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“A lot of people think they need to give up nature to become adults but that's not true. However, you have to be careful how you describe and define 'nature.”

People Thinking Needs Giving Giving Up Adults Careful Be Careful

Author:Richard Louv

“Sometimes when the going gets tough, people give up.”

People Giving Sometimes Giving Up Tough Going Gets Tough

Author:Rob Mariano

“Once you enter the public's eye, you have to be aware that you give up a huge part of your own life.”

Giving Eye Huge Giving Up

Author:Brigitte Nielsen

“When you makes movies, you usually make good money. But it is also a very tough job. Once you enter the public's eye, you have to be aware that you give up a huge part of your own life. And it is never a job from nine to five.”

Giving Eye Jobs Five Huge Giving Up Tough Nine Good Money

Author:Brigitte Nielsen

“It was in 1969 that I was able to give up my administrative responsibility. As I worked hard my research never suffered during this period and as a matter of fact these were probably some of my most productive years.”

Giving Years Matter Hard Facts Able Responsibility Periods Giving Up Research Productive Matter Of Fact Administrative

Author:George Andrew Olah

“I've liked women but I've never felt I wanted to give up my life completely. I've never wanted to go to bed with anybody.”

Giving Wanted Felt Bed Giving Up

Author:Keith O'Brien

“Don't give up your dreams.”

Giving Dream Giving Up Your Dreams Don't Give Up

Author:Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

“Since hydrogen is a constituent of most of our electrolytic solvents, the definition of an acid or base as a substance which gives up or takes up hydrogen ion would be more general than the one we used before, but it would not be universal.”

Giving Would Be Used Giving Up Universal Definitions Substance Acid Constituents Hydrogen Ions

Author:Gilbert N. Lewis

“There were some situations where I was giving up everything I had for the band and I just expected everybody else to feel the same way. I realized I was just kidding myself.”

Way Giving Feels Situation Band Giving Up Expected I Realized Just Kids

Author:Gerald Caiafa

“What happens to each of my female heroes, certainly, is they find something bigger than themselves that they are honored to serve. It's not giving up your family.”

Giving Happens Hero Giving Up Female Bigger Our Family Honored Not Giving Up

Author:Tamora Pierce

“Well, I've been a professional racer for nine years. And if I could get it to pay me as much as acting, I'd give up all the rest in a second. Working in television, however, has made me accustomed to a certain lifestyle that I'd like to maintain.”

Ifs Giving Years Wells Made Certain Pay Acting Television Giving Up Lifestyle Nine If I Could Accustomed Nine Years Racers

Author:Jason Priestley

“My whole thing is I want to have a backup plan because maybe I won't get another acting job after 'Fame', maybe I'll want to give up on acting in five years or whatever and I want to have something else that I enjoy just as much as I enjoy acting.”

Want Giving Years Whole Jobs Enjoy Acting Five Plans Fame Giving Up Five Years Backup Backup Plan

Author:Kay Panabaker

“I see possibilities in everything. For everything that's taken away, something of greater value has been given.”

Has Beens Values Given Taken Greater Possibility Giving Up Optimistic Not Giving Up

Author:Michael J. Fox

“My first novel was turned down by half a dozen publishers. And even after having published five or six books, I wasn't making enough money to live on, and was beginning to think I'd have to give up the dream of being a full-time writer.”

Thinking Giving Firsts Book Enough Dream Half Novel Five Giving Up Six Dozen Publishers Turned Down

Author:Ian Rankin

“Even though some in our government may claim that civil liberties must be compromised in order to protect the public, we must be wary of what we are giving up in the name of fighting terrorism.”

Giving May Government Order Fighting Names Liberty Protect Giving Up Claims Terrorism Civil Liberties Fighting Terrorism

Author:Lucille Roybal-Allard

“My definition of good is that you understand that this is a question of power. That you be willing to give up some power. That you be willing to give up some resources.”

Giving Willing Giving Up Resources Definitions

Author:Sister Souljah

“I had to give up martinis - I enjoyed them too much.”

Giving Too Much Giving Up Enjoyed Martini

Author:Brett Somers

“Look what happened with the employment law in France-the law was withdrawn because the people marched in the streets. I think what we need is a global protest movement of people who won't give up.”

People Thinking Needs Giving Looks Law Happened Streets Movement Giving Up Employment France Protest Won't Give Up Protest Movements

Author:Jose Saramago

“Technology isn't the enemy, it is our ally, but only if we adopt a new model that puts people before profit. I realize that we seem far from that model, but I have seen it in action and it is a beautiful thing. So I'm not willing to give up yet. Hope is the last thing to die.”

People Ifs Giving Seems Action Lasts Beautiful Dies Realizing Enemy Technology Willing Giving Up Models Profit Allies Beautiful Things

Author:Justin Sane

“Jesus could weep. Sometimes when you look at the ugliness that makes you weep, you know that the heart of God is also weeping. Jesus is for real. He does not give up on anyone, least of all on me.”

Knows Giving Looks Heart Doe Real Sometimes Jesus Christianity Giving Up Not Giving Up Ugliness Weeping

Author:Desmond Tutu

“Eventually you're supposed to get so confounded by this whole thing that you just give up completely, and that's when it starts to work. Not give up the practice, but give up trying to figure it out.”

Giving Trying Whole Practice Figures Buddhism Balance Giving Up Not Giving Up Just Give Up

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Well, I would definitely give up performing... But I would still sit down in an office and pretend to write with Dawn, even if we never produced anything, because it's just hilarious. I would miss that.”

Ifs Giving Writing Wells Stills Missing Office Giving Up Dawn Performing

Author:Jennifer Saunders

“I don't think I could ever give up music. It's what makes me tick. If there was no music, there would be no writing.”

Ifs Thinking Giving Writing Would Be Giving Up Tick

Author:Maggie Stiefvater

“A diet that relies heavily on meat production results in higher emissions than a typical vegetarian diet. Different individuals will make different choices. However, the debate about climate change should not be dumbed down to a single slogan, such as 'give up meat to save the planet.”

“I learned to focus and work hard and not give up. I learned that every obstacle is really an opportunity.”

Giving Hard Opportunity Focus Hard Work Giving Up Obstacles Not Giving Up

Author:Jenna Ushkowitz

“Now I'm giving up a little in the week-to-week tournaments but reaping the benefits in the majors.”

Giving Littles Week Giving Up Benefits Majors Tournaments

Author:Lee Westwood

“You can teach almost anyone determined to learn them the basics required to write sentences and paragraphs that say what you want them to say clearly and concisely. It's far more difficult to get people to think like a writer, to give up conventional habits of mind and emotion. You must be able to step inside your character's skin, and at the same time to remain outside the dicey circumstances you have maneuvered her into.”

“Labor never quits. We never give up the fight - no matter how tough the odds, no matter how long it takes.”

Giving Long Matter Fighting Giving Up Tough Labor Quitting Odds Never Giving Up Never Quit Labor Union

Author:George Meany

“Blessed is that Christian who can accept at the start by simple faith that which others reach only through years of questioning and reach it only then because they give up trying to analyze it and decide to accept it.”

Giving Trying Years Christian Simple Accepting Giving Up Blessed Christian Inspirational Questioning Through The Years Simple Faith

Author:Vance Havner

“I will dance a little. I will move with the wind. I will give my body to my love and celebrate that we have substance beyond the idea of ourselves. We can move. We can touch. This is my physical exclamation point. This is how I can awaken my mind to the possibilities in the day.”

Giving Mind Littles I Can Ideas Body Moving Possibility Wind Giving Up Celebrate Redemption Substance Love Life Never Giving Up Exclamation Never Give Up On Love Exclamation Points

Book:Live Boldly: Cultivate the Qualities That Can Change Your Life

Source: Live Boldly: Cultivate the Qualities That Can Change Your Life

“It's very important to go through periods where you sound just rotten and you know it, and you have to persevere or give up.”

Knows Giving Important Sound Periods Giving Up Rotten Persevere

Author:Steve Lacy

“Even though college has been hard, I don't want to give up.”

Want Giving Has Beens Hard College Giving Up

Author:Beverley Mitchell

“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”

Inspirational Giving Littles War Happiness Politics Peace Freedom Liberty Rights Politician Essentials Giving Up Deserve Safety Libertarian Temporary Insightful Censorship Amendments Founding 4th Of July Inventor Given Up Freedom And Liberty Deserving Second Amendment Freedom Liberty Civil Liberties Our Founding Fathers Property Rights Limited Government Us Founding Fathers Right To Bear Arms Forefathers Bearing Arms Obtaining American Government Limiting Government Rights And Freedoms Founding Fathers Of America Founding America Pro Gun Libertarian Party Founding Fathers Gun Limited Freedom 2 Amendment Eternal Vigilance Founding Fathers Second Amendment Founding Fathers Democracy Framers Liberty And Justice Independence Day Patriotic Democracy Freedom Price Of Freedom American Freedom Safety And Security Polymaths Corrupt Government Gun Safety Power Government Security And Freedom American Power American Independence Day Security And Liberty First Amendment Rights

Book:Memoirs of the Life and Writings of (the Same), Continued to the Time of His Death by William Temple Franklin. - London, H. Colburn 1818

Source: Memoirs of the Life and Writings of (the Same), Continued to the Time of His Death by William Temple Franklin. - London, H. Colburn 1818

“I know one thing: There are a billion Islamic people in the world today, and there will be about 2 billion by the time we're dead. They're not going to give up their religion.”

People Knows World Giving Today One Thing Giving Up Billions Islamic World Today

Author:Chris Matthews

“Often the best guys are just those that can suffer longer, who don't give up. And it's so easy to give up, when you're on a mountain and it's really hurting. We go through a lot physically.”

Giving Guy Suffering Easy Hurt Mountain Giving Up Don't Give Up Easy To Give Up

Author:David Millar

“I am what I do, and that's partly why I don't want to give up singing. But when I can't sing well, I will.”

Want Giving Wells I Can Giving Up Singing

Author:Don McLean

“It's too easy to give up on the things that are hard to accomplish.”

Giving Hard Easy Giving Up Accomplish Things That Are Hard Easy To Give Up

Author:C. R. Johnson

“I refuse to believe today will be just another day in my life. All that I am. All that I will become will be written through my thoughts and my actions. I've conditioned my mind. Trained my body. Sacrificed my soul. There will be obstacles. Doubters. Mistakes. But nothing comes to those who wait. Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up.”

Giving Mind Believe Soul Body Today Action Waiting Mistake Written Giving Up Refuse Obstacles My Soul Champion My Thoughts Another Day Doubters Those Who Wait

Author:Kai Greene

“Why do writers, say, give up a job in economics and decide to write poetry? Or, why do they give up a job in a bank and decide to paint, like Krishan Khanna? They want to convey something.”

Want Giving Writing Jobs Giving Up Economics Paint

Author:Vikram Seth

“Be present to those who, living in the midst of a society burdened by poverty and corruption, are broken in spirit, tempted to give up, to leave school and to live on the streets.”

Giving School Spirit Poverty Streets Broken Giving Up Corruption Midst Tempted

Book:Men of Mercy: Pope Francis Speaks to Priests

Source: Men of Mercy: Pope Francis Speaks to Priests

“If his suffering did not make Jesus give up on us, nothing will.”

Ifs Giving Suffering Jesus Giving Up

Author:Timothy Keller

“Ultimately there is no such thing as failure. There are lessons learned in different ways.”

“When a performer doesn't get nervous, that is when you have to give up.”

Giving Giving Up Nervous Performers

Author:Bruce Forsyth

“I still have nightmares of dead comrades, a long time ago, talking to me. 'Emmanuel, don't forget about us, don't give up, keep telling our story.'”

Giving Long Stills Stories Forget Talking Giving Up Long Time Nightmare Long Time Ago Don't Give Up Comrade Emmanuel

Author:Emmanuel Jal

“For my part, I will never give up, and I mean never.”

Giving Mean Giving Up Never Giving Up I Will Never Give Up

Author:Elon Musk

“I gave up medicine. So I'll give up fashion. . . I could be a colorist of spaceships.”

Giving Fashion Giving Up Medicine Gave Up Spaceships

Author:Geoffrey Beene

“Perseverance: Try and try again until the goal is achieved. Never give up.”

Giving Trying Goal Giving Up Perseverance Never Giving Up Try Again

Author:Rick Hendrick

“We insist on producing a farm surplus, but think the government should find a profitable market for it. We overindulge in speculation, but ask the government to prevent panics. Now the only way to hold the government entirely responsible for conditions is to give up our liberty for a dictatorship. If we continue the more reasonable practice of managing our own affairs we must bear the burdens of our own mistakes. A free people cannot shift their responsibility for them to the government. Self-government means self-reliance.”

Source: Calvin Coolidge says: dispatches written by former-president Coolidge and syndicated to newspapers in 1930-1931 : gathered for issuance in book form on the one-hundredth anniversary of Mr. Coolidge's birth, 4 July 1972

“Give up as much as you're willing to receive back and give yourself, if that makes any sense. Whatever that is, don't expect more from a person than what you're willing to give, but give it knowing that you're giving it - it's been given, so don't expect anything else.”

Ifs Giving Persons Given Knowing Willing Giving Up

Author:Emayatzy E. Corinealdi

“If you resolve to give up smoking, drinking and loving, you don't actually live longer; it just seems longer.”