Nothing could be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon, and left one unexpended effort that might have saved the world.
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Nothing could be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon, and left one unexpended effort that might have saved the world.
If you start to feel that you have given up too many parts of yourself to be with your partner, then one day you will end up looking for another person in order to reconnect with those lost parts.
When you are going through hell, keep on going. Never never never give up.
People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances.
The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want and if they can't find them, make them.
As soon as any man says of the affairs of the State "What does it matter to me?" the State may be given up for lost.
I feel like I've given up a lot of my fantasies. I just want to do things differently, and to a lot of people that's annoying. I like weird stuff. I always hoped if we had a big success it would be on our own terms.
The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking spaces.
You just can't beat the person who never gives up.
Most people would have given up when faced with all the criticism I've received over the years.
When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, that means they've given up on you.
Coach Graham rode you pretty hard, didn't he?" he said. I could barely muster a "yeah." That's a good thing," the assistant told me. When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, it means they've given up on you.
Never give up on something that you can't go a day without thinking about.
I am my own best friend and my own worst enemy. Before coming here, I was thinking I don't deserve it, that i wouldn't be able to meet your expectations, and that you had probably chosen the wrong candidate. At the same time, my heart was telling me that i was being rewarded because i hadn't given up and had fought to the end
Never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.
Everyone I used to play with has either given up or is dead.
The only reason the Protestants and Catholics have given up the idea of universal domination is because they've realised they can't get away with it.
If you want to change who you are, begin by changing the size of your dream. Even if you are broke, it does not cost you anything to dream of being rich. Many poor people are poor because they have given up on dreaming.
Do not grieve over someone who changes all of the sudden. It might be that he has given up acting and returned to his true self.
What is the world that is to be given up? It is here. I am carrying it all with me. My own body. It is all for this body that I put my hand voluntarily upon my fellow human beings, just to keep it nice and give it a little pleasure. It is all for the body that I injure others and make mistakes.
Anyone who minimizes the importance of success to your future has given up on his or her own chances of accomplishment and is spending his or her life trying to convince others to do the same.
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