![A lot of Americans have some view of the Constitution as just this thing that was handed down [intact]. But it really was the result of months and months of wrangling and disputation and ultimately compromise. That's where the brilliance of the American system is -- it's always been built on compromise.](/assets/img/quote-photos/a-lot-of-americans-have-some-view-of-the-constitution-as-just-this-thing-that-was.jpg)
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It could be six months before many dealers reopen doors, Bob Israel
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I think the hardest part about anything you do for 18 months is just keeping yourself together for 18 months. Martin Freeman
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I did not count the days or the weeks or the months. Time is an illusion that only makes us pant. I survived because I forgot even the very notion of time. Yann Martel
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I always wanted to get married in the fall. So we made a compromise. Jill Taylor
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After intense debate and discussion, whereupon the guiding question was whether we compromise with or take on the ZANU-PF dictatorship ... the council resolved to stay out of the ZANU-PF senate project, Morgan Tsvangirai
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Sometimes people confuse the notion that you're going to compromise sovereignty with collaboration. Tom Ridge