“The child who would be an adult must give up any lingering childlike sense of parental power, either the magical ability to solveyour problems for you or the dreaded ability to make you turn back into a child. When you are no longer hiding from your parents, or clinging to them, and can accept them as fellow human beings, then they may do the same for you.” GivingHumansMayChildrenProblemWould BeTurnsParentHuman BeingsAbilityAcceptingGrowing UpGiving UpAdultsFellowsHidingClingingChildlikeParentalLingering Author:Frank Pittman
“Give up your relentless moralizing, the continual pinpricks which pierce the skin of your fellows. The distinction between good and evil is the sickness of the mind. Give up your morals, and the people will regain a love of their fellows.” PeopleLoveGivingMindEvilMoralGiving UpSkinsFellowsDistinctionSicknessGood And EvilRelentlessPierceMoralizing Author:Laozi
“I wrote a book. It sucked. I wrote nine more books. They sucked, too. Meanwhile, I read every single thing I could find on publishing and writing, went to conferences, joined professional organizations, hooked up with fellow writers in critique groups, and didn't give up. Then I wrote one more book.” GivingWritingBookGroupsInspirational LifeGiving UpOrganizationFellowsNinePublishingConferencesCritiqueHooked Author:Beth Revis
“The person who will decide whether or not there will be war or peace is Saddam Hussein, and all he has to do is give up these terrible weapons that he has used to kill fellow Arabs, fellow Muslims in that part of the world, and to step away from his past behaviour which invaded neighbouring countries.” WorldGivingPersonsWarCountryPastUsedStepsTerribleGiving UpWeaponsFellowsBehaviourSaddamHussein Author:Colin Powell
“The time comes when each of us has to give up as illusions the expectations which, in his youth, he pinned upon his fellow-men, and when he may learn how much difficulty and pain has been added to his life by their ill-will.” MenLifeGivingMayHas BeensPainLearningYouthGiving UpIllusionExpectationsDifficultyFellowsIllFellow ManIll Will Book:Civilization and Its Discontents Source: Civilization and Its Discontents
“The human heart is the first home of democracy. It is where we embrace our questions: Can we be equitable? Can we be generous? Can we listen with our whole beings, not just our minds, and offer our attention rather than our opinion? And do we have enough resolve in our hearts to act courageously, relentlessly, without giving up, trusting our fellow citizens to join us in our determined pursuit-a living democracy?” GivingMindFirstsHumansHeartEnoughWholeHomeAttentionOpinionDemocracyTrustListeningCitizensOffersGiving UpFellowsEmbraceDeterminedPursuitGenerousResolveCitizenshipHuman HeartEquitableFirst Home Book:The Open Space of Democracy Source: The Open Space of Democracy