Their Position Quotes

58 Their Position quotes by 54 unique authors

But, actually, so many of the clerics that I've met, particularly the Church of England clerics, are people of such extraordinary smugness and arrogance and… — Rowan Atkinson
The proud do not change to improve, but defend their position by rationalizing. Repentance means change, and it takes a humble person to change. — Ezra Taft Benson
What makes a regiment of soldiers a more noble object of view than the same mass of mob? Their arms, their dresses, their banners, and… — Lord Byron
Snobbery is the pride of those who are not sure of their position. — Berton Braley
Colored planes, by their position and size as well as by their value, express only relationships, not forms. — Piet Mondrian
At the moment I am occupied by an investigation with Kirchoff which does not allow us to sleep. Kirchoff has made a totally unexpected discovery,… — Robert Bunsen
There are people who not only strive to remain static themselves, but strive to keep everything else so... their position is almost laughably hopeless. — Odell Shepard
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
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
The problem is not that Christians are conservative or liberal, but that some are so confident that their position is God's position that they become… — John C. Danforth
Bureaucracies are inherently antidemocratic. Bureaucrats derive their power from their position in the structure, not from their relations with the people they are supposed to… — Alan Keyes
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
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
If our leaders are to enjoy the trappings of their position in the hierarchy, then we expect them to offer us protection. The problem is,… — Simon Sinek
Well, I think critics are very useful. But I think that they, in a way, betray their position when they stop people looking for themselves.… — Antony Gormley
When actors are being defensive and defending their position, that is when you get less than good acting. — John Boorman
The NAACP was even considering earlier this summer reassessing their position on school integration. — Tom Joyner
Most political leaders acquire their position by causing large numbers of people to believe that these leaders are actuated by altruistic desires — Bertrand Russell
I look upon those who would deny others the right to urge and argue their position, however irksome and pernicious they may seem, as intellectual… — William Borah
Sometimes you can defuse a difficult situation simply by being willing to understand the other person. Often all that people need is to know that… — Brian Tracy
Let the Jews who claim to be the chosen race prove their title by choosing the way of non-violence for vindicating their position on earth.… — Mahatma Gandhi
Some people get into this business and they're so afraid to lose anything. They try to protect their position like clinging to a beachhead. These… — Matt Damon
Whether [new Protestant church movements] place their emphasis on new worship styles, expressions of the Holy Spirit’s power, evangelism to seekers, or Bible teaching, these… — Alan Hirsch
It was with the last revolution and the coming of INGSOC (Inglish/English Socialism) that the latest High learnt how to keep their position permanently -… — George Orwell
Most of the things I do brand wise are both missionary and mercenary in their position, and that's really important to me; that's one of… — Mike Rowe

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