“If I could leave this body with one wish, it would be that we never give up that search for common ground, .. The politics of common ground will not be found on the far right, or on the far left. That is not where most Americans live. We will only find it on the firm middle ground, based on common sense and shared values.” IfsGivingBodyWould BeValuesFoundLeftWishCommonMiddleGiving UpCommon SenseFirmIf I CouldNever Giving UpCommon GroundMiddle GroundShared Values Author:Tom Daschle
“I hope to inspire everyone - especially young people, women, and young girls all over the world, and in Middle Eastern countries that do not provide women with the same opportunities as men - to not give up their dreams and to pursue them.” PeopleMenWorldGivingCountryDreamYoungGirlOpportunityMiddleInspireGiving UpPursueEasternNot Giving Up Author:Anousheh Ansari
“Every tribe needs a good front man to sell the program. Who better to convince the Middle East to give up the oil, than a brown man with a Muslim name?” MenNeedsGivingNamesMiddleFrontsGiving UpProgramSellsOilEastBrownConvinceMiddle EastTribes Author:Lenny Bruce
“Not so much that I wanted to give up rock writing, but I also wanted to try something new. So I moved to a crumbling stately heap on top of a hill in the middle of nowhere in southwest France, about 60 miles from Bordeaux: wine instead of cocaine.” GivingWritingTryingWantedMiddleRocksGiving UpMovedWineMilesHillsFranceSomething NewCocaineCrumblingMiddle Of NowhereBordeaux Author:Sylvie Simmons
“I think this is when most people give up on their stories. They come out of college wanting to change the world, wanting to get married, wanting to have kids and change the way people buy office supplies. But they get into the middle and discover it was harder than they thought. They can't see the distant shore anymore, and they wonder if their paddling is moving them forward. None of the trees behind them are getting smaller and none of the trees ahead are getting bigger. They take it out on their spouses, and they go looking for an easier story.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldWayGivingStoriesKidsMovingBehindsWonderTreeMiddleCollegeEasierOfficeGiving UpMarriedBiggerHarderChanging The WorldShoreSpouseSuppliesPaddlingOffice Supplies Author:Donald Miller
“I couldn't look at her. I'd been jealous and hurt, and I had dragged Liv into the middle of my own broken mess of a life. All because I thought Lena didn't love me anymore. But I was stupid, and I was wrong. Lena loved me so much, she was willing to risk everything to save me. I had given up on Lena, after she had refused to give up on me. I owed her my life. It was as simple as that.” GivingLooksGivenHurtMy OwnSimpleRiskMiddleStupidWillingBrokenGiving UpMessJealousGiven UpSave MeI Was Stupid Author:Kami Garcia
“One tiny Hobbit against all the evil the world could muster. A sane being would have given up, but Samwise burned with a magnificent madness, a glowing obsession to surmount every obstacle, to find Frodo, destroy the Ring, and cleanse Middle Earth of its festering malignancy. He knew he would try again. Fail, perhaps. And try once more. A thousand, thousand times if need be, but he would not give up the quest.” IfsWorldNeedsGivingTryingEarthEvilGivenFailingMiddleThousandGiving UpMadnessObstaclesTinyRingsObsessionQuestsSaneBurnedMagnificentNot Giving UpGiven UpTry AgainGlowingMusterFrodoMiddle EarthSamwiseFesteringSamwise GamgeeMalignancy Author:J. R. R. Tolkien
“I always had this idea that you should never give up a happy middle in the hopes of a happy ending, because there is no such thing as a happy ending. Do you know what I mean? There is so much to lose.” KnowsLifeGivingShouldMeanIdeasLosesMiddleGiving UpDo You KnowNever Giving UpHappy Endings Author:John Green