Famous Quotes & Sayings

Henry A. Kissinger

While we should never give up our principles, we must also realize that we cannot maintain our principles unless we survive.

Henry Giroux

The future doesn't have to mimic the worst parts of the present. There are new ways of sharing information, and as long as they don't give up on the importance of politics, the future is certainly open.

Henry Giroux

Clearly, one does not have to give up being an academic, retreat from rigorous research, or renounce the importance of specialization in order to address major social issues. I don't think you give up theoretical rigor by writing in a way that addresses major social concerns and is at the same time accessible to wider informed general audiences.

Malcolm X

The Constitution of the United States of America clearly affirms the right of every American citizen to bear arms. And as Americans, we will not give up a single right guaranteed under the Constitution.

Mahatma Gandhi

He who gives up action falls. He who gives up the reward rises. But renunciation of fruit in no way means indifference to the result.

Mahatma Gandhi

A satyagrahi lays down his life, but never gives up. That is the meaning of the 'do or die' slogan.

Mahatma Gandhi

The highest fulfillment of religion requires a giving up of all possessions.

Mahatma Gandhi

A man can give up a right, but he may not give up a duty without being guilty of a grave dereliction.

John C. Maxwell

The church that will not give up will be outdated and passed by, quicker than they realize.

John C. Maxwell

There are pockets of the church that will "give up," and reap a bountiful harvest. They are going to have huge success, like the church has never experienced since the Book of Acts.

John C. Maxwell

A leader can give up anything - except final responsibility.

Eric Idle

I used to collect Persian rugs and real estate - you should be able to walk on and live in your money. I had to give up the rugs because I'm allergic to mould.

Eric Hoffer

Commitment becomes hysterical when those who have nothing to give advocate generosity, and those who have nothing to give up preach renunciation.

Friedrich Schiller

It is well for a man when he has learned to endure what he cannot change, and to give up with dignity what he cannot retain.

George Foreman

I know from experience that you should never give up on yourself or others, no matter what.

Jon Bon Jovi

When you're about to give up and your heart's about to break, remember that you're perfect, God makes no mistakes.

Johnny Cash

I don't give up because I don't give up. I don't believe in it.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Suppose someone follows the series "1,3,5,7, ..", and in writing the series 2x+1; and he asked himself "But am I always doing the same thing, or something different every time?" If from one day to the next someone promises: "Tomorrow I will give up smoking", does he say the same thing every day, or every day something different?

Ludwig Wittgenstein

You can't be reluctant to give up your lie and still tell the truth.

Jim Valvano

Never give up...never ever give up.

John Cleese

A man will give up almost anything except his suffering.

John Barnes

Marti wasn't the type to give up without a fight, especially not if she was very afraid - some people are like that. They lean into the fear.

M. Scott Peck

An essential part of true listening is the discipline of bracketing, the temporary giving up or setting aside of one's own prejudices, frames of reference and desires so as to experience as far as possible the speaker's world from the inside, step in inside his or her shoes.

Louise Brown

Never give up. And most importantly, be true to yourself. Write from your heart, in your own voice, and about what you believe in.

John Cena

Thank you guys. Thank you for never giving up on me.

John Cena

Seriously, I grew up a fan of Hulk Hogan, and I think I bring some of his best values to the ring... the values of a superhero. Always do your best. Never give up... I think kids want to believe in that, and they should believe in that.

John Bingham

Trying harder doesn’t always equal more success; it leads to more frustration, less satisfaction, and giving up.

Robert Kiyosaki

A winner is just someone who doesn't give up when they lose.

Robert Kiyosaki

The more a person seeks security, the more that person gives up control over his life.

Sophie Kinsella

Never give up on something you really want. However impossible things seem, there's always a way.

Stephen King

How many have to die before we will give up these dangerous toys?

Ray Lewis

We're in a tough place in this world. There are a lot of kids giving up very early. Scripture says it takes a village to raise one child, and that's what these coaches are going to have to go back and understand.

Ray Comfort

So we are mocked by this world when we speak of God's coming judgment against all sin, and when we plead that sinners come to the Savior to avoid Hell. But we can't give up because our task is irksome, or because we are mocked. Neither can we live self-indulgent lives, because our convictions aren't based on some man-made and fallible calculations. They are based on the immutability of the Word of God.