His Position Quotes
58 quotes by 55 authors
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He neither serves nor rules, he transmits. His position is humble and the beauty at the crown is not his own. He is merely a…
— Paul Klee
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My uncle, Mr. Stephen Maple, had been at the same time the most successful and the least respectable of our family, so that we hardly…
— Arthur Conan Doyle
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Because the demands on the goalie are mostly mental, it means that for a goalie the biggest enemy is himself. Not a puck, not a…
— Ken Dryden
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No matter what his position or experience in life, there is in everyone more latent than developed ability; far more unused than used power.
— James Cash Penney
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Chamberlain's stubborn, fanatical insistence on giving Hitler what he wanted, his trips to Berchtesgaden and Godesberg and finally the fateful journey to Munich rescued Hitler…
— William L. Shirer
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The superior man has nothing to compete for. But if he must compete, he does it in an archery match, wherein he ascends to his…
— Confucius
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Age is as much an asset for character players as it is for good wine. Human experiences, both good and bad, leave their marks on…
— Strother Martin
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When Bush first got elected, the very first time there was talk of going to war with Iraq, the mainstream media gave his position total…
— Ed Harris
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The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands in times of challenge…
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
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The type and formula of most schemes of philanthropy or humanitarianism is this: A and B put their heads together to decide what C shall…
— William Graham Sumner
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A man who examines the saddle and bridle and not the animal itself when he is out to buy a horse is a fool; similarly,…
— Seneca the Younger
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What a liberal really wants is to bring about change that will not in any way endanger his position.
— Stokely Carmichael
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One of the things about leadership is that you've got to show up. And if you want to be president of the United States you've…
— Tim Pawlenty
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The poet will write for his peers alone. He will remember only that he saw truth and beauty from his position, and expect the time…
— Henry David Thoreau
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A man who has been born into the house of a warrior and yet places no loyalty in his heart and thinks only of the…
— Torii Mototada
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Harboring bitterness against people is actually confessing their sin to myself, over and over again. Anger is akin to confessing their sin to God, dissatisfied…
— Paul David Tripp
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By my count, the Deputy Prime Minister has sworn an oath of loyalty and service to Her Majesty no fewer than four times in the…
— Elsie Wayne
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When an individual wishes to stand in opposition to authority, he does best to find support for his position from others in his group. The…
— Stanley Milgram
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Occasionally and frequently the exercise of the judgment ought to end in absolute reservation. It may be very distasteful, and great fatigue, to suspend a…
— Michael Faraday
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When Alekhine recognizes the weakness in his position he has a tendency to become very aggressive. Patient defence is not for him if he can…
— Emanuel Lasker
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