Own Position Quotes

22 quotes by 21 authors

No matter how much someone may irritate me, I have no right to puff myself up with my own self-importance so as to declare that… — Paulo Freire
Thus the woman, who had perversely exceeded her proper bounds, is forced back to her own position. She had, indeed, previously been subject to her… — John Calvin
When I was at art college, the teachers who helped me were not the ones I agreed with, or the ones who encouraged me, but… — Brian Eno
I really and definitely think that France has the capability to come forward. The EU should maintain their own position, without influence. — Ali Larijani
All women should inform themselves of the condition of their sex and of their own position. It must necessarily follow that the noblest of them… — Harriet Martineau
To 'know your place' is a good idea in politics. That is not to say 'stay in your place' or 'hang on to your place',… — William Safire
Never abandon the possibility of attack. Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy's plans. This often results in improving one's own… — Adolf Galland
Often, instead of offering empathy, we have a strong urge to give advice or reassurance and to explain our own position or feeling. — Marshall B. Rosenberg
Empathy is a respectful understanding of what others are experiencing. Instead of offering empathy, we often have a strong urge to give advice or reassurance… — Marshall B. Rosenberg
As long as one does not call his own position into question but regards it as absolute, while interpreting his opponents' ideas as a mere… — Karl Mannheim
Many of my sharpest critics have decided to take a position of ignoring me - because they feel that by attacking me, they would draw… — Bruce Bartlett
My own position is so far on the obsessive side of preparation and professionalism that I fear my point of view is not going to… — Jonny Wilkinson
For my own part, I believe that in dealing with skeptics, and unbelievers, and enemies of the Bible, Christians are too apt to stand only… — J C Ryle
When two people in a marriage are more concerned about getting the golden eggs, the benefits, than they are in preserving the relationship that makes… — Stephen Covey
We were wise indeed, could we discern truly the signs of our own time; and by knowledge of its wants and advantages, wisely adjust our… — Thomas Carlyle
Of all the major religions, or lack thereof, the atheist's is one of the best pretenders: his foundation for all existences, as well as moral… — Criss Jami
One must dig deeply into opposing points of view in order to know whether your own position remains defensible. Iron sharpens iron. — Francis Collins
What a lost person needs is a map of the territory, with his own position marked on it so he can see where he is… — Margaret Atwood
Stephen had spared no expense in making himself more unhappy, his own position as a rejected lover clearer. — Patrick O'Brian
Maxim 20: If youâ€™re not willing to shell your own position, youâ€™re not willing to win. -The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries — Howard Tayler

Who Wrote These Own Position Quotes

21 authors contributed a total of 22 Own Position Quotes as follows: