Position Quotes
2906 quotes by 2264 authors
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There are really only two positions one can take toward anything in life: hope or fear. Hope strengthens, fear kills.
— Karen Marie Moning
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Just speak very loudly and quickly, and state your position with utter conviction, as the French do, and you'll have a marvelous time!
— Julia Child
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There are many foolish people in the world and when a man in a rather high position puts on no frills, slaps them on the…
— W. Somerset Maugham
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Knowing I wasn't going anywhere, I frantically searched for some way to help her. A dark figure caught my eye. "Christian!" I yelled. He'd been…
— Richelle Mead
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Genet raised his hand, and I squeezed my eyes shut, sure I would be receiving the worst backhanded slap of my life. Genet froze and…
— Alexandra Bracken
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As far as he was concerned, there were only two good positions for a human. A female on her back. And a male facedown not…
— J R Ward
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Indeed, it's futile to try and use Holy Scripture to support any political position. I deeply distrust anyone who does. Just look at what an…
— Christopher Hitchens
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(On being in a position of leadership) Even if it's your dog, you've got authority over somebody. Start treating him better.
— Joyce Meyer
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Man can only be certain about the present moment. But is that quite true either? Can he really know the present? Is he in a…
— Milan Kundera
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Should the king in exile pretend he is happy there? Should he not seek his own country? His miseries are his ally; they urge him…
— John Eldredge
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Yes, there is something in me hateful, repulsive," thought Ljewin, as he came away from the Schtscherbazkijs', and walked in the direction of his brother's…
— Leo Tolstoy
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The inferior position of blacks, the exclusion of Indians from the new society, the establishment of supremacy for the rich and powerful in the new…
— Howard Zinn
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If I am ever in the position where I wish to seduce someone I will simply assure her it’s better than rats.
— Anne Stuart
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I suppose we must work on being gracious and grateful until we can do for ourselves. Someday the wheel of fate will put us in…
— Patricia Briggs
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I think that my job is to observe people and the world, and not to judge them. I always hope to position myself away from…
— Haruki Murakami
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When you are confronted with challenges that are difficult to conquer or you have questions arise, the answers to which you do not know, hold…
— Jeffrey R. Holland
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D'you ever wonder what it would be like if our positions were reversed?' I ask. At Jack's puzzled look I continue. 'If we whites were…
— Malorie Blackman
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This position I've held ... it pays may way and it corrodes my soul.
— Steven Morrissey
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People who hold important positions in society are commonly labelled "somebodies," and their inverse "nobodies"-both of which are, of course, nonsensical descriptors, for we are…
— Alain de Botton
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The first and last duty of the lover of the game of baseball," Peavine's book began, "whether in the stands or on the field, is…
— Michael Chabon
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