Position Quotes - Page 21

• Painting stems from a sense of organisation, the sensed positions of contrasts. Not that it is about this.

  Roy Lichtenstein

  Painting, Stem, Contrast

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• A more important antidote to American democracy is American gerontocracy. The positions of eminence and authority in Congress are allotted in accordance with length of service, regardless of quality.

  John Kenneth Galbraith

  Democracy, Important, Quality

  "The United States". New York magazine, November 15, 1971.

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• A President has a great chance; his position is almost that of a king and a prime minister rolled into one. Once he has left office he cannot do very much; and he is a fool if he fails to realize it all and to be profoundly thankful for having had the great chance.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Kings, Office, President

  Theodore Roosevelt (1941). “Theodore Roosevelt Cyclopedia”

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• A President has a great chance; his position is almost that of a king and a prime minister rolled into one.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Kings, President, Chance

  Theodore Roosevelt (1941). “Theodore Roosevelt Cyclopedia”

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• I shall often go wrong through defect of judgment. When right, I shall often be thought wrong by those whose positions will not command a view of the whole ground. I ask your indulgence for my own errors, which will never be intentional, and your support against the errors of others, who may condemn what they would not if seen in all its parts.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Often Is, Views, Errors

  Thomas Jefferson, Richard Holland Johnston, Thomas Jefferson Memorial Association of the United States “The Writings of Thomas Jefferson”

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• Nothing is stronger than the position of the dead among the living.

  Virginia Woolf

  Stronger

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• The liberty of the individual is no gift of civilization. It was greatest before there was any civilization, though then, it is true, it had for the most part no value, since the individual was scarcely in a position to defend it. The development of civilization imposes restrictions on it, and justice demands that no one shall escape those restrictions.

  Sigmund Freud

  Civilization, Justice, Liberty

  Sigmund Freud, Peter (AFT) Gay, Christopher Hitchens (2010). “Civilization and Its Discontents”, W W Norton & Company Incorporated

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• You're who you think you are, even if you never admit it to yourself or to anyone else. You may be in the worst position to judge, but you're in the best position to know.

  Marilyn vos Savant

  Thinking, Judging, May

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• I'm not in a position in my career where I turn things down. I'm very easy. So the projects often dictate the direction you will go in. I welcome things that challenge me.

  Cliff Martinez

  Careers, Challenges, Welcome

  Source: www.moviesonline.ca

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• I'm really tired of Americans being the only ones asked to do all the heavy lifting when it comes to charity, and, quite frankly, my number one concern right now is taking care of the fact that Americans are taking it in the gut without jobs. Many of them working two and three part time jobs. And, if America wants to do something great, let's get our economy growing again, stabilize the dollar, and we'll be in a much better position to help people around the world.

  Mike Huckabee

  Jobs, Tired, Two

  "Undercard debate on economy". Republican debate, www.cbsnews.com. November 10, 2015.

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• Scientists are scientists. They're not really in a position to speak clearly on the moral dimensions, and they're not really comfortable doing that.

  Naomi Oreskes

  Dimensions, Moral, Speak

  Source: to.pbs.org

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• I like to compare the two to a quarterback and a lineman. Being a brakeman is very physical and success is mostly determined by how fast you can push a sled for about 30 meters. Your position is won or lost by the hundredths of seconds you are faster than another individual. It's like the lineman who is there mostly for their athleticism and physicality. The driver, like the quarterback, possesses a unique skill that takes a lot longer to learn.

  Elana Meyers

  Unique, Skills, Two

  Source: www.beliefnet.com

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• Instead of thinking about building up my image or building up my brand or building up my career, I've turned it and taken the approach of focusing on what I can give instead of what I can get. It's been a very enjoyable process for me. That's more of a heart position that I've taken. It's been one of the greatest things I've ever done.

  Kelly Clark

  Taken, Heart, Thinking

  Source: www.beliefnet.com

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• I'm really comfortable in a stressful, leadership position. I need this job. I need to do this. This fits my personality. This is the best thing for me, short of playing.

  Avery Johnson

  Jobs, Personality, Needs

  "A conversation with New Jersey Nets head coach Avery Johnson". Interview with Chad Bonham, www.beliefnet.com.

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• When a lot of athletes get done playing, they end up in some really tough positions. They have a hard time transitioning because their identity is wrapped up in who they are as a player and what they do rather than who they can be in Christ. We desire to help people understand the invitation that God has given each one of us as Christ followers to be a part of this global redemptive story. If you can't give your life to something with meaning and purpose of that magnitude then there's nothing there.

  Aaron Kampman

  Athlete, Hard Times, Player

  "Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle Aaron Kampman on his faith, his recent trip to El Salvador and the NFL lockout". Interview with Chad Bonham, www.beliefnet.com.

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• I don't think you have to like a character, but if you can understand why they do what they do, or the position they're in or why they make certain choices, then you can get behind them.

  Christian Cooke

  Character, Thinking, Choices

  Source: www.indiewire.com

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• One night I walked out of the church when the priest said that we should never have fought the Revolutionary war and every war was bad. It was 4th of July. It was an outrageously political statement. I just never felt right when people in the church would take these overtly political positions especially when I felt like I was a good Christian, I was serving my country, and I just didn't feel like I deserved to be lambasted by the priest on the 4th of July.

  Wesley Clark

  Christian, Country, War

  "'I'm Spiritual. I'm Religious. I'm a Good Christian.'". Interview with Steven Waldman, www.beliefnet.com. December 2003.

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• My mom didn't run for mayor until she was 65 years old - it was like a second and third career.... The way I've always thought about it is that I don't believe you run for office because you want a job. I believe if you run for office, it's because you have a vision for change. And if I ever came to that point, that's what would lead [me to run]. And right now I'm happily in a position where I believe I can work to deliver impact and work for change.

  Sylvia Mathews Burwell

  Mom, Running, Jobs

  Source: www.glamour.com

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• I accept the historical challenge, and with that, I accept the essentially Christian position that God always has more light to break out of his holy Word.

  N. T. Wright

  Christian, Light, Historical

  "Trevin Wax Interview with N.T. Wright". blogs.thegospelcoalition.org. November 19, 2007.

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• A "showrunner" as a position is a relatively new thing. It used to be the executive producer. That's not true anymore. Now it's evolved into this model where people look to showrunners and say, that guy is that show. It's just become a lot more interesting to know the showrunner and to get a sense of that person.

  Matt Nix

  Interesting, People, Guy

  Source: deadline.com

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• It was always about the future of writers, and about the way writers are treated in the future, and I think that was really hurtful to a lot of people in my position who had 160 people who depended on them to get this over with. So there was a lot of pain in it, and in that sense it will never be worth it, but I do think it was important.

  Edward Allen Bernero

  Pain, Thinking, People

  Source: deadline.com

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• The Arab countries in the Middle East have for decades demonized Israel, to Western leadership, which for reasons not entirely clear, listen to them politely. The Bush Administration, for example, was infiltrated by the Muslim Brotherhood years before Obama began mainstreaming them and allowing them to have positions of influence within the White House.

  Manfred Gerstenfeld

  Country, Israel, Years

  Source: www.beliefnet.com

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• My personal position is we have to look beyond the parties now and find a realistic solution to get us out of this crisis which would be to create growth and this isn't something that is going to happen by populism.

  Eva Kaili

  Party, Growth, Would Be

  Source: www.sbs.com.au

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• I try to leave it in Christ's hands and trust that He knows the situation. He knows the position I'm in. He wouldn't have put me in this position if I couldn't handle it. That's what keeps me going, knowing that He's right there. I can call on Him whenever.

  John Salmons

  Hands, Knowing, Trying

  "A conversation with Sacramento Kings guard John Salmons". Interview with Chad Bonham, www.beliefnet.com.

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• A fast food job, for most people, should be an entry level position. If you see no path for advancement beyond that, it's time to take a real fast look at your human capital and learn a skill that will make you more money.

  William J. Bernstein

  Jobs, Real, Skills

  Source: www.npr.org

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