Position Quotes

As soon as you set yourself up in the position of transferring paint from one place to another, your whole culture invades you. It tells you all about the history of art.

Sometimes players need to gain time on the clock by repeating the position, but most often its purpose is to wear down the opponent psychologically.

The Libertarian position on the freedom of speech is a strong support of freedom of speech, and we oppose government intervention in controlling what is or is not moral.

Too many of the artists of Wales spend too much time talking about the position of theartists of Wales.There is only one position for an artist anywhere: and that is, upright.

I don't want to be in a position where I'm playing roles I'm comfortable with and making money, but doing it without feeling like I'm growing.

Up to now we have faced external problems in an isolated fashion. One of these problems is precisely the drug trade and what has been the result? A very weak and fragile position.

The fate of a Nation may sometimes depend upon the position of a fortress.

We are taking a business-as-usual position at my agency, though business before 9/11 wasn't that hot either!

A person at an eminent position does not need money. A chairman of a big company or something like that, I can’t buy him and the country does not have enough money to ‘buy’ him.

Long necks. The thrust of the head in a certain position. The way the fingers work, fabrics work. It's all part of my painting background.

Skepticism is not a position that you stake out ahead of time and stick to no matter what.

Anyone in England who puts himself forward to be elected to a position of political power is almost bound to be socially or emotionally insecure, or criminally motivated, or mad.

I think we don't do a service to dialogue between science and faith to characterize sincere people by calling them names. That inspires an even more dug-in position.

I consider Khomeini's position dangerous. He does not have the right to pass judgment-that is not the Islamic way.

I equate freedom and peace. And I believe America, given its position in the world, must use our power to promote freedom.

Like a good chess player, Satan is always trying to maneuver you into a position where you can save your castle only by losing your bishop.

When the position is such that neither side will gain by making the first move, it is called temporising ground.

Both desire and imagination are stored in the mind of the individual and when stretched, both have the potential to position a person for greatness.

Pride is when sinful human beings aspire to the status and position of God and refuse to acknowledge their dependence upon Him.

When you question what you believe, you leave the world, really, and what the world believes. It puts you in a very interesting position.

I was slightly disappointed, but also encouraged, because I put myself in position to win a major, which is all even Tiger says he tries to do.

No one is satisfied with his position, but every one is satisfied with his wit

I kinda see my current position like this: Here's your five minutes in the toy store, so you gotta do all the good movies you can before 'Chuck Woolery' rings the bell.

Real science is all about critically appraising the evidence for somebody else's position.

He neither serves nor rules, he transmits. His position is humble and the beauty at the crown is not his own. He is merely a channel.

The secularization of Western culture was accompanied by the elevation of art to the position of a substitute religion to replace Christianity.

You are in the perfect position to get there from here.

Google is in an amazing position to be the target of tons of lawsuits that will set precedent for many important things for us on the Internet.

I wouldn't describe that "position" as "parasitic." I'd describe that experience as "edifying." I don't merely write from a critical intellectual distance. I actually live around here.

Snobbery is the pride of those who are not sure of their position.

I keep telling my kids - whether you achieve your goal or not is not the most important thing. Putting yourself in position to achieve those goals is what's important.

The Buddha takes no position on gods, he suggests they may exist or they may not, but either way you can live a moral life.

Never take your position for granted and never let any favors you receive go to your head.

When you turn that fantasy into a fact, you are in a position to build even better fantasies. And that, my friend, is the Creative Process.

The less I understood of this farrago, the less I was in a position to judge of its importance.

I never thought I'd be in a position where people would be talking about my sexuality and saying how good I look in underwear.

Short of actual blunders, lack of faith in one's position is the chief cause of defeat. To be sure, it is easy to recommend faith and not so easy to practise it.

Position yourself as a center of influence, the one who knows the movers and shakers. People will respond to that, and you'll soon become what you project.

Some people are into position, not the mission.

I hate foreplay, I want to get straight to the point. My favourite position is on top so I can take control.

People afraid of criticism but I always put myself in a sacrificial position,they been know I ain't just rappin for fame

Lillian Gish thought that there should be a cabinet position for the arts and I think she was right. I think she was right.

France on its own cannot impose its point of view. But neither should it give up on its demands. With a clear vote for change France will be in a strong position.

There is a certain responsibility that accrued to me when I got to this unexpected position.

Let us be in a position so we are able to not only feed ourselves through home production and storage, but others as well.

My position is perfectly definite. Gravitation, motion, heat, light, electricity and chemical action are one and the same object in various forms of manifestation.

As long as gas is cheaper than bottled water, we can't be in a position of dictating to the consumer what to buy.

~Before, my career came first. All I had to think about was myself. Now my children prevail. It doesn't mean my career is less important; I just have to position things differently.~

American economy is tricky. If you stay in the game you're in a good position for the upswing. If you're not in the game you can't win.

But I've been very clear in this campaign - I don't believe the party should have a position on abortion.