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“Bill Clinton gives the appearance of taking stands-for some sort of tax cut, some sort of welfare reform, some sort of balanced budget-but these are ploys, mirages: they exist only to undermine positions taken by the Republicans. He doesn't fight for anything substantive-except of course, re-election. ...He has fallen into the dangerous habit of lip synching the presidency: he gives the appearance of leadership, but not the substance.”

“He who is required by the necessity of his position to speak the highest things is compelled by the same necessity to exemplify the highest things.”

Speak Position Highest Compelled

Author:Pope Gregory I

“We may anticipate a state of affairs in which two Great Powers will each be in a position to put an end to the civilization and life of the other, though not without risking its own. We may be likened to two scorpions in a bottle, each capable of killing the other, but only at the risk of his own life.”

May Two Ends States Risk Position Civilization Capable Killing Affair Bottles Anticipate Great Power Scorpions

Author:J. Robert Oppenheimer

“The essence of positioning is sacrifice. You must be willing to give up something in order to establish that unique position.”

Giving Order Sacrifice Position Willing Giving Up Unique Essence

Book:Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind

Source: Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind

“From the time I took office as Chancellor of the Exchequer, I began to learn that the State held, in the face of the Bank and the City, an essentially false position as to finance. The Government itself was not to be a substantive power, but was to leave the Money Power supreme and unquestioned.”

States Government Faces Cities Position Office Supreme Finance Money Power

Author:William E. Gladstone

“I work hard, but I work from a position of rest.”

Hard Position Hard Work

Author:Chris Oyakhilome

“The war is not going well and it is time to say why. It has been fought with half-measures. It has been fought with an eye on the wishes of our "coalition partners." It has been fought to assuage the Arab "street." It has been fought to satisfy the diplomats rather than the generals... Why have we not loosed the B-52s and the B-2s to carpet-bomb Taliban positions? And why are we giving the Taliban sanctuary in their cities? We could drop leaflets giving civilians 48 hours to evacuate, after which the cities become legitimate military targets.”

Giving Wells Has Beens War Eye Wish Hours Cities Half Streets Military Position Partners Bombs Target Carpet Civilians Sanctuary Taliban Coalitions Diplomats 48 Hours Half Measures

Author:Charles Krauthammer

“To all the positions, I just bring the determination to win. Me being an unselfish player, I think that can carry on to my teammates. When you have one of the best players on the court being unselfish, I think that transfers to the other players.”

Thinking Motivational Winning Player Position Basketball Determination Court Teammate Transfers Best Players Unselfish

Author:LeBron James

“Learn from the mistakes of others - you won't live long enough to make them all yourself. He's opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer him the position.”

Long Enough Would Be Mistake Dangerous Position Offers Millionaire

Author:Mark Twain

“If Pakistan feels Indian positions are pre-conditions, then there will be no talks.”

Ifs Feels Conditions Position Indian Pakistan

Author:Sushma Swaraj

“In fact, in the last job I had before coming to the White House - I remember this clearly - I was on maternity leave with Sasha, still trying to figure out what to do with my life, and I got a call for an interview for this position, a senior position at the hospitals. And I thought, okay, here we go. So I had to scramble to look for babysitting, and couldn't find one.”

Trying Looks Stills Facts Jobs Lasts Remember House White Figures Position Okay Interviews Hospitals White House Senior Maternity Babysitting Maternity Leave

Author:Michelle Obama

“Let our position be absolutely clear: An attempt by any outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be regarded as an assault on the vital interests of the United States of America, and such an assault will be repelled by any means necessary, including military force.”

Mean States America Force Interest United United States Clear Military Position Gains Including Regions United States Of America Assault Persian Military Force Persian Gulf

Book:Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President

Source: Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President

“When you - when you become the manager of a major league team, particularly the Dodgers, to me, that's a privilege and an honor. No matter where you go or what you do, you represent that position that you have. And you represent that organization that gave you the opportunity to be doing what you're doing.”

Matter Opportunity Team Position Honor Majors Organization Privilege Managers League Major League Dodgers

Author:Tommy Lasorda

“Life is not so much a matter of position as of disposition.”

Matter Life Is Position Disposition

Author:Andrew Carnegie

“The position of the Americans is quite exceptional, and it may be believed that no democratic people will ever be placed in a similar one.”

People May Position Democratic Exceptional Exceptionalism American Exceptionalism

Book:Democracy in America

Source: Democracy in America

“I do not understand this squeamishness about the use of gas. We have definitely adopted the position at the Peace Conference of arguing in favour of the retention of gas as a permanent method of warfare. It is sheer affectation to lacerate a man with the poisonous fragment of a bursting shell and to boggle at making his eyes water by means of lachrymatory gas.”

Men Mean Use Eye Water Position Method Arguing Permanent His Eyes Gas Shells Warfare Sheer Favour Adopted Conferences Fragments Poisonous Bursting Retention Poison Gas Chemical Warfare

Author:Winston Churchill

“I never even dreamt that I'd be in a position to teach other people to speak better.”

People Speak Teach Position

Author:Gareth Gates

“The biggest reward from that record was the enthusiasm everyone had to sing on it. The Grammy nominations and the chart positions are great, but ultimately the way you interact with other musicians is the most important thing to me.”

Way Important Records Position Musician Important Things Rewards Enthusiasm Nominations Grammy

Author:Chris Botti

“There is in the world no rock or tower of such a height that it cannot be scaled by any man (provided he lack not feet) if ladders are placed in the proper position or steps are cut in the rock, made in the right place, and furnished with railings against the danger of falling over. If we examine ourselves, we see that our faculties grow in such a manner that what goes before paves the way for what comes after.”

Ifs Men World Way Made Fall Grows Steps Cutting Feet Rocks Danger Position Height Faculty Towers Ladders Right Place

Author:John Amos Comenius

“Those in positions of scientific authority in the West who have collaborated with this new Lysenkoism because they felt they must be politically correct, and/or because of the money, publicity, and recognition to be gained, have disgraced themselves and the integrity of their institutions, organizations and publications.”

Felt Position Integrity Authority Organization Institutions West Recognition Publicity Publication Politically Correct

Author:Peter Ferrara

“... universal adoption of the institutions of the free society would better enable adaptation to climate both now and in the future. It would also ensure that, if at some point in the future, a real catastrophe, whether human-induced or otherwise (including climate change), does loom on the horizon, humanity would be in a better position to address it.”

Ifs Humans Doe Real Would Be Humanity Position Universal Institutions Climate Climate Change Including Addresses Horizon Adoption Catastrophe Adaptation Free Society

Author:Julian Morris

“Because of his sinless life, Jesus walked in perfect dominion. God did whatever he asked, NOT because he was God's son, but because he held the position of a righteous man. But that was Jesus, you say. But the Bible says that through our believing on Him, we have been given the same position of righteousness with God that Jesus has.”

Men Believe Has Beens Jesus Given Perfect Position Son Righteousness Righteous Dominion Righteous Man

Author:Kenneth Copeland

“The position that God promised the church is to influence the society. We are to govern the attitude and the conduct and the motivation of the human race.”

Humans Motivation Church Race Attitude Influence Position Human Race

Author:Roberts Liardon

“A love revolution is forming far out to sea like a series of waves that build on one another until the whole earth is consumed. The first set of waves releases a quickening anointing. The second set of waves, a love revolution. The third set of waves will sweep across the world and release a worldwide revival. I believe that we can position ourselves to catch this incoming set of waves that will release to you a "quickening spirit" or "quickening anointing." It is being released - now. Catch the wave!”

World Firsts Believe Whole Earth Spirit I Believe Sea Position Revolution Thirds Series Wave Release Consumed Revival Anointing Quickening

Author:Julia Loren

“We have an incredible audience. I'm as proud of how Fairport relates to its audience as I am of any music we have produced. I think we're a real people's band. Massive popular success has never bothered Fairport. We've never been put in the position of being celebrities. A Fairport concert is like a meeting of friends. There's no big, security wall around us. It's kind of how music should be.”

People Thinking Should Kind Real Bigs Audience Security Position Wall Proud Band Meetings Incredibles Relate Massive Concerts Bothered

Author:Ric Sanders

“I tend to prefer the band thing. I think playing solo is good for about 45 minutes. I remember when I was on my solo tour that I got a chance to play with Martin Stephenson of the Daintees. He's now refashioned himself as almost a delta blues guitar player and he's got all the technique, all the persona and the charisma on stage. I think I do too, but I'm more of a first position strummer guy with a little bit of filigree work. I could listen to him for hours; I could listen to myself playing solo for about half an hour!”

“They wanted to 'radiofy' what I was doing. I was also in a position where I was compromised. I was much younger and maybe it is because I am Irish but there was a guilt factor when the record company pays you a lot of money, you feel obliged.”

Feels Wanted Pay Company Records Position Guilt Factors Lots Of Money Obliged Record Companies

Author:Damien Rice

“I've certainly stayed a marginal figure, though I became a member of the "surveillance committee" fairly early on. I can actually live pretty well with this, because I'm allowed to work in peace - except when I have to give strings of interviews... And also, I've never sought a position of power in the music business. I became a teacher not so as to found a Kagel School, but to transmit knowledge. My work as a composer should be the only yardstick by which my contribution can be measured.”

“The US is off the spectrum in religious commitment. It's been increasing since 1980 but it's a major part of the voting base of the Republican Party so that means committing to anti-abortion positions, opposing women's rights.”

Mean Religious Party Rights Position Republican Majors Commitment Abortion Voting Womens Rights Republican Party Spectrum Opposing Anti Abortion

Author:Noam Chomsky

“I was on a panel with light skinned Blacks and a famous gay science fiction writer, who were complaining about how Blacks are against gays and light skinned Blacks and how intolerant Blacks are of different groups. My position was that Blacks were among the most humanistic, tolerant groups in the country and that across the street from my house in Oakland was one inhabited by White gays.”

Different Country Light House White Fiction Groups Streets Position Gay Science Fiction Complaining Fiction Writers Humanistic Oakland

Author:Ishmael Reed

“We consider ISIS and extremism to be a threat to all of us in the region. . . . Our position is that we help the legitimate governments in the region that have representation in the United Nations. We help the Iraqi government on their request through advisers; we help the Syrian government on their request to help with advisers to fight extremists. . . . So it's both lawful and legitimate.”

Helping Government Fighting Nations United Position Threat Regions Representation United Nations Isis Request Extremism Extremist Adviser Legitimate Government

Author:Mohammad Javad Zarif

“I absolutely am an environmentalist. I am probably more of an environmentalist than most people who live in the world, but I think that comes from my position in the world and that doesn't make me a better person.”

People Thinking World Persons Position Better Person Environmentalist

Author:Ian Bremmer

“A president of the United States, again, has to bring people together, have a position. We need to be able to penetrate these people when they are involved in these plots and these plans. And we have to give the local authorities the ability to penetrate to disrupt. That's what we need to do.”

People Needs Giving States Able Together President Ability United United States Plans Position Involved Authority Locals Plot Penetrate

Author:John Kasich

“I believe that also it should be stressed and made clear that our antagonistic position is not to say "I don't like whites" for the simple fact of not liking white people. It's like, our fight is not against the white person per se, but against the exercises of white supremacy and the form in which whiteness and the politics of whiteness operates.”

People Should Believe Persons Made Facts Form Fighting I Believe Simple White Clear Position Exercise White Supremacy Stressed Supremacy Whiteness

Author:Bocafloja

“The countries made themselves independent from Spain, but only changed owners, who stayed in positions of power were the criollos, the Spanish descendants who were the new administrators of power and wealth in the country. And those families for generations have maintained themselves in positions of power. Latin America founded itself on everyone being equal, but in reality we aren't.”

Made Country Reality America Wealth Generations Position Changed Equal Independent Owners Latin Spain Latin America Descendants Administrators Being Equal Position Of Power

Author:Bocafloja

“I didn't get into this position by being like a stiff sitting on the set in a folding chair. I did it by walking around on the streets and stirring things up.”

Streets Position Walking Sitting Chairs Stirring Folding Stirring Things Up

Author:Bill Murray

“I don't consider myself a teacher of moral and political positions. I don't want to be that. I can't help but have a point of view when I make a film, but my first job is to entertain you.”

Want Firsts I Can Helping Jobs Film Political Views Moral Teacher Position Point Of View

Author:Sydney Pollack

“I've pretty much always used my positions as a bully pulpit. What that means is strongly advocating for the things I feel are really important. Gun violence, to me, is the highest-priority public-health issue, and I have to make sure Congress is aware of it, the American people are aware of it, the president is aware of it, and that we all begin together to develop policies to exterminate the disease - the epidemic, really - of gun violence.”

“I don't know how anybody can say that who looks at what's happening to our young people and what's happening to our country, all because of guns. The NRA is putting themselves in a position where people will no longer trust them. They've been trusted in the past, but now their credibility is on the line.”

People Knows Looks Country Past Young Lines Know How Position Happenings Gun Our Country Trusted Credibility Nra

Author:Joycelyn Elders

“I know Vladimir Putin. He respects strength. He lied to our president's [Barack Obama] face; didn't both to tell him about warplanes and troops going into Syria. We need to speak to him from a position of strength.”

Knows Needs Faces Speak President Position Barack Troops Syria Lied Putin He Lied

Author:Carly Fiorina

“So if we announce we're going to have a no-fly zone, and others have said this. Hillary Clinton is also for it. It is a recipe for disaster. It's a recipe for World War III. We need to confront Russia from a position of strength, but we don't need to confront Russia from a point of recklessness that would lead to war.”

Ifs World Needs Said War Position Clinton Disaster Russia War Of The Worlds Zone World War Ii World War I Recipes Recklessness

Author:Rand Paul

“That may not be a majority position in my party, but that's down the road. You can't even begin that process until you prove to people - not just pass a law that says you're gonna bring illegal immigration under control. You're gonna have to do it and prove to people that it's working.”

People May Law Process Party Position Prove Majority Immigration Illegal Down The Road Illegal Immigration

Author:Marco Rubio

“The real problem is Barack Obama has had six years to advocate a position to fix this and he's done nothing. The congress has funded these programs of building more fencing and doing all this and he hasn't done it.”

Years Real Done Problem Position Building Six Program Congress Barack Having Fun Real Problems Fencing

Author:Jeb Bush

“What my bill would do would be only for refugees going forward. So I haven't taken a position on sending anyone home. But I have taken the position that we have a lot of problems here in our country. And that one of the things that we do - charity is about giving your own money. Charity isn't giving someone else's money.”

Giving Country Problem Home Would Be Taken Havens Position Bills Charity Our Country Refugee

Author:Rand Paul

“Cuban artists had, for a while, a privileged position within Cuba that is probably going to become slightly less restricted to them. I think they'll continue to join the international art world, so those people who are extremely successful will become even more so and those who are struggling will continue to struggle.”

People Thinking World Art Artist Struggle Successful Position International Privileged Cuba Cuban Art World

Author:Rachael Price

“Since the police department is becoming more and more militarized we're stuck in a position where we're reverting to that sort of behaviour that other places still suffer from because they're kept in that post-colonial state of development indefinitely so we can reap the benefits of taking whatever natural resources they have.”

“Certainly our cultural fallback position seems to be that our technologies will get us out of everything they have got us into. That looks like a magical thinking to me, but we don't really have a better idea.”

Thinking Looks Ideas Seems Technology Position Magical Thinking

Author:Paul Kingsnorth

“We oppose all corporate welfare, whether we benefit or not. You will find that our policy positions mainly hurt our profitability rather than help it.”

Helping Hurt Policy Position Benefits Corporate Welfare Profitability

Author:Charles Koch

“In my position, I think the best thing I do is just keep girlfriend involved.”

Thinking Position Involved Best Things Girlfriend

Author:Kid Ink

“I disobeyed a basic basketball rule and never boxed out. I figured that if I had the inside position I had enough of an advantage to just go get the ball. And coaches left me alone because I got it.”

Ifs Enough Left Position Basketball Advantage Balls Coaches Me Alone Had Enough

Author:Dolph Schayes

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