“TV is a big business. In some ways, it's surpassed films, in terms of the way people invest in these shows and invest in these characters, and give up so much of their time to follow these people's stories.” PeopleWayGivingCharacterStoriesShowsBigsFilmTermTvsGiving UpBig Business Author:Jamie Bell
“Manet wanted one day to paint my wife and children. Renoir was there. He took a canvas and began painting them, too. After a while, Manet took me aside and whispered, 'You're on very good terms with Renoir and take an interest in his future - do advise him to give up painting! You can see for yourself that it's not his metier at all.” GivingChildrenWantedTermInterestWifePaintingOne DayGiving UpPaintVery GoodMy WifeCanvasAdviseRenoir Author:Claude Monet
“Above all, do not give up your moral and political autonomy by accepting in somebody else's terms the illiberal practicality of the bureaucratic ethos or the liberal practicality of the moral scatter. Know that many personal troubles cannot be solved merely as troubles, but must be understood in terms of public issues and in terms of the problems of history making.” KnowsGivingProblemPoliticalTermAcceptingMoralIssuesTroubleGiving UpUnderstoodNot Giving UpAutonomyEthosPracticalityDo Not Give UpHistory Making Book:C. Wright Mills: Letters and Autobiographical Writings Source: C. Wright Mills: Letters and Autobiographical Writings
“Someone once told me a story about long term relationships. To think of them as a continent to explore. I could spend a lifetime backpacking through Africa, and I would still never know all there is to know about that continent. To stay the course, to stay intentional, to stay curious and connected - that's the heart of it. But it's so easy to lose track of the trail, to get tired, to want to give up, or to want a new adventure. It can be so easy to lose sight of the goodness and mystery within the person sitting right in front of you.” ThinkingKnowsWantGivingHeartPersonsLongStillsStoriesCoursesEasyTermLosesMysteryFrontsAdventureGoodnessGiving UpSittingSightTiredLifetimeTrackConnectedCuriousLong TermContinentsTrailsBackpackingLong Term RelationshipNew Adventure Author:Joy Williams
“We have made some great strides in terms of treating various types of cancer with early detection. The success rate of recovery for many people today is better than it was a decade or two ago so we can't give up. Yes, we would all love a quick "cure all" but that is not reality. Until then, we all are in this together and we have to keep working towards more progress!” PeopleGivingMadeTwoRealityTodayTogetherTermProgressTypeGiving UpRateCancerVariousDecadesRecoveryCuresStrideDetection Author:Eva LaRue
“Statesmen exhibit five key commitments: 1) A commitment to principles above politics; 2) An ability to compromise without abandoning principle; 3) A commitment to truth over spin; 4) A commitment to courage over cowardice; and 5) A commitment, or willingness, to give up power.” GivingPoliticalPoliticsTermAbilityPrinciplesFiveKeysGiving UpCommitmentCompromiseWillingnessCowardiceStatesmenExhibitsTerm Limits Author:Tom Coburn
“I think there is a danger that an environmental crisis can be used in precisely the same way as the terrorist threat can be used in terms of giving up freedom.” ThinkingWayGivingUsedTermDangerGiving UpCrisisThreatEnvironmentalTerroristEnvironmental Crisis Author:Naomi Klein
“Obama has had two raging successes in his term: He has slashed unemployment by persuading millions to give up hope and leave the labor force; and He has cut illegal immigration by casting the United States into a permanent job shortage. Some achievements!” GivingTwoStatesJobsForceTermUnitedMillionsUnited StatesCuttingGiving UpAchievementLaborRageImmigrationPermanentIllegalUnemploymentCastingShortageIllegal ImmigrationPersuadingLabor Force Author:Dick Morris
“When you go to China and the developing world, people understand more clearly the dangers that are coming at them because they're living closer to the margin. They don't have any of the false sense of invulnerability that Americans have. People from developing countries also feel that it's their right, if you're talking in terms of justice, to use fossil fuels like we did for a hundred years to get rich. It's hard for them to give up that vision.” PeopleIfsWorldGivingFeelsYearsCountryHardUseTermJusticeTalkingVisionRichDangerGiving UpHundredChinaDevelopingFuelFossilsMarginsGet RichFossil FuelDeveloping CountriesInvulnerability Author:Bill McKibben
“In Zen Buddhism, "The Great Cessation" is a term that points to the abandoning of the effort to define one's self by any outer definition and to give up acts of futility. It is to let the world remain a mystery that cannot be captured by science, language, or any invention of the mind.” WorldGivingMindSelfLanguageTermEffortMysteryBuddhismGiving UpDefinitionsInventionCapturedFutilityZen Buddhism Author:Mike Scheidt
“What has to be done today is (1) large-scale conversion (weatherizing , etc.), (2) sharp change in transportation to greater efficiency, like high-speed rail, (3) serious efforts to move to sustainable energy, probably solar in the somewhat longer term, (4) other adjustments that are feasible. If done effectively, that might be enough to stave off disaster. If not, then we can give up the ghost, because there are no alternatives in this world, at least none that I've seen suggested.” IfsWorldGivingDoneEnoughMightTodayMovingEnergyTermEffortGreaterThis WorldSeriousGiving UpSpeedDisasterScalesConversionGhostAlternativesEtcEfficiencyAdjustmentTransportationRailLarge ScaleHigh SpeedSustainable EnergyHigh Speed Rail Author:Noam Chomsky
“Don't give up - our country needs you now more than ever. This is a pivotal moment in the history of our country: Our ideals are at stake, and we all have to fight for who we are. We are all, and should be treated as, equals, but the disparity in terms of income and inequality, for women and women of color, is significant.” GivingCountryMomentsFightingTermGiving UpMen And WomenSignificantInequality Author:Kamala Harris
“Everybody comes up with this term lucky-"Oh, she's so lucky." Even though I was lucky, I had a lot of struggle before that. I said I was going to give up everything at age 25 and get into event management because nothing was going for me. I used to have a lot of nervous breakdowns.” GivingAgeTermStruggleLuckyGiving UpManagementNervousBreakdownSo LuckyNervous Breakdown Author:Freida Pinto
“There are people on staff who have made that point, that the upside to a second Bush term is that it makes 'American Dad' work better. To me, the price is too high. I would gladly give up the comedy to have a President Kerry. But you work with what you have.” PeopleGivingMadePresidentTermComedyDadGiving UpStaffAmerican Dad Author:Seth MacFarlane
“Oh, it is wonderful to know that our Heavenly Father loves us—even with all our flaws! His love is such that even should we give up on ourselves, He never will. We see ourselves in terms of yesterday and today. Our Heavenly Father sees us in terms of forever. Although we might settle for less, Heavenly Father won’t, for He sees us as the glorious beings we are capable of becoming.” KnowsGivingShouldMightTodayFatherTermLove IsForeverWonderfulBecomingGiving UpCapableYesterdaySettlingGloriousHeavenlyFlawsHis LoveHeavenly FatherYesterday And Today Author:Joseph B. Wirthlin
“You cannot stop. If there is a concrete wall in front of you, you have to go through it. You can never, ever give up or even think in terms of giving up.” IfsThinkingInspirationalGivingTermFrontsWallGiving UpConcreteNever Ever Give Up Author:Donald Trump