“Netanyahu adheres to his old position: He doesn't want a Palestinian state, and he doesn't want to give up the settlements and the occupied territories. Pressure from abroad is the only way to change anything.” WayWantGivingStatesPositionGiving UpPressureTerritoryPalestinianSettlement Author:Tom Segev
“The essence of positioning is sacrifice. You must be willing to give up something in order to establish that unique position.” GivingOrderSacrificePositionWillingGiving UpUniqueEssence Book:Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind Source: Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind
“You have to negotiate from positions of strength. And right now with Iran, we're not negotiating from a position of strength. The Europeans are negotiating from the position of "Please give up your nuclear weapons program, and by the way if you do we'll give you several boatloads of carrots." The Iranians are quite willing to keep on negotiating on that line for a long time.” IfsWayGivingLongLinesPositionWillingPleaseRight NowGiving UpWeaponsLong TimeProgramNuclearIranNuclear WeaponsCarrotsNegotiating Author:John Bolton
“One of the main aims of Sharon is to prevent a Palestinian state - a real, viable, sovereign, free Palestinian state. It has been the major task of his life for the last forty years. What Sharon wants to do is "shorten the lines," in military slang. He wants to give up some positions which are untenable, or which cost too much to keep, and to withdraw to where he wants Israel to be.” WantGivingYearsHas BeensRealStatesLastsLinesToo MuchMilitaryPositionCostGiving UpMajorsTasksAimIsraelFortyPalestinianSovereignSlangSharon Author:Uri Avnery
“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
“She might, in fact, go crazy, as has happened to a lot of people who break rules. Not the people who play at rebellion but really only solidify their already dominant positions in society...but those who take some larger action that disrupts the social order. Who try to push through the doors that are usually closed to them. They do sometimes go crazy, these people, because the world is telling them not to want the things they want. It can seem saner to give up--but then one goes insane from giving up.” PeopleWorldWantGivingTryingSometimesPlayFactsSeemsMightActionOrderSocialBreakHappenedDoorsCrazyPositionGiving UpInsaneRebellionDominantSocial Order Author:E. Lockhart
“The cosmic humor is that if you desire to move mountains and you continue to purify yourself, ultimately you will arrive at the place where you are able to move mountains. But in order to arrive at this position of power you will have had to give up being he-who-wanted-to-move-mountains so that you can be he-who-put-the-mountain-there-in-the-first-place. The humor is that finally when you have the power to move the mountain, you are the person who placed it there--so there the mountain stays.” IfsGivingFirstsPersonsAbleWantedMovingDesireOrderPositionMountainGiving UpWhere You AreCosmicMove MountainsPosition Of Power Book:Remember, now be here, now here be Source: Remember, now be here, now here be