“I don't abandon stories once I've started working on them. Once I sit down and start a story, I'll be damned if I'm going to give up on it. But I do reject most of the ideas for stories that I come up with.” IfsGivingIdeasStoriesGiving UpDown AndCome UpRejectsAbandon Author:Kelly Link
“I bought abandon dearAnd sold all piety for pleasure.My own free spirit I have followed,And never will I give up lust.” GivingSpiritMy OwnPleasureGiving UpLustAbandonPietyFree Spirit Author:Abu Nuwas
“Good action and thoughts produce consequences which tend to neutralize, or put a stop to, the result of evil thoughts and actions. For as we give up the life of self (and note that, like forgiveness, repentance and humility are also special cases of giving), as we abandon what the German mystics called "the I, me, mine," we make ourselves progressively capable of receiving grace. By grace we are enabled to know reality more completely, and this knowledge of reality helps us to give up more of the life of selfhood - and so on, in a mounting spiral of illumination and regeneration.” KnowsGivingSelfHelpingRealityActionEvilResultsCasesGraceSpecialProduceHumilityMinesGiving UpCapableConsequenceNotesAbandonRepentanceReceivingIlluminationSpiralsRegenerationThoughts And ActionsGood ActionsEvil Thoughts Author:Aldous Huxley
“It is useless to subdue the flesh by abstinence, unless one gives up his irregular life, and abandons vices which defile his soul.” GivingSoulGiving UpVicesFleshUselessAbandonAbstinence Author:Benedict of Nursia
“If you're the leader, you've got to give up your omniscient and omnipotent fantasies - that you know and must do everything. Learn how to abandon your ego to the talents of others.” IfsKnowsGivingLeaderFantasyTalentEgoGiving UpAbandonOmnipotentOmniscient Author:Warren G. Bennis
“I always knew from the beginning that this was the only way to write Then We Came To The End - that it had to be in first - person plural if it was going to illustrate how the individual becomes part of the collective. I had no interest in writing the book in a more conventional voice. It goes back to that fascination I had with telling a story in multiple ways. It was the only choice I gave myself, really - I said "This is it, pal. If you can't tell a story this way, you're going to have to abandon the book. Write it this way or give up."” GivingWritingBookChoicesIndividualInterestGiving UpAbandonMultiple Author:Joshua Ferris
“In giving us children, God places us in a position of both leadership and service. He calls us to give up our lives for someone else's sake - to abandon our own desires and put our child's interests first. Yet, according to His perfect design, it is through this selflessness that we can become truly fulfilled.” GivingFirstsChildrenDesireInterestPerfectOur LivesDesignPositionGiving UpOur ChildrenSakeAbandonFulfilledSelflessnessLeadership And Service Author:Charles Stanley
“... to keep moving up ... , you have to abandon the security of that ledge and reach for another hold. Letting go of that sense of security.. is the challenge. ... think of yourself as climbing a ladder. To move to the next rung, you must give up your grip and reach for the next one.” ThinkingGivingMovingNextChallengesSecurityLetting GoGiving UpAbandonClimbingLaddersKeep MovingThe Next OneLedgesMoving Up Book:Life Without Limits: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life Source: Life Without Limits: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life