(8 quotes found)
“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. I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle.”
Charles Handy
“The report is contradictory in certain sections. It says there were irregularities, but then says that (the Iraqi election) commission was not prepared for this kind of a job. ... It calls for the annulment of the disputed seats but does not call for re-election. At the same time, it doesn't quantify the extent of the damage caused by these irregularities.”
Saleh al-Mutlaq
“It seems contradictory for the government to be saying, 'You can't try this case because the record's inadequate,' when the very reason the record's inadequate is because they didn't follow any of the procedures one would expect in which they now concede make the decision impossible to sustain.”
Clayton Ruby
“There's contradictory data in it,”
Tony Crescenzi
“To the best of my recollection, there is nothing inconsistent or contradictory in that testimony and what Mr. Clarke has said this week,”
Bob Graham
“The CNE does not make any contradictory moves.”
Jorge Rodriguez
“Whether these decrees were signed by the president and absolutely contradictory or not, either way it shows the advanced decrepitude of the management of the affairs of state in Guinea.”
Mike McGovern
“In the last three weeks, Block provided new and contradictory numbers. We agreed to modify our ad after viewing these figures. Block then went back to court to have those new numbers sealed because they were not willing to stand behind them publicly.”
Brad Henske
