Position Quotes · Page 198

“Yes, there's sense in that. But the suddenly rich are on a level with any of us nowadays. Money buys position at…

— William Dean Howells

The noncook is in a helpless position, much like that of the car owner who can’t change a tire and has to…

— Raymond Sokolov

Prayer is not a means by which I seek to control God; it is a means of putting myself in a position…

— Charles L. Allen

It is astounding to me, and achingly sad, that with eighty thousand people on the waiting list for donated hearts and livers…

— Mary Roach

When you're signed to a big label you're always in the position of convincing them, especially now because labels are barely keeping…

— Moby

There is no man more dangerous, in a position of power, than he who refuses to accept as a working truth the…

— Ida Tarbell

I can think of a lot of words to describe Senator Kerry's position on Iraq; 'consistent' is not one of them.

— Dick Cheney

When all the original blues guys are gone, you start to realize that someone has to tend to the tradition. I recognize…

— Eric Clapton

The same day I saw my first horror camp, I visited every nook and cranny. I felt it my duty to be…

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

As I look back on it now, I'm thinking of one very vital factor, that one factor being that I was afforded…

— Frank Sinatra, Jr

When right, I shall often be thought wrong by those whose positions will not command a view of the whole ground.

— Thomas Jefferson

Liberals have a preternatural gift for striking a position on the side of treason...Whenever the nation is under attack, from within or…

— Ann Coulter

How could someone with a renowned ability to inspire, communicate complex ideas, and connect with voters find himself in this position? The…

— Arianna Huffington

I'm in a privileged position and I'm going to do my utmost to use that privileged position on behalf of the U.K.,…

— Prince Andrew

Snowpiercer has both [optimistic and pessimistic]. It was essentially optimistic. The most pessimistic was my part, because of his knowledge. He knows…

— John Hurt

I still don't think like that. Because of Benazir, nobody else [in her party] was thinking about leadership. This position comes about…

— Asif Ali Zardari

Twitter is amazing. I advertised for the position of research assistant on Twitter, and both of my researchers came from there.

— Lauren Beukes

ACCOMPLICE, n. One associated with another in a crime, having guilty knowledge and complicity, as an attorney who defends a criminal, knowing…

— Ambrose Bierce

I’m so lucky to be in the position to give. It’s really a gift to give.

— Elvis Presley

I'm in the lucky position that I can help a huge amount of people. It's a great privilege and freedom to have.

— John Caudwell

The point system certainly governs a Grandmaster's decisions, but it can be outweighed in any given position by more important factors.

— Daniel Naroditsky

I have always directed my attempts at the figurative representation of objects by way of summary and not very descriptive brushstrokes, diverging…

— Jean Dubuffet

Everyone should have the right to go off and do their music or do their books. The people who are in the…

— Henry Rollins

Francis [Collins] keeps saying things like "From the perspective of a believer." Once you buy into the position of faith, then suddenly…

— Richard Dawkins

I don't know hardly any of the players who have the in-between game like me, who can go to any position on…

— Oscar Robertson