Position Quotes

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The mathematical is that evident aspect of things within which we are always already moving and according to which we experience them as things at… — Martin Heidegger
The social scientist is in a difficult, if not impossible position. On the one hand there is the temptation to see all of society as… — Richard Lewontin
Your experience will be a lesson to all of us men to be careful not to marry ladies in very high positions. — Idi Amin
Freedom is the default position. Everything the government does takes away some of our freedom... That's why we have a constitution, to restrain the government. — Andrew Napolitano
I really only respect the Arab culture. I ain't really trying to pay no attention to, ya know, these little people in political positions and… — Busta Rhymes
I have enormous respect for Tom Daschle. The NRA has not yet taken a formal position on which I'm aware of on this matter, and… — John Dingell
The old saying holds. Owe your banker ï¿½1000 and you are at his mercy; owe him ï¿½1 million and the position is reversed. — John Maynard Keynes
Speculators may do no harm as bubbles on a steady stream of enterprise. But the position is serious when enterprise becomes a bubble on a… — John Maynard Keynes
A new medium is never an addition to an old one, nor does it leave the old one in peace. It never ceases to oppress… — Marshall McLuhan
History is the sextant of states which, tossed by wind and current, would be lost in confusion if they could not fix their position. — Allan Nevins
People say that practicing Zen is difficult, but there is a misunderstanding as to why. It is not difficult because it is hard to sit… — Shunryu Suzuki
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
To truly prepare for the unexpected, you've got to position yourself to keep a couple of options open so when the door of opportunity opens,… — Pierre Omidyar
The one whoâ€™s really, really impressed me is Benedikt HÃ¶wedes because heâ€™s playing out of position. Heâ€™s never played at left back before in his… — Franz Beckenbauer
One piece of advice that always stuck in my mind is that people should be respected and trusted as people, not because of their position… — Herb Kelleher
Being married gives one one's position like nothing else can. — Queen Victoria
On the justification for the war, it wasn't related to finding any particular weapon of mass destruction. In our judgment, it was much more fundamental.… — Stephen Harper
I see myself as a person who wants to serve the constituents within my district and find a way to move those who are not… — Tim Scott
I've always found paranoia to be a perfectly defensible position. — Pat Conroy
Elephants, it turns out, are surprisingly stealthy. As the sunlight fades, other species declare their presence. Throngs of zebras and wildebeests thunder by in the… — Thomas French

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