact that we died to sin's reign, that it no longer has any dominion over us, that God has united us with the risen Christ in all His power and has given us the Holy Spirit to work in us. Only as we accept our responsibility and appropriate God's provisions will we make any progress in our pursuit of holiness.","author":"Jerry Bridges","tags":["compromise","disobedience","rebellion","sin"],"id":18119,"author_id":"Jerry+Bridges"},{"text":"If you adjust first time, compromise second time, failure is what you will get third time.","author":"Amit Kalantri","tags":["adjust","adjustment","compromise","compromises","fail","failure","failures","first-time","human","humans","inspiration","inspirational","inspirational","motivation","motivational","motivational","persistence","philosophy","second-time","stubborn","success","third-time","unchanging","victory","win","winning","wisdom","wisdom"],"id":18714,"author_id":"Amit+Kalantri"},{"text":"Failure to put the relationship on a slower timetable may result in an act that was never intended in the first place. Another important principle is to avoid the circumstances where compromise is likely. A girl who wants to preserve her virginity should not find herself in a house or dorm room alone with someone to whom she is attracted. Nor should she single-date with someone she has reason not to trust. A guy who wants to be moral should stay away from the girl he knows would go to bed with him. Remember the words of Solomon to his son, “Keep to a path far from her, do not go near the door of her house” (Proverbs 5:8). I know this advice sounds very narrow in a day when virginity is mocked and chastity is considered old-fashioned. But I don’t apologize for it. The Scriptures are eternal, and God’s standards of right and wrong do not change with the whims of culture. He will honor and help those who are trying to follow His commandments. In fact, the apostle Paul said, “He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear” (1Corinthians 10:13). Hold that promise and continue to use your head. You’ll be glad you did.","author":"James C. Dobson","tags":["1corinthians","act","advice","alone","and","apostle","are","attracted","avoid","away","be","bear","bed","beyond","can","change","chastity","circumstances","commandments","compromise","considered","continue","culture","day","did","do","door","eternal","failure","first","follow","girl","glad","go","god-s","guy","he","head","help","her","him","hold","honor","house","important","intended","is","keep","knows","let","likely","may","mocked","moral","narrow","near","never","not","old-fashioned","path","paul","place","preserve","principle","proberbs","promise","reason","relationship","remeber","result","right","scriptures","she","should","single-date","slower","solomon","someone","son","sounds","standards","stay","tempted","those","to","trust","trying","use","very","virginity","wants","what-you","whims","who","whom","will","with","words","would","wrong","you","you-ll","your"],"id":22652,"author_id":"James+C.+Dobson"},{"text":"In with the new, out with the old.’ That’s what we’re told. We have to change, adapt, compromise.","author":"Fennel Hudson","tags":["adapt","change","compromise"],"id":27970,"author_id":"Fennel+Hudson"},{"text":"If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.","author":"Margaret Thatcher","tags":["wisdom","compromise "],"id":28379,"author_id":"Margaret+Thatcher"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":189,"pages":19,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}