“By 'expecting nothing' you are not 'giving up.' Far from it! You are making a decision to focus on what needs to be done rather than on outcomes.” NeedsGivingDoneDecisionFocusGiving UpOutcomesExpectingNot Giving Up Author:Eric Maisel
“I never wanted to give up my power. I wanted to be able to make my own decisions, so that's why I became involved in management, bottom line.” GivingAbleWantedLinesMy OwnDecisionInvolvedGiving UpManagementBottomBottom Line Author:Queen Latifah
“I made the decision to quit show business. Give up the skintight dresses and manicured smiles. The false concern over sentimental lyrics. I would never again work to make people smile inanely and would take on the responsibility of making them think.” PeopleThinkingGivingMadeShowsDecisionResponsibilityGiving UpConcernDressesQuittingSentimentalShow BusinessMake People Smile Book:The Heart of a Woman Source: The Heart of a Woman
“What causes adolescents to rebel is not the assertion of authority but the arbitrary use of power, with little explanation of therules and no involvement in decision-making. . . . Involving the adolescent in decisions doesn't mean that you are giving up your authority. It means acknowledging that the teenager is growing up and has the right to participate in decisions that affect his or her life.” GivingMeanLittlesUseCausesDecisionGrowing UpGrowingGiving UpAuthorityTeenagerExplanationDecision MakingRebelArbitraryInvolvementAssertionInvolvingUse Of Power Author:Laurence Steinberg
“I feel really good right now. It will really be a tough decision. It's so hard to give up what you love doing. Hanging up the boots will not be an easy thing to do.” GivingFeelsHardRealityEasyDecisionRight NowGiving UpToughThings To DoBootsWhat You LoveEasy ThingsTough Decisions Author:Hulk Hogan
“The decision to leave [the church] is you're giving up everything you've worked for your whole life. I feel that people need to understand this has been my whole life. As time goes on, you start to lose touch with the real world. The mindset becomes us against them.” PeopleWorldNeedsGivingFeelsHas BeensRealWholeLosesChurchDecisionGoes OnGiving UpMindsetWhole LifeReal WorldTime Goes On Author:Leah Remini
“But for me, you also have to be conscious of what is going to play. And that includes playing with. Sometimes it's just a vibe. It's what's going to make this scene work. And sometimes there may be something that restricts you that has to do with something that maybe is historically accurate. And then you have to weigh that decision and give up something for a scene to work.” GivingMaySometimesPlayDecisionSceneGiving UpConsciousAccurate Author:Gary Cole
“I think my father was sick of being on the sidelines watching a bunch of incompetents in his mind. And in our world, in our business world, these people wouldn't last five minutes in real companies, and he's sick of them making decisions that are costing our children, their children behind them, trillions of dollars and really giving up the great power that we've built up over the last 200 years.” PeopleThinkingWorldGivingYearsMindChildrenRealLastsFatherDecisionBehindsCompanyFiveMinutesGiving UpBuiltSickOur ChildrenDollarsBunchOur WorldFive MinutesGreat PowerMaking DecisionsSidelinesBusiness World Author:Donald Trump, Jr.
“It's not hard to decide what you want your life to be about. What's hard, she said, is figuring out what you're willing to give up in order to do the things you really care about.” WantGivingSaidHardCareOrderDecisionSacrificeWillingGiving UpWhat You WantFresh Start Author:Shauna Niequist
“When I was 17, I made the decision to have a good attitude. I was a junior in high school; the coach said I was going to be the captain of my basketball team. I thought – that surprised me because I wasn’t the best player. John Thomas was better than me, and I was probably second or third best player. And I kept thinking, “Why am I going to be the captain?” I think everybody else was thinking that too. And the coach then answered, “The reason John is going to be the captain is he has the best attitude on the team. He encourages others, he believes we can win, he never gives up.”” ThinkingGivingBelieveMadeSaidReasonSchoolWinningDecisionAttitudePlayerTeamBasketballGiving UpHigh SchoolCoachesCaptainsNever Giving UpJuniorsBest PlayersBasketball TeamBest AttitudeGood Attitude Author:John C. Maxwell
“I find that deadlines form part of the aesthetic. I don't have that "It could only have been this way" kind of thing. I tend to rewrite it and say that after the fact, but on the way there, there are just some routes that you have to give up and make decisions, and that decision-making I find torturous. But I'm used to that torture.” WayGivingKindHas BeensFactsFormUsedDecisionGiving UpTortureDecision MakingAestheticRoutesDeadline Author:Tom Burr
“My best career decision was probably not giving up when I wanted to. God as well as my family and friends were there for me during my toughest times.” GivingWellsWantedDecisionCareersGiving UpMy FamilyFamily And FriendsNot Giving Up Author:Jeremy Lin
“Unless, of course, there's no such thing as chance;...in which case, we should either-optimistically-get up and cheer, because if everything is planned in advance, then we all have a meaning and are spared the terror of knowing ourselves to be random, without a why; or else, of course, we might-as pessimists-give up right here and now, understanding the futility of thought decision action, since nothing we think makes any difference anyway, things will be as they will. Where, then, is optimism? In fate or in chaos?” IfsThinkingGivingShouldMightActionCoursesUnderstandingDifferencesChanceDecisionCasesKnowingFateGiving UpOptimismChaosTerrorGet UpCheerHere And NowPessimistFutility Author:Salman Rushdie
“He'd written me up a proposal of why dating him was a sound decision. It had included things like "I'll give up cigarettes unless I really, really need one" and "I'll unleash romantic surprises every week, such as: an impromptu picnic, roses, or a trip to Paris—but not actually any of those things because now they're not surprises.” NeedsGivingSoundDecisionWrittenWeekGiving UpDatingRoseSurpriseParisCigaretteProposalPicnicsRose Hathaway Book:Spirit Bound: A Vampire Academy Novel Source: Spirit Bound: A Vampire Academy Novel
“"With any major decision there are cautions and considerations to make, but once there has been illumination, beware the temptation to retreat from a good thing. If it was right when you prayed about it and trusted it and lived for it, it ...is right now. Don't give up when the pressure mounts. Certainly don't go to that being who is bent on your destruction of your happiness. Face your doubts. Master your fears. 'Cast not away therefore your confidence.' Stay the course and see the beauty of life unfold for you.” IfsGivingHas BeensFacesCoursesDecisionDoubtMastersRight NowGiving UpMajorsDestructionPressureGood ThingsCastsTemptationConsiderationTrustedBentRetreatCautionIlluminationDon't Give UpBeauty Of Life Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“We’ve lost something vital, I tell you. When we lost it, we lost the ability to make good decisions. We fall upon decisions these days the way we fall upon an enemy—or wait and wait, which is a form of giving up, and we allow the decisions of others to move us. Have we forgotten that we were the ones who set this current flowing?” WayGivingMovingFormFallLostWaitingAbilityDecisionEnemyGiving UpForgottenCurrentsThese DaysGood Decision Book:Children of Dune Source: Children of Dune
“I don't want to have to earn love by giving up my ability to make decisions that determine how I live.” WantGivingAbilityDecisionGiving UpDetermine Author:Eloisa James