Quotes about Positions

Positions are just a social construct that mean nothing to the enlightened man. Votes: 3

Positions on politics and religion are labels. Inside I'm still me, just older and tired. Votes: 3

Positions and titles mean absolutely nothing. They're just adornments; they don't represent the substance of anybody. Every person and every job is worth as much as any other person and any other job. Votes: 3

Abjure all accretions and turn off the lights. Put on some music - Leonard Cohen, say, perhaps his 'Various Positions' - and let your mind cool down. Soon you'll forget there's a word called 'stress.' Votes: 3

Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions. Votes: 1

As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think. Votes: 1

There's a lot of guys that just get comfortable with their positions and rest on their laurels. I had to earn my way. Votes: 1

There are so many men and women who hold no distinctive positions but whose contribution towards the development of society has been enormous. Votes: 1

A public expectation, it has to be said, not of poetry as such but of political positions variously approvable by mutually disapproving groups. Votes: 1

It means, people who are in high and responsible positions, if they go against righteousness, righteousness itself will get transformed into a destroyer. Votes: 1

I was ecstatic they re-named 'French Fries' as 'Freedom Fries'. Grown men and women in positions of power in the U.S. government showing themselves as idiots. Votes: 1

Those in powerless positions aren't about to complain about bullying bosses, abusive supervisors or corrupt co-workers. There is no safe way to do so and no process that promises redress. Votes: 1

Catholicism is a wide tent in terms of political and legal positions. We could have nine Catholics on the Supreme Court and a great deal of diversity toward the law. Votes: 1

Suprisingly, one of the most complex pieces of code is the code to determine where a note is in the staff. Finale stores notes as relative scale positions in the current key. Votes: 1

It is necessary to expose the false propaganda of the imperialists and thoroughly dispel the illusion that the imperialists will give up their positions in the colonies and dependent countries with good will. Votes: 1

As a state we are so uniquely positioned in so many ways. Our geography, our placement in the country, and our history positions us to be the state that propels energy efficiency as an industry. Votes: 1

Sensible and responsible women do not want to vote. The relative positions to be assumed by man and woman in the working out of our civilization were assigned long ago by a higher intelligence than ours. Votes: 1

The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes. He has left them in the full enjoyment of their liberal positions, and he is himself a strict conservative of their garments. Votes: 1

Leaders of the future will have to be visionary and be able to bring people in - real communicators. These are things that women bring to leadership and executive positions, and it's going to be incredibly valuable and incredibly in demand. Votes: 1

One of the really positive things about minority government is that there is the necessity to broker policy positions. What happens is you get a hybrid of what a single party might do. And I don't think that is a bad thing. Votes: 1

Thank you for the sacrifices you and your families are making. Our Vietnam Veterans have taught us that no matter what are positions may be on policy, as Americans and patriots, we must support all of our soldiers with our thoughts and our prayers. Votes: 1

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. Votes: 1

A catcher must want to catch. He must make up his mind that it isn't the terrible job it is painted, and that he isn't going to say every day, 'Why, oh why with so many other positions in baseball did I take up this one.' Votes: 1

When you're younger, you see the people who are in power and think they must have that position because of some degree of skill. And as you get older, you realize it's not true, that most people in those positions are absolutely inept. And this naturally makes you feel better about yourself. Votes: 1

Carl Yastrzemski was the best all-around player. He could run, throw and hit. He had the ability to play a number of different positions. He signed as a shortstop. He could play the outfield, of course, and third base and first, too. He was a tremendous athlete. Mickey Mantle was unbelievable, too. Votes: 1

I've been subject to how many security clearance procedures and I must say as irritating as some people may find them I think they are absolutely essential to making sure that people who work in sensitive positions in the national security field in our government are entirely loyal to the United States. Votes: 1

We must take positions. Our weakness in the West is born of the fact of so-called 'objectivity.' Objectivity does not exist - it cannot exist!... The word is a hypocrisy which is sustained by the lie that the truth stays in the middle. No, sir: Sometimes truth stays on one side only. Votes: 1

I am an ambitious person, but I am not ambitious in the sense that I want jobs only for the sake of them... I am here to do things I think are worthwhile. I am always careful that the political positions I take are consistent with good policy. I would not want to be prime minister of Australia at any price. Votes: 1

Easter' is a movable event, calculated by the relative positions of sun and moon, an impossible way of fixing year by year the anniversary of a historical event, but a very natural and indeed inevitable way of calculating a solar festival. These changing dates do not point to the history of a man, but to the hero of a solar myth. Votes: 1

Even the dullest bird or face becomes interesting when you give it a good look in the wild/flesh. The way the shadow drops across the cheek, the light hits an eyebrow, etc... there are many more angles, positions etc. than you can ever imagine. My heart always makes a little jump when I see things in birds or faces that surprise me. Votes: 1

My family had liberal positions. Votes: 0

High positions are full of low people! Votes: 0

Good positions don't win games, good moves do Votes: 0

Chess mastery essentially consists of analyzing Chess positions accurately Votes: 0

Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions. Votes: 0

Communists have no respect for people, only for positions. Votes: 0

Honor is infinitely more valuable than positions of honor. Votes: 0

Lawyers advocate more so than state their own positions. Votes: 0

We took up our positions, in obedience to instructions. Votes: 0

Chart positions aren't the be all and end all. Votes: 0

Actors put ourselves in awkward positions all the time. Votes: 0

We are all put in different positions for different reasons. Votes: 0

Nothing bad happens when women are in positions of power. Votes: 0

All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions. Votes: 0

They didn't change positions, they just moved the players around. Votes: 0

There is a lot to learn about love and positions. Votes: 0

My goal is to eliminate positions where I can't function. Votes: 0

We are not here for any positions but for a responsiblity. Votes: 0

With the money I'm making, I should be playing two positions. Votes: 0

Never assume that people in positions of responsibility are behaving responsibly. Votes: 0

Interns, unite: you have nothing to lose but your unpaid positions! Votes: 0

So easily do weak men put in high positions turn villains. Votes: 0

I'll play all five positions if my team needs me to. Votes: 0

Are decent people in positions of leadership eternally condemned to Calvary? Votes: 0

I'll take my five positions per second any day, thank you Votes: 0

People are ultimately threatened by young people taking positions of power. Votes: 0

In the case of Enron, we balance our positions all the time. Votes: 0

Nothing is more difficult than the art of maneuvering for advantageous positions. Votes: 0

Empowered women who reach tough or unconventional positions make CHOICES not sacrifices Votes: 0

When people campaign for positions, they promise people all kinds of things. Votes: 0

There are few positions less inspiriting than those of a discomfited party. Votes: 0

In complicated positions, Bobby Fischer hardly had to be afraid of anybody Votes: 0

Having to know the answers puts in terrible positions from which to learn. Votes: 0

In open positions the safety of the King should be the first consideration. Votes: 0

I am not looking for board positions, I am looking for good governance. Votes: 0

To be right and overruled is not forgiven to persons in responsible positions. Votes: 0

Extreme positions are not succeeded by moderate ones, but by contrary extreme positions. Votes: 0

Every organization has an allotted number of positions to be filled by misfits. Votes: 0

The Dutch change positions quicker than you can make a cup of coffee. Votes: 0

If Pakistan feels Indian positions are pre-conditions, then there will be no talks. Votes: 0

Only people of proven character should be placed in positions of spiritual leadership. Votes: 0

I'm in control of the positions that I allow myself to be in. Votes: 0

Like all the best radical positions, then, mine is a thoroughly traditionalist one. Votes: 0

Time eventually positions most photographs, even the most amateurish, at the level of art. Votes: 0

Beginners must master low stance and posture, natural body positions are for the advanced. Votes: 0

So I'd rather have a defense that's successful where everyone's comfortable in their positions. Votes: 0

You've got to put yourself in positions to take away what can be said. Votes: 0

There's two positions in snowboarding. One is looking cool and the other is DEAD! Votes: 0

In this court the parties changed positions as nimbly as if dancing a quadrille. Votes: 0

I don't know how you overcome the dearth of scientists in the government positions. Votes: 0

Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another. Votes: 0

We don't really have favorite positions. Its mostly just playing the game that we love. Votes: 0

You have to take positions on bills. There is no button for maybe or possibly. Votes: 0

Now women are rising to great positions and they run most of the studios now. Votes: 0

Equal rights for the sexes will be achieved only when mediocre women occupy high positions. Votes: 0

There aren't very many women of color in positions of power, period. Much less on television. Votes: 0

I don't have clear-cut positions. I get baffled by things. I have viewpoints. Sometimes they change. Votes: 0

You need to indoctrinate empathy out of people in order to arrive at extreme capitalist positions. Votes: 0

Sometimes I do feel a little pressure, but not that much because we play different positions. Votes: 0

There is no right to work in a think tank, and these are very privileged positions. Votes: 0

Perhaps nothing in our society is more needed for those in positions of authority than accountability. Votes: 0

Women are in positions of power the most radical of activists could only dream of in 1960. Votes: 0

I try to aim high and put myself in positions where I'm the least experienced person. Votes: 0

I can play in the 11 positions because a good player can play anywhere on the pitch. Votes: 0

When people are placed in positions slightly above what they expect, they are apt to excel. Votes: 0

The Democratic Party's rigidly pro-choice stance is one of the more unyielding positions in contemporary American politics. Votes: 0

The American people should be free to advocate for their candidates and their positions without burdensome limitations. Votes: 0

Costa Rica believes in building bridges, in looking for solutions to problems, and not clinging to positions. Votes: 0

Power positions do not yield to arguments, however rationally and morally valid, but only to superior power. Votes: 0

What invariably distinguishes a good player from a poor one is their respective address positions or setups. Votes: 0

Objectivity and presence of mind are essential in such positions where sacrificial temptations are not always resistable. Votes: 0

Increase your bets when you are confident and scale down your positions when you don't have conviction. Votes: 0

If more people were actively engaged in advocating their positions I think we'd have a better society. Votes: 0

You can ensure the safety of your defense if you only hold positions that cannot be attacked. Votes: 0

In any business, the more you learn, the more sympathetic you can be to other people's positions. Votes: 0

The stool of repentance and the foot of the cross are the favorite positions of instructed Christians. Votes: 0

If you get a guy that can play a couple positions, it helps you out a real lot. Votes: 0

Judges are required by our democratic system not to overstep their positions to become policy makers or super-legislators. Votes: 0

Politics means competition, especially in senior positions. If you don't know that, you're not especially suited to politics. Votes: 0

The most significant halachic authority of the last 100 years, whose positions helped fashion a balanced and moderate Judaism. Votes: 0

Arrogance and fanaticism cause the hardening of positions taken and entrenchment can only lead to a dead end. Votes: 0

I'm a relatively shy person, but I love being challenged and putting myself in positions that are scary. Votes: 0

I'm a little tired of people who have very big moral positions and very small power in reality. Votes: 0

People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history. Votes: 0

I thought I was playing the world champion, not some 27-eyed monster who sees everything in all positions. Votes: 0

The true test of character is to live win-win even when promoted to positions where win-lose is possible. Votes: 0

Painting stems from a sense of organisation, the sensed positions of contrasts. Not that it is about this. Votes: 0

I think that generally New Zealand is respected for the positions it takes because it thinks them through. Votes: 0

That's one of the challenges of investing in China, is the lack of clarity with respect to tax positions. Votes: 0

Hookers in Times Square, God bless 'em, are offering a Mitt Romney Special. For an extra $20 they'll change positions. Votes: 0

The choice couldn't be more clear for the American people. Donald Trump has been completely consistent in his positions. Votes: 0

Thats one of the challenges of investing in China, is the lack of clarity with respect to tax positions. Votes: 0

People in powerful positions come under scrutiny, and sometimes they get in trouble for things that their underlings did. Votes: 0

When people in positions of trust mislead us - either recklessly, negligently or intentionally - that impacts the republic. Votes: 0

What we need in appointive positions is men of knowledge and experience who have sufficient character to resist temptations. Votes: 0

How gracious are the gods in bestowing high positions; and how reluctant are they to insure them when given. Votes: 0

Don't chase accomplishments , people or positions to find your worth. You're already loved as you are by the Father. Votes: 0

In a world of increasing grey areas, we are becoming more and more entrenched in black and white positions. Votes: 0

Research conducted throughout the world shows gender balance in top positions contributes to improved competitiveness and better business performance. Votes: 0

It follows from the assumption of a universally valid ideology, just as night follows day, that other positions are heresy. Votes: 0

People profess to have certain political positions, but their conservatism or liberalism is really the least interesting thing about them. Votes: 0

The fastest surging woman leadership position is heading non-profit organizations. Women are not rejecting leadership positions -- they're rejecting politics. Votes: 0

Doctors' positions and recommendations about drugs, procedures, surgical interventions, health and nutrition are not always based on strong scientific evidence. Votes: 0

What is portrayed as high-minded positions on issues sometimes is just designed to carve out some of their commercial interests. Votes: 0

Democrats in the contrast with Republicans, almost no matter which Republican is nominated. Because they are taking such similar positions. Votes: 0

The banks should give a full, fair, and accurate account of their financial positions and they are failing that test. Votes: 0

With respect to the situation in Al-Faw, the British told big lies. In Al-Faw, our forces' positions remained in place. Votes: 0

There are really only two positions one can take toward anything in life: hope or fear. Hope strengthens, fear kills. Votes: 0

When women are in positions of power it's a hard place to be, especially when that position involves bossing men around. Votes: 0

True hustlers are prepared to get hustled and know when to change positions and move to something different and aren't afraid. Votes: 0

The failure of women to have reached positions of leadership has been due in large part to social and professional discrimination. Votes: 0

The failure of women to have reached positions of leadership has been due in large part to social and professional discrimination. Votes: 0

If you look at military and intelligence positions from the 1950s, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always been against American national interests. Votes: 0

Lack of proper endgame technique allows many players to escape from lost positions, even without any spectacular play on their part. Votes: 0

I think that the Democratic Party is a big tent, which means that there are positions I may not agree with. Votes: 0

John Kerry will undergo surgery to repair his right shoulder. He originally hurt it when he suddenly switched positions on Iraq. Votes: 0

People in positions of power and privilege have a duty to perform at a higher level. If not them, then who? Votes: 0

The extreme positions of the Crossfire Syndrome require extreme simplification - framing the debate in terms which ignore the real issues. Votes: 0

How come the little things bother you when you are in a bad position? They don't bother you in good positions. Votes: 0

Chart positions are for people with manbags who get to work at 11 A.M. because they've been at a digital meeting. Votes: 0

When right, I shall often be thought wrong by those whose positions will not command a view of the whole ground. Votes: 0

If you look at military and intelligence positions from the 1950s, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always been against American national interests. Votes: 0

The atheist must abandon his defensive positions, take up the cudgels and go forward, rather than into the retreat of apathy. Votes: 0

To the extent that philosophical positions both confuse us and close doors to further inquiry, they are likely to be wrong. Votes: 0

Driving by my ambitions, desire higher positions, to see eternally and my mission, to be more than just a rap musician. Votes: 0

Sometimes I think they should set up an asylum for people like that... a whole slew of paparazzi defending their positions. Votes: 0

Leaders lead when they take positions, when they connect with their tribes, and when they help the tribe connect to itself. Votes: 0

It's so much easier to do press if you take positions that the press likes than to take conservative Republican positions. Votes: 0

One of the only coherent philosophical positions is thus revolt. It is a constant confrontation between man and his own obscurity. Votes: 0

... people are capable of more than their organizational positions ever give them the tools or the time or the opportunity to demonstrate. Votes: 0

Discipleship does not come from positions of prominence, wealth, or advanced learning. The disciples of Jesus came from all walks of life. Votes: 0

Today, Snoop Dog endorsed Ron Paul for president. Snoop said he likes Paul's positions on everything from legalizing pot ... to legalizing pot. Votes: 0

Sometimes economists in official positions give bad advice; sometimes they give very, very bad advice; and sometimes they work at the OECD. Votes: 0

Too often we shape our public positions on the basis of our economic connections. That brings us dangerously close to economic determinism. Votes: 0

Dogma, static positions, consonance - all these are obstacles to catching the disease of art, at least in its more complex forms. Votes: 0

Your positions on EVERYTHING are based on the story you tell yourself and not some universal fact from the universal fact database. Votes: 0

We ought to have more women in various management positions, because women are the ones who decide almost everything in the home Votes: 0

To leave positions of great responsibility and authority is to die a little, but the time comes when that must be faced. Votes: 0

How you spend your time is far more important than all the material possessions you may own or positions you may attain. Votes: 0

We ought to have more women in various management positions, because women are the ones who decide almost everything in the home. Votes: 0

All the leadership positions that I have had have one common denominator: none has required that I give up my science work. Votes: 0

Sadly, the truth is, there aren't many people who can be put in high positions who won't start thinking highly of themselves. Votes: 0

Your experience will be a lesson to all of us men to be careful not to marry ladies in very high positions. Votes: 0

Whether you're religious or not, there is a real need for other people's religious positions to be treated with the upmost respect. Votes: 0

The musicians themselves don't seem to know enough about why they're in the positions they're in, so they're afraid to lose those positions. Votes: 0

Why do people think that we’re degraded when we’re examining positions of degradation, or examining the cycle of our own degradation? Votes: 0

Market price, while used exclusively to value our investments in minority positions, is not a relevant factor when applied to our controlling interests. Votes: 0

It means, people who are in high and responsible positions, if they go against righteousness, righteousness itself will get transformed into a destroyer. Votes: 0

I think that you can disagree with people and debate over their positions with issues without engaging in the politics of personal destruction. Votes: 0

In modern praxis lost positions are salvaged most often when the play is highly complicated with many sharp dynamic variations to be calculated. Votes: 0

Every climb is different, has its own unique set of movements and body positions. Climbing and my appreciation for nature are totally intertwined. Votes: 0

Fundamentalist groups like Christian Embassy have infiltrated the very top of the U.S. military and gained positions of influence in the Pentagon. Votes: 0

Why are young adults so self-centered and always seeking instant gratification? Because older adults, often in positions of power, paint them that way. Votes: 0

It not infrequently happens that persons without any other special qualification than the drama of their lives are precipitated into important political positions. Votes: 0

Brexit suggests that there IS some level of non-vocal group who supports positions like those espoused by [Donald]Trump that polls are missing. Votes: 0

There's also really no way of knowing what Donald Trump is going to do - he's been sufficiently vague in his policy positions. Votes: 0

The positions I played in football, being a quarterback and a defensive back, you had to kind of have a little independent thinking. Votes: 0

I worry that there are people who are put in positions of authority because they're good talkers, but they don't have good ideas. Votes: 0

Entropy is not about speeds or positions of particles, the way temperature and pressure and volume are, but about our lack of information. Votes: 0

Donald Trump has always had women around him in powerful positions. That's true in his corporation, in his campaign, and now his cabinet. Votes: 0

Once we increase the proportion of women in technical roles, the challenge is to retain them and ease the transition to senior positions. Votes: 0

I can see both sides of term limits, and I think, in different positions, term limits make more sense than in some others. Votes: 0

I don't want to be on the bandwagon of dogging any president or anybody in positions where they have all these different constituencies. Votes: 0

Let's make Joe Lieberman accountable for his rhetoric. Not a penny more until he 'clarifies' his positions to the satisfaction of our creative freedom. Votes: 0

Rooney has those things that you cannot teach players - the positions he takes up just behind the front men is a European trait, Votes: 0

If you want to create a beautiful world, people in positions of responsibility and power should know a certain sense of joyfulness and peacefulness. Votes: 0

There's been a lot of talk about black men and the presence and absence of black men in positions of power in American culture. Votes: 0

I believe it is the responsibility and duty of those in high-profile positions to give a voice to people whose voices cannot be heard. Votes: 0

Of course, politicians always say they're just describing their opponents' positions, even if they are in fact offering absurd caricatures, if not outright lies. Votes: 0

The world doesn't really need more people who can bend their bodies into amazing positions. What it needs are kinder, more compassionate, generous people. Votes: 0

A writer who takes political, social or literary positions must act only with the means that are his. These means are the written words. Votes: 0

Let proportion be found not only in numbers and measures, but also in sounds, weights, times, and positions, and what ever force there is. Votes: 0

I have left the federal government and the German Bundestag; I have resigned from all my positions in the Social Democratic Party of Germany. Votes: 0

In my fourth grade classroom, I even instituted a government structure, because I was really interested in people having positions and there being law. Votes: 0

Many people around the President have sizeable egos before entering government, some with good reason. Their new positions will do little to moderate their egos. Votes: 0

When people are collecting gold they aren't doing business. ... Gold is constipation: even bankruptcy is more fluid. Gold isn't wealth: positions in markets are wealth. Votes: 0

Oppressed people are frequently very oppressive when first liberated. They know but two positions: somebody's foot on their neck or their foot on somebody's neck. Votes: 0

Yeah, I play a lot of point guard. LeBron plays a lot of point guard. A lot of people are thinking too much on positions. Votes: 0

Both Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton's positions are far more in line with the German National Socialism approach than Trump could even dream of being. Votes: 0

I have led the way for moving women from traditional roles to strategic positions and inspired girls and women throughout Africa to seek leadership positions. Votes: 0

No one on earth is "functionless". The problem we usually have is that functions of people are being displayed in the wrong positions! Change position! Votes: 0

I've seen a lot of my friends go through different reality shows, and they just get caught up in a lot of stagnant positions, unfortunately. Votes: 0

Masood Ahmed brings to the position of director of external relations extensive experience gained in a range of senior positions in international finance and development. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Every one of my positions cuts - out half the country. I'm pro-choice, I'm pro-gay rights, I'm pro-immigration, I'm against guns, I believe in Darwin. Votes: 0

My ideal office wouldn't have a chair. You would do two things there: stand up or lie down. These are the body's most natural positions. Votes: 0

Put two or three men in positions of conflicting authority. This will force them to work at loggerheads, allowing you to be the ultimate arbiter. Votes: 0

I am a part of the political process whether the multinational forces are present or not. Politics is serving the people, not chairs and positions. Votes: 0

Der, die, das, dem, den, des. German's six ways of saying 'the', like six sexual positions you never knew existed. Hey, I just sprung a boner. Votes: 0

We see pluralism: We can see that there are different ideological and political positions in Russia. If the authoritarianism finally ends, we will have real competition. Votes: 0

Harvard produces leaders. People with Harvard degrees go on to become administrators in high-level positions in state educational departments and in public schools around the country. Votes: 0

I have some cool talents. I'm really flexible and can do all sorts of twisted yoga positions. And I'm a big athlete and especially love soccer. Votes: 0

At 78 years old, I am not surprised at much anymore. Germany has taken divergent positions before, so has France, so has England, so has the US. Votes: 0

Copy my favorite moves and my Tour-proven setup positions, and you'll start catching it on the sweet spot every time, with every club in your bag. Votes: 0

A lot will depend on who [Donald] Trump chooses for key cabinet positions, but even more will depend on his consultations with his key advisor (himself). Votes: 0

Note the three most important Cabinet positions. Rice said that it was better to find the weapons of mass destruction than to see a mushroom cloud. Votes: 0

There are 80 jobs in which women earn more than men - positions like financial analyst, speech-language pathologist, radiation therapist, library worker, biological technician, motion picture projectionist. Votes: 0

One simple way to keep organizations from becoming cancerous might be to rotate all jobs on a regular, frequent and mandatory basis, including the leadership positions. Votes: 0

Candidates [Hillary Clinton and Donald trump], we look forward to hearing you articulate your policies and your positions, as well as your visions and your values. Votes: 0

As far as he was concerned, there were only two good positions for a human. A female on her back. And a male facedown not breathing. Votes: 0

Perhaps when we face our maker, we will not be asked, 'How many positions did you hold,' but rather, 'How many people did you help? Votes: 0

Yesterday Senator John Kerry changed his mind and now supports the ban on gay marriages. I'm telling you this guy has more positions than Paris Hilton. Votes: 0

Look back at history - those who guided the revolution in the time of its culmination never kept their leading positions long after the turning point. Votes: 0

While there are few records of Viking women participating in battle, they certainly held positions of high status in society as human sorceresses known as 'volvas.' Votes: 0

We have, for whatever the reason, disturbed people... who sometimes do terrible, violent things, and sometimes those of us who serve in elected positions are the target. Votes: 0

We may distinguish six kinds of terrain, to wit: (1) Accessible ground; (2) entangling ground; (3) temporising ground; (4) narrow passes; (5) precipitous heights; (6) positions at a great distance from the enemy. Votes: 0

When men hold the greater majority of all professional positions of power, it is impossible for a woman to advance her career without the support of men. Votes: 0

The most essential requirement for leaders is neither age nor gender. It is neither certificates nor positions. It is the character that reveals trust and exemplary life. Votes: 0

Provincial governments in Canada have terminated the positions of marriage commissioners who have, for personal religious convictions, not performed same sex marriages. It has happened in Saskatchewan. Votes: 0

I was always writing scripts, and I had made several shorts, before and after film school. But I worked a variety of temp positions over the years. Votes: 0

Demand for grain in the world today is a more stable trend than demand for energy. Russia is a major grain exporter and can consolidate its positions Votes: 0

Women account for about 70% of Africa's food production and manage a large proportion of small enterprises. They are also increasingly represented in legislative and executive leadership positions. Votes: 0

Part of the reason images of women in positions of authority are marked by their gender is that the very notion of authority is associated with maleness. Votes: 0

Young people - there's been very little places in positions of authority in law enforcement for young people's skill sets, but the truth is we need them. Votes: 0

Baron Grimm declared that, as a rule, it was easy for little minds to attain splendid positions, because they devoted all their ability to the one object. Votes: 0

When the Americans advance, we harass and retreat, fire from new positions and then retreat again. If the attacking force is too big, we call for support. Votes: 0

I am a believer in the evolutionary process, and yet I have sympathy for the friends of mine who are creationists. I don't find the positions incompatible. Votes: 0

For the West, they wanted to undermine the Syrian positions. For the petrodollar countries like Saudi Arabia, they're thinking undermining Syria will undermine Iran on sectarian basis. Votes: 0

When you're 'recruiting' people in temporary positions for the firm (short-term contracts, free-lancers, etc.) treat them well: remember, they're the only ones who actually do any work. Votes: 0

I think Jason Chaffetz was correct to call for an investigation into the Government Ethics Department in the government for the positions that they've taken in this campaign. Votes: 0

If you're attacking your market from multiple positions and your competition isn't, you have all the advantage and it will show up in your increased success and income. Votes: 0

[Leftists] have all these embeds in their bureaucracy and in the judiciary. So even when they lose elections they have ample positions of power occupied by career invisibles. Votes: 0

Self-rule means that China must stop its intensive effort to colonize Tibet with Chinese settlers and must allow Tibetans to hold responsible positions in the government of Tibet. Votes: 0

We have no intention of abandoning the American people to unproven theories and extreme positions. We're the people party and we're going to stick up for the people. Votes: 0

Rotary provides training at all levels so that those who have been selected for leadership positions have the opportunity to learn and apply leadership principles to their jobs. Votes: 0

Desires may dry off, bodies may decay, friendship may vanish and positions may be dissolved. One thing will remain; the word of God! In the word is life! Votes: 0

I'm fascinated by how you'll change your position so many times over a lifetime, but really what you're doing is occupying a series of positions on a landscape. Votes: 0

I was ecstatic when they re-named "French fries" as "freedom fries." Grown men and women in positions of power in the U.S. government showing themselves as idiots." Votes: 0

It's easy to dislike the few senior women out there. What if women were half the positions in power? It would be harder to dislike all of them. Votes: 0

I think ideas should be flying about and banging into each other. It is a kind of energy. If you occupy static positions, then things sort of ossify. Votes: 0

The primary moral judgment on candidates and their positions is to be made in the light of their concern for protecting human life from conception to natural death. Votes: 0

This is how God works. He puts people in positions where they are desperate for his power, and then he shows his provision in ways that display his greatness Votes: 0

There are few positions in life in which difficulties have not to be encountered. These difficulties are, however, our best instructors, as our mistakes often form our best experience. Votes: 0

Without a vision people in leadership positions perish. You not only lose your people, you lose the person who is in a leadership position - you lose it all. Votes: 0

Chess960 is healthy and good for your chess. If you get into it and not just move the pieces to achieve known positions it really improves your chess vision. Votes: 0

With regard to freedom of expression there are basically two positions: you defend it vigorously for views you hate, or you reject it in favor of Stalinist/Fascist standards. Votes: 0

In organizations, real power and energy is generated through relationships. The patterns of relationships and the capacities to form them are more important than tasks, functions, roles, and positions. Votes: 0

There may be as much nobility in being last as in being first, because the two positions are equally necessary in the world, the one to complement the other. Votes: 0

A more important antidote to American democracy is American gerontocracy. The positions of eminence and authority in Congress are allotted in accordance with length of service, regardless of quality. Votes: 0

There were a large number of Jews who held more favorable positions than they should have, according to their percentage of the population. Germans should have held those positions. Votes: 0

Don't be afraid to go for positions, jobs or take on clients just outside of your knowledge base. It's when you're uncomfortable that you learn and grow the most. Votes: 0

The positions I played, every play, I was making contact, not like that Deion Sanders. He couldn't tackle my wife. He's back there dancing out there instead of hitting. Votes: 0

It took us months of buying all the Coke stock we could to accumulate $1 billion worth - equal to 7% of the company. It's very hard to accumulate major positions. Votes: 0

Throw your soldiers into positions whence there is no escape, and they will prefer death to flight. If they will face death, there is nothing they may not achieve. Votes: 0

Transformation always and necessarily calls for a transformation of oneself and one's environment. But I don't see that happening. People are stuck with their own positions that never change. Votes: 0

Because their bones are growing, they can only sleep in certain positions, obviously. The crucifix and the swastika tend to be the most popular. Sometimes a combination of the two. Votes: 0

Possessions and positions may promote our happiness but cannot create it. Happiness is a state created by self through the realization of how the self is important to the creator. Votes: 0

A spider web of 'patriots for profit', operating from the highest positions of special trust and confidence, have successfully circumvented our constitutional system in pursuit of a New World Order. Votes: 0

Stepping back from running [Donald Trump] positions is meaningless from a conflict of interests perspective. The presidency is a full-time job and he would have had to step back anyway. Votes: 0

By instinct we-leaders-want to run hard all the time; by intellect we know this is not possible. Reconciling those two positions in the context of leadership is an ongoing challenge. Votes: 0

Obviously, I have certain policy positions that I push and advocate for that would benefit people dealing in a system that breeds inequality and makes life more difficult for people. Votes: 0

I think were struggling with trying to redefine various positions at this point in history. To allow freedom for women, freedom for men, freedom from those sharply defined gender roles. Votes: 0

I share the anger, but, ultimately, to govern this country, it takes more than anger. It takes experience. It takes positions that reflect the best values of the American people. Votes: 0

I think we're struggling with trying to redefine various positions at this point in history. To allow freedom for women, freedom for men, freedom from those sharply defined gender roles. Votes: 0

Everybody who aspires to high positions of leadership in their state and in their country should be willing to take unscreened, unrehearsed questions from the people who pay their salary. Votes: 0

Those of us in positions of responsibility, we'll need to be less concerned with the judgment of special interests and well-connected donors, and more concerned with the judgment of posterity. Votes: 0

Unfortunately, there are people in America, there are people in politics, there are people in positions of authority, who want to forcibly unarm, and force in to helplessness, American citizens. Votes: 0

The Communists were interested in getting into key positions as union officers, statisticians, economists, etc., in order to utilize the apparatus of the unions to promote the cause of revolution. Votes: 0

The attributes of liminality are necessarily ambiguous... Liminal entities are neither here nor there; they are betwixt and between the positions assigned and arrayed by law, custom, convention and ceremonial. Votes: 0

France, after the month of May, will share trust with the current leadership of the United States which, on many subjects, has tended to take useful positions in our view. Votes: 0

Anyone who wishes to learn how to play chess well must make himself or herself thoroughly conversant with the play in positions where the players have castled on opposite sides. Votes: 0

[In Eritrea] in key positions - president, government, police - everybody's the same [color]. It's a country run by its people. No racial class, everybody feels a part of it. Votes: 0

Liberals in blue states working in blue enclaves within blue cities that are producing the media, don't even see that their positions fit on the spectrum as left of center. Votes: 0

I think the only way you can really grow is if you push yourself and put yourself in uncomfortable positions and doing things that you're not used to; it's exciting. Votes: 0

Usually I am on a work for a long stretch, until a moment arrives when the air of the arbitrary vanishes, and the paint falls into positions that feel destined. Votes: 0

I think it is kind of depressing how few female filmmakers there are. I think it is in general depressing how few women there are in ... important positions in society Votes: 0

The angels are Divine messengers of light who offer us guidance... Our willingness to receive Divine guidance is what positions us at the right time and place for a message. Votes: 0

I think what we're seeing on a lot of parts of the right is people bending their positions and their principles on account of the fact that Donald Trump won. Votes: 0

The fact that people are in positions does not justify the means that they are leaders. A leader can be blind and to know this, check his sense of vision. Votes: 0

We're going to have the best educated American people in the world. People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history. Votes: 0

These guys were the best. They were the best at their positions and made playing the game easier. And at the same time it made it so much more enjoyable. Votes: 0

I wasn't making music consciously when I was younger. I was a musician, but that has its own stigmas. Anywhere on the planet, it's one of the more undervalued positions. Votes: 0

Clearly in my mind, I have two distinct positions - owner and manager. So I am open to reviewing my performance as a manager as any other person in Sun Pharma. Votes: 0

The reasoning isn't crazy. It's technically correct. If you're being true to the idea that government must not take positions on religious questions, then the Ninth Circuit opinion is quite persuasive. Votes: 0

I'm arguing for progressive positions on behalf of a progressive administration in front of a court who, before Justice [Antonin] Scalia's death, had a conservative majority that was quite conservative, frankly. Votes: 0

Teachers achievements does not requires their positions. Because real teacher must not focus in certificates but instead the experiences he encounter to the learners,that he touches the future he teach. Votes: 0

I would like the colors, their shapes and positions to be arrived at in response to and dictated by the condition of the total space at the time they are considered. Votes: 0

The revolution has its own laws: in the period of its culmination it pushes the most highly developed, determined and far-seeing stratum of the revolutionary class to the most advanced positions. Votes: 0

There have been so many examples of highly qualified judges of enormous integrity who lost their positions because they were in fact disabled from speaking out to defend a controversial opinion. Votes: 0

A judicial standard means that a judicious decision can be entirely correct, even when the result does not line up with our preferred political positions or cater to certain political interests. Votes: 0

I think it's pretty obvious that women's stories are not necessarily being told in Hollywood and women are not necessarily being put in the leadership positions they deserve in mainstream film. Votes: 0

...mediocre people find their way into positions of authority...because when it comes to even the most important positions, our selection decisions are a good deal less rational than we think. Votes: 0

I believe in freedom for women to have equal rights - the right to work, the right to hold high positions, the right to take custody of their children after divorcing. Votes: 0

I believe in white supremacy until the blacks are educated to the point of responsibility. I don`t believe in giving authority and positions of leadership and judgment to irresponsible people. Votes: 0

All the religious wars that have caused blood to be shed for centuries arise from passionate feelings and facile counter-positions, such as Us and Them, good and bad, white and black. Votes: 0

If the simple positions of ballet are demonstrated straight on, they seem quite dull and lifeless, but when put on a diagonal, they begin to take on all kinds of possibilities. Votes: 0

And I shall always hold myself more obliged to those by whose favour I enjoy uninterrupted leisure than to any who might offer me the most honourable positions in the world. Votes: 0

I have to say, that I am delighted that Secretary [Hillary] Clinton month after month after month seems to be adopting more and more of the positions that we have advocated. Votes: 0

If there was a sense of - a bigger sense of responsibility in the various leadership positions in America, things would be not as grotesquely overly done as they are now. Votes: 0

It's a sense in Minnesota that we need to get back to common sense. We need to get back to taking sensible looks at positions and understanding the proper role of government. Votes: 0

Every single administration in American political history has put cronies and pals and donors into political positions. But normally those people become the ambassador to Liechtenstein or the deputy undersecretary of commerce. Votes: 0

I relate to those characters - and any character I play - in as much as I put myself in their positions and feel how I would personally deal with their experiences. Votes: 0

Our acquisition strategy is very clear: 3x3. Three continents - Asia, Africa and South America, and in three categories where we have strong positions - personal wash, household care and hair care. Votes: 0

[Nikola Tesla] was thinking of parts actually moving, like exchanging positions in space through time. This would go over here, then that would go over there, and then something else would happen. Votes: 0

I have supported nominees for cabinet-level positions in the Reagan, Bush I, and Bush II administrations with people who I have tremendous disagreements with on substantive matters, and I've always supported them. Votes: 0

At the end of the day, Americans are not so keen on ideologues, people who have such fixed positions that they can't see any virtue in the other side's point of view. Votes: 0

Trump's immigration positions do not deserve a response because they are so outlandish. If you force me to give you three words to describe them they would be: ludicrous, impractical and racist. Votes: 0

Withdraw yourself from the low places and replace yourself to the high places! Leave the local positions; take a universal position! To see the big picture is the key for the salvation! Votes: 0

Power is always a corrupting influence. In this mythical time - let's call it medieval, feudal - people in power are dictatorial and don't want their positions of power to be threatened. Votes: 0

I've always been more interested in the content of our newspapers, political positions day to day, the thrill of communicating with people through words that I am in the pure business aspects. Votes: 0

When a nation uses their improperly gained or intelligence-wise gained information to take policy positions that impact another nation's democracy or their approach to any issue, then that raises real serious matters. Votes: 0

It appears that legal positions that you have supported have been used by the administration, the military, and the CIA to justify torture and Geneva Convention violations by military and civilian personnel. Votes: 0

The artist reserves the right to remove a blot on the landscape, to change positions of things, to suit his composition, providing only that he does not transgress the laws of probability. Votes: 0

For the first time a British force had met, held and decisively defeated a major Japanese attack, and followed this up by driving the enemy out of the strongest possible natural positions. Votes: 0

Experience and the constant analysis of the most varied positions builds up a store of knowledge in a player's mind enabling him often at a glance to assess this or that position. Votes: 0

In positions of strategic manoeuvring (where time is not of decisive importance) seek the worst-placed piece. Activating that piece is often the most reliable way of improving your position as a whole. Votes: 0

Now that the generation that grew up on '80s indie-rock has attained influential positions in the culture, that music is the new yardstick. And that will shift yet again some day. Votes: 0

A self-leaderis the positively influence you have on yourself and on others without any influence with your titles and positions. You must be able to lead yourself before you can lead others. Votes: 0

When I work, I really try to get absorbed in the character. Unless I want to do something playful with the camera, I'm not too worried about where the camera is or positions. Votes: 0

Venture capitalists buy minority positions in young companies they think will grow quickly; buy-out investors buy most or all of companies they think can be turned around by fixing a few basic things. Votes: 0

One has to work for years and decades, to conduct negotiations, to stand for positions and points of view, to jointly develop a civilized view on the administrative and state organization of Chechnya. Votes: 0

I think for leadership positions, emotional intelligence is more important than cognitive intelligence. People with emotional intelligence usually have a lot of cognitive intelligence, but that's not always true the other way around. Votes: 0

I haven't always been warmly welcomed for holding my conservative positions in Hollywood. Then again, I've never been very good at being politically correct either, on or off screen. So why start now? Votes: 0

I think women have come a long way. Women are in positions not because they're women, they're in positions because they're intelligent and they should be equal to their counterparts and treated equally. Votes: 0

Sometimes my backswing gets long, and I get in bad positions. The club also can get behind me coming down, so I have to flip my hands to catch up to my body. Votes: 0

Dramatic and emotional trading experiences tend to be negative. Pride is a great banana peel, as are hope, fear, and greed. My biggest slip-ups occurred shortly after I got emotionally involved with positions. Votes: 0

You do not attain success when you associate with those in high positions, It comes when you accept yourself and realize that only you can take yourself to where your heart truly lies. Votes: 0

There is more respect to be won in the opinion of this world by a resolute and courageous liquidation of unsound positions than by the most stubborn pursuit of extravagant or unpromising objectives. Votes: 0

It is no more rational to have lawyers in positions of power than it would be to have garbage collectors in positions of power. And in human terms garbage collectors would be preferable. Votes: 0

But maybe because the dot-com world gives people positions at a younger age, and many women are prominent in this business, it will help change the view about who can run big companies. Votes: 0

Everything is expressed through relationship. Colour can exist only through other colours, dimension through other dimensions, position through other positions that oppose them. That is why I regard relationship as the principal thing. Votes: 0

Malaysians, during the colonial period, were not given the top positions: we were always subordinate. Fortunately for us, the people who took over were mainly civil servants: people who were serving the Government. Votes: 0

There's potential for it being soon. The reality is that there are only 'X' positions available, so it's a matter of luck or timing. They are people positions, and Kim is incredibly qualified. Votes: 0

The Secret Service has announced it is doubling its protection for John Kerry. You can understand why - with two positions on every issue, he has twice as many people mad at him. Votes: 0

Sometimes I think your life and mine are under the protection of some supreme being or fate , because, after many years of parallel thought, we find ourselves in the positions we now occupy. Votes: 0

You can be sure that most of the high positions in the country would be empty if one were admitted only after an examination as severe as the one we painters must pass. Votes: 0

Even by the twenty-second century, no way had yet been discovered of keeping elderly and conservative scientists from occupying crucial administrative positions. Indeed, it was doubted if the problem ever would be solved. Votes: 0

They're not leading our people toward any kind of independence, but they're using their positions and their education and their talent to exploit our people worse than the slave master did during slavery. Votes: 0

War provides an outlet for every evil element in man's nature. It enfranchises cupidity and greed gives a charter to petty tyranny, glorifies cruelty and places in positions of power the vulgar and base. Votes: 0

False and doubtful positions, relied upon as unquestionable maxims, keep those who build on them in the dark from truth. Such are usually the prejudices imbibed from education, party, reverence, fashion, interest, et cetera. Votes: 0

The minimum wage isn't earned only by people working at fast food restaurants and in service industry work - the average income for positions like nursing assistants, preschool teachers and paramedics are all under $15. Votes: 0

Quite frankly, I would prefer to have a non-Christian like Mitt Romney who at least pretends to embrace biblical principles over a professing Christian like Barack Obama who embraces very unbiblical positions on abortion. Votes: 0

Leaders are not known by their positions; they are known by their roles in those position. You have many gifts as a leader, but your dominant gift is what you will use to lead. Votes: 0

The Republican Party has moved so far to the right, you can't recognize Mitt Romney. What Mitt Romney will appear in October? Mitt Romney has changed positions more often than a pornographic movie queen, Votes: 0

Sarah learnt a lot from Alex. Like the way men could say one thing, then another, then act in a way inconsistent with both positions and somehow still be convinced of their own integrity. Votes: 0

What we need to be able to do is count all human experience. So I would like to count the secretarial positions as good training places to take over the jobs of the bosses. Votes: 0

My worst flight was flying between Macau and Osaka in 2007. The turbulence was so bad that the cabin crew were assuming their crash positions. I had more than a bit of a sweat on. Votes: 0

Leaders are people who do the right thing: managers are people who do things right. Both roles are crucial, but they differ profoundly. I often observe people in top positions doing wrong things well. Votes: 0

Watch the growth of middle level management. Don't automatically fill vacant jobs. Leave some positions unfilled for 6-8 months to see what happens. You will find you won't need to fill some of them. Votes: 0

It was clear to me that the vulnerable point of the American Grandmaster (Bobby Fischer) was in double-edged, hanging, irrational positions, where he often failed to find a win even in a won position Votes: 0

For real change, we need feminine energy in the management of the world. We need a critical number of women in positions of power, and we need to nurture the feminine energy in men. Votes: 0

You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended.You can ensure the safety of your defense if you only hold positions that cannot be attacked. Votes: 0

Inevitably in my career of 35 years, I was in one turnaround circumstance after another, and I was personally put in positions of significant responsibility but without complete authority over everyone that needed to be mobilized. Votes: 0

There are two parties, so-called, but they're really factions of the same party, the Business Party. Both represent some range of business interests. In fact, they can change their positions 180 degrees, and nobody even notices. Votes: 0

For a lot of women, one of the hardest things about leadership is the desire to be liked by everyone. That's often inconsistent with leadership. It's certainly inconsistent with taking positions on very controversial issues. Votes: 0

Capablanca did not apply himself to opening theory (in which he never therefore achieved much), but delved deeply into the study of end-games and other simple positions which respond to technique rather than to imagination. Votes: 0

A big part of the problem that we face today is that our children have been taught at schools that every idea is right, that no one should criticize others' positions, no matter how odious. Votes: 0

A big part of the problem that we face today is that our children have been taught at schools that every idea is right, that no one should criticize others positions, no matter how odious. Votes: 0

There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must be not attacked, towns which must not be besieged, positions which must not be contested, commands of the sovereign which must not be obeyed. Votes: 0

I'm constantly meeting people who said that they cast their first vote for me, or that they cut their eye teeth on the 1972 campaign, or that they didn't vote for me but admire my positions. Votes: 0

Even though [Donald] Trump is reported to not read very much and to have a limited range of experience, he is often certain that he is right and boldly asserts the correctness of his positions. Votes: 0

I think that the more people who speak out, and say things and take stands on positions that will better our community, the better off each and every other individual artist or otherwise, will be. Votes: 0

We need to put people in positions of authority in government, business, law, medicine, media, sports and entertainment who are filled with the laws of God so that we can bring those laws into effect. Votes: 0

You know, I think when people are in important positions in big organizations, they often get tied up with the minutia of managing money, managing things. They often forget that people deserve to be led. Votes: 0

There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must not be attacked, towns which must not be besieged, positions which must not be contested, commands of the sovereign which must not be obeyed. Votes: 0

What seems strange is that Obama elicits such extreme dislike when, in fact, he is an exemplary family man, and his policy positions would have made him a conventional liberal Republican not that long ago. Votes: 0

In the last 14 years Jewry has achieved positions of influence which it has grossly misused morally, financially and politically in an unheard-of manner, with the result that the German people crumbled morally, financially, and politically. Votes: 0