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title: "Popular Surrender Quotations"
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> [If I'm gonna go down I'm gonna do it with style. You won't hear me surrender, you won't hear me confess cause…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ani-difranco/if-i-m-gonna-go-down-i-m-gonna-do-it-with-style-you-won-t-hear-me/)

[Ani DiFranco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ani-difranco/)

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> [“Why are we afraid of the silence that ensues after our death? Wasn’t it the same silence we endured before birth? Isn’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kamand-kojouri/why-are-we-afraid-of-the-silence-that-ensues-after-our-death-wasn-t/)

[Kamand Kojouri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kamand-kojouri/)

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> [Evil is done in hopes that evil surrenders, but the deeds of the devil are burned too deep in the embers, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-ochs/evil-is-done-in-hopes-that-evil-surrenders-but-the-deeds-of-the-devil/)

[Phil Ochs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-ochs/)

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> [Art is nothing but the expression of our dream; the more we surrender to it the closer we get to the inner…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-marc/art-is-nothing-but-the-expression-of-our-dream-the-more-we-surrender/)

[Franz Marc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-marc/)

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> [Henry Kissinger spent years negotiating the terms of our surrender there and ended up with a deal that he could have gotten…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-o-donnell/henry-kissinger-spent-years-negotiating-the-terms-of-our-surrender/)

[Lawrence O'Donnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-o-donnell/)

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> [I was a slave to something he believed to be silly and superstitious: the idea that all life was worth defending and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-yancey/i-was-a-slave-to-something-he-believed-to-be-silly-and-superstitious/)

[Rick Yancey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-yancey/)

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> [Self control is about being in charge of the direction our lives are taking. Now for the paradox: We get control of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-b-smedes/self-control-is-about-being-in-charge-of-the-direction-our-lives-are/)

[Lewis B. Smedes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-b-smedes/)

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> [We must of necessity be servant to someone, either to God or to sin. The man who surrenders to Christ exchanges a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aiden-wilson-tozer/we-must-of-necessity-be-servant-to-someone-either-to-god-or-to-sin/)

[Aiden Wilson Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aiden-wilson-tozer/)

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> [Protestants and Catholics have historically disagreed on the canon of the Old Testament but agreed on the canon of the New Testament.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-blomberg/protestants-and-catholics-have-historically-disagreed-on-the-canon-of/)

[Craig Blomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-blomberg/)

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> [“Eucharisteo, remembering with thanks, this is the bread. We take the moments as bread and give thanks and the thanks itself becomes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/eucharisteo-remembering-with-thanks-this-is-the-bread-we-take-the/)

[Ann Voskamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-voskamp/)

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> [I glance back in the mirror to the concrete bridge, the one I've boldly driven straight across without second thought, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/i-glance-back-in-the-mirror-to-the-concrete-bridge-the-one-i-ve/)

[Ann Voskamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-voskamp/)

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> [“These two things are almost all I want, but unfortunately, neither one is my strong suit. I am very strong on blame,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-lamott/these-two-things-are-almost-all-i-want-but-unfortunately-neither-one/)

[Anne Lamott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-lamott/)

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> [Children, we can grow spiritually only if we see the guru as the manifestation of God. We should not accept anyone as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/children-we-can-grow-spiritually-only-if-we-see-the-guru-as-the/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

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> [Waiving the rights of conscience, not included in the surrender implied by the social state, & more or less invaded by all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-madison/waiving-the-rights-of-conscience-not-included-in-the-surrender/)

[James Madison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-madison/)

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> [“Surrender is not giving up, far from it. Surrender takes an enormous amount of courage. Often we are only capable of doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bronnie-ware/surrender-is-not-giving-up-far-from-it-surrender-takes-an-enormous/)

[Bronnie Ware](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bronnie-ware/)

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> [God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reinhold-niebuhr/god-grant-me-the-serenity-to-accept-the-things-i-cannot-change/)

[Reinhold Niebuhr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reinhold-niebuhr/)

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> [A big chunk of Western civilization, consciously or otherwise, has given the impression that it's dying to surrender to somebody, anybody. Reasonably…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-steyn/a-big-chunk-of-western-civilization-consciously-or-otherwise-has/)

[Mark Steyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-steyn/)

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> [Brokenness is the shattering of my self-will - the absolute surrender of my will to the will of God. It is saying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-leigh-demoss/brokenness-is-the-shattering-of-my-self-will-the-absolute-surrender/)

[Nancy Leigh DeMoss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-leigh-demoss/)

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> [“Man holds dominion and was given free will but the irony is that he must learn to surrender his will --- as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-mcgahan/man-holds-dominion-and-was-given-free-will-but-the-irony-is-that-he/)

[Kate McGahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-mcgahan/)

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> [I surrender to my directors. I do that because I respect them immensely. In fact, a director's talent scares me. I admit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vijay-sethupathi/i-surrender-to-my-directors-i-do-that-because-i-respect-them/)

[Vijay Sethupathi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vijay-sethupathi/)

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> [“The poor wretch, she had given up so much and could yet smile at her trouble. He himself had never surrendered to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-e-coppard/the-poor-wretch-she-had-given-up-so-much-and-could-yet-smile-at-her/)

[A.E. Coppard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-e-coppard/)

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> [We now have to see our country surrender to the enemy without demonstrating our power up to 120 percent. We are now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hideki-tojo/we-now-have-to-see-our-country-surrender-to-the-enemy-without/)

[Hideki Tojo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hideki-tojo/)

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> [“Shall we surrender?' he said mildly. 'I think we should. After all we outnumber him only fifteen to one, we have only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-matsuoka/shall-we-surrender-he-said-mildly-i-think-we-should-after-all-we/)

[Takashi Matsuoka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-matsuoka/)

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> [We live between the act of awakening and the act of surrender. Each morning, we awaken to the light and the invitation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-donohue/we-live-between-the-act-of-awakening-and-the-act-of-surrender-each/)

[John O'Donohue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-donohue/)

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> [A person who surrenders when hes WRONG, is HONEST. A person who SURRENDERS when not SURE, is WISE. A person who surrenders…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/azgraybebly-josland/a-person-who-surrenders-when-hes-wrong-is-honest-a-person-who/)

[Azgraybebly Josland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/azgraybebly-josland/)

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> [So that the one road for which we now need God's leadership most of all is a road God, in His own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/so-that-the-one-road-for-which-we-now-need-god-s-leadership-most-of/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [At Epidaurus, in the stillness, in the great peace that came over me, I heard the heart of the world beat. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-miller/at-epidaurus-in-the-stillness-in-the-great-peace-that-came-over-me-i/)

[Henry Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-miller/)

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> [There are five possible operations for any army. If you can fight, fight; if you cannot fight, defend; if you cannot defend,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sima-yi/there-are-five-possible-operations-for-any-army-if-you-can-fight-2/)

[Sima Yi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sima-yi/)

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> [A Person Who Surrenders When He Is Wrong Is Honest.. A Person Who Surrenders When Not Sure Is Wise.. And, A Person…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritu-ghatourey/a-person-who-surrenders-when-he-is-wrong-is-honest-a-person-who/)

[Ritu Ghatourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritu-ghatourey/)

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> [God has a plan for you. We may not know it, We may seem lost at times, But remember that He is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/god-has-a-plan-for-you-we-may-not-know-it-we-may-seem-lost-at-times/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“The first step is always one of surrender. Not my will but your will be done. I believe the fastest way to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-uppal/the-first-step-is-always-one-of-surrender-not-my-will-but-your-will/)

[Steve Uppal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-uppal/)

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> [“When they finally made love, he would accept no more than total surrender from her, just as he would surrender himself to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosalie-lario/when-they-finally-made-love-he-would-accept-no-more-than-total/)

[Rosalie Lario](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosalie-lario/)

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> [If we show people that fear isn't actually the place that we have to surrender to, fear isn't actually the thing that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-daigle/if-we-show-people-that-fear-isn-t-actually-the-place-that-we-have-to/)

[Lauren Daigle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-daigle/)

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> [Then he said in his most excellent Mick impression, "Your powers are useless against Ninja Lords, O great zombie hunter! Surrender or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-goldsher/then-he-said-in-his-most-excellent-mick-impression-your-powers-are/)

[Alan Goldsher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-goldsher/)

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> [“ Surrender is not giving up, far from it. Surrender takes an enormous amount of courage. Often we are only capable of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bronnie-ware/surrender-is-not-giving-up-far-from-it-surrender-takes-an-enormous-2/)

[Bronnie Ware](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bronnie-ware/)

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> [“And here we see again that we do not decide our own lives. Dieneke, even if we won't see each other again…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diet-eman/and-here-we-see-again-that-we-do-not-decide-our-own-lives-dieneke/)

[Diet Eman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diet-eman/)

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> [Surrender is a positive, healthy state. Being a surrendered person does not mean one is beaten down and so hopeless he or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-orloff/surrender-is-a-positive-healthy-state-being-a-surrendered-person-does/)

[Judith Orloff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-orloff/)

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> [It's horrible being ashamed of someone you care about; it eats away at you. And if you let it get to you,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tabitha-suzuma/it-s-horrible-being-ashamed-of-someone-you-care-about-it-eats-away-at/)

[Tabitha Suzuma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tabitha-suzuma/)

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> [To condemn someone to death is to surrender; it proves that you failed. You are not able to change him, to change…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nhat-hanh/to-condemn-someone-to-death-is-to-surrender-it-proves-that-you-failed/)

[Nhat Hanh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nhat-hanh/)

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> [Jesus, all for Jesus, all I am and have and ever hope to be. All of my ambitions, hopes and plans, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-mark/jesus-all-for-jesus-all-i-am-and-have-and-ever-hope-to-be-all-of-my/)

[Robin Mark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-mark/)

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                        "text": "Protestants and Catholics have historically disagreed on the canon of the Old Testament but agreed on the canon of the New Testament. Christians throughout history have at times been imprisoned and even martyred for keeping books of the Bible or whole Bibles when told to surrender them to political authorities.",
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                        "text": "“Eucharisteo, remembering with thanks, this is the bread. We take the moments as bread and give thanks and the thanks itself becomes bread. The thanks itself nourishes. Thanks feeds our trust...Manna with thanks, eat the mystery of the moment with trust, and am nourished another day - or refuse it... and die. Jesus calls us to surrender and there's nothing like releasing fears and falling into peace. This is what I have always wanted and never knew: this utter trust, this enlivening fall of surrender into the safe hands. There is no joy without trust! Page 158”",
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                        "text": "I glance back in the mirror to the concrete bridge, the one I've boldly driven straight across without second thought, and I see truth reflecting back at me: Every time fear freezes and worry writhes, every time I surrender to stress, aren't I advertising the unreliability of God? That I really don't believe? But if I'm grateful to the Bridge Builder for the crossing of a million strong bridges, thankful for a million faithful moments, my life speaks my beliefs and I trust Him again.",
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                        "text": "“These two things are almost all I want, but unfortunately, neither one is my strong suit. I am very strong on blame, and wish this were one of God's values, but trust, surrender? Letting go, forgiveness? Maybe just after a period of prayer, but then when the mood passes and real life rears its ugly head again? Not so much. I hate this, the fact that life is usually Chutes and Ladders, with no guaranteed gains. I cannot will myself into having these qualities, so I have to pray for them more often, if I want to be happy. I have to create the habit, just as I had to do with daily writing, and flossing.”",
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                        "text": "Children, we can grow spiritually only if we see the guru as the manifestation of God. We should not accept anyone as guru before we are fully convinced personally that he is authentic and truthful. Once we choose someone as guru, we should surrender completely to him. Only then will spiritual development be possible. Devotion to the guru means total surrender to him.",
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                        "text": "Waiving the rights of conscience, not included in the surrender implied by the social state, & more or less invaded by all Religious establishments, the simple question to be decided, is whether a support of the best & purest religion, the Christian religion itself ought not, so far at least as pecuniary means are involved, to be provided for by the Government, rather than be left to the voluntary provisions of those who profess it.",
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                        "text": "“Surrender is not giving up, far from it. Surrender takes an enormous amount of courage. Often we are only capable of doing so when the pain of trying to control the outcome becomes too much to bear. Reaching that point is actually liberating, even if it is not fun. Being able to accept there is absolutely nothing more you can do, other than hand it over to the greater force, is the catalyst that finally opens the flow.”",
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                        "text": "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it; Trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to His Will; That I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with Him Forever in the next. Amen.",
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