#position

The Jesuits had learned that a Christian mission to China could never succeed if it were not in a position to show and convince the Chinese intelligentsia of the superiority of the European culture. ↗

— Hu Shih

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I have amazing people around me. I couldn't be in a better place. I'm grateful for my life and where I'm at. I never thought I could be in the position that I'm in. ↗

— Ashlee Simpson

#amazing people #around #better #better place #could

Moderation of oil prices would be very, very welcome. But overall I think we are in a position of stable growth, sustainable growth, and basically with inflation in check. ↗

— John W. Snow

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Obviously dunking on Horace Grant and Michael, in those circumstances, is just an incredible thing to happen. I'm happy I was able to make that play, and I'm fortunate I was in that position where I could make that happen for my team. ↗

— John Starks

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All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions. ↗

— Adlai E. Stevenson

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And harmony means that the relationship between all the elements used in a composition is balanced, is good. ↗

— Karlheinz Stockhausen

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And the invention of transformations of certain figures has become the most important in musical composition. ↗

— Karlheinz Stockhausen

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For the victor peace means the preservation of the position of power which he has secured. For the vanquished it means resigning himself to the position left to him. ↗

— Gustav Stresemann

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The life of the individual is a continuous combat with errors and obstacles, and no victory is more satisfying than the one achieved against opposition. ↗

— Gustav Stresemann

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If America wants to retain its position as a global power, its president must listen to the people and show strong leadership at this turning point in human history. ↗

— David Suzuki

#global #history #human #human history #leadership