Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Waite Phillips

Quote by Waite Phillips

“Some people never learn the art of compromise. Everything is either black or white. They do no recognize, or will not concede, that the equally important color gray is a mixture of black and white.”

Quote by Waite Phillips

Create image

Author

Waite Phillips
Waite Phillips

Waite Phillips was a distinguished businessman recognized for his substantial impact on the American oil industry. Born in January 1883 and passing away on January 27, 1964, Phillips was a pivotal figure in the development and expansion of oil fields across the United States during the early 20th century. more

You May Also Like

“Sometimes compromise is important. Sometimes it's better to give in to someone else's wishes in order to have fun as a group or as a couple, or for the benefit of the team. Sometimes compromise is dangerous. We need to guard against compromising our standards to gain the approval or love of someone else. Decide when you can, and when you cannot, compromise. If it's not harmful and you are ambivalent about a decision, then compromise. If it could lead to breaking your values, compromise isn't a good idea.”

IfsNeedsGivingImportantIdeasSometimesValuesOrderFunWishDecisionGroupsTeamDangerousCoupleBenefitsStandardsGainsCompromiseHaving FunGood IdeasApprovalAmbivalent
Book:More Language of Letting Go: 366 New Daily Meditations
Create image

“Oh, Brethren, it is sickening work to think of your cushioned seats, your chants, your anthems, your choirs, your organs, your gowns, and your bands, and I know not what besides, all made to be instruments of religious luxury, if not of pious dissipation, while ye need far more to be stirred up and incited to holy ardor for the propagation of the truth as it is in Jesus.”

IfsThinkingKnowsNeedsMadeJesusReligiousSinHolyBandInstrumentsCompromiseLuxurySeatsOrgansThink Of YouPiousBrethrenChoirGownsAnthemArdorPropagationDissipation
Book:The Complete Works of C. H. Spurgeon, Volume 15: Sermons 848 to 907
Create image