Position Quotes

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History provides many examples of democracy crushed by people who said to be the champion of "genuine democracy" and "the people's real meaning". The realization… — Olof Palme
There have been people.. ever since I've had any kind of position in the world.. who have accused me of being ruler of the world.… — David Rockefeller
I expect to see the State, which is in a position to calculate the marginal efficiency of capital-goods on long views and on the basis… — John Maynard Keynes
My position is that I am personally opposed to abortion, but I don't think I have a right to impose my view on the rest… — Joe Biden
We must retool our nation to prepare for the challenge we already face to maintain our position in the global economy. And this much is… — John F. Kerry
Those of us in positions of responsibility, we'll need to be less concerned with the judgment of special interests and well-connected donors, and more concerned… — Barack Obama
I would say the biggest handicap we have right now is some nutcases in our country that don't believe in global warming. I think they… — Jimmy Carter
When an issue becomes a vital part of a political agenda, as is the case with climate, then the politically desired position becomes a goal… — Richard Lindzen
Climate science has been targeted by a major political movement, environmentalism, as the focus of their efforts, wherein the natural disasters of the earth system,… — Richard Lindzen
A true and safe leader is likely to be one who has no desire to lead, but is forced into a position of leadership by… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
This argument has been codified in the twentieth century as meritocracy, in which those on top in the process of capitalist accumulation have merited their… — Immanuel Wallerstein
It doesn't dawn on this depraved bourgeois world that this is positively a sin against all reason; that it is criminal lunacy to keep on… — Adolf Hitler
If a man is respectful he will not be treated with insolence. If he is tolerant he will win the multitude. If he is trustworthy… — Confucius
For what concerns diversity of rites in the sacred liturgy, the Apostolic See has always made its position clear: not only it does not condemn… — Pope Leo XIII
Heaven gives its glimpses only to those not in position to look too close. — Robert Frost
I only get the points because I have team-mates who do the work and put me in the position to get them. — Jonny Wilkinson
'What is' is more important than 'what should be.' Too many people are looking at 'what is' from a position of thinking 'what should be'. — Bruce Lee
It was inspiring to learn of the new Bachelor of Environmental Studies Program, and I congratulate you for it. Singapore is geographically in the right… — E. O. Wilson
Beauty, delicacy and position-these were the foundations of courtly equestrianism — Henning Eichberg
I don't think we're ever going to be in a position where we can say this is the template, this is the checklist, that must… — Peter MacKay

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