#position

My father was so good-natured and had such a happy disposition. I've always confused him with Jimmy Stewart. So, think Jimmy Stewart. That's my dad. ↗

— Jane Pauley

#confused #dad #disposition #father #good-natured

I joined the army as a private. I was offered a rank at that time, but I refused. I preferred to remain a private. First of all, I wasn't taken by ranks, and before I knew it, they put me in the most sensitive positions anyway. ↗

— Shimon Peres

#army #before #first #first of all #i

I hold that the propositions embodied in natural science are not derived by any definite rule from the data of experience, and that they can neither be verified nor falsified by experience according to any definite rule. ↗

— Michael Polanyi

#any #data #definite #derived #embodied

Don't let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn't go with it. ↗

— Colin Powell

#close #down #ego #get #gets

I just want to give my best in London, I want to cross that line and see a personal best on the clock then I will see what position I am in. ↗

— Asafa Powell

#best #clock #cross #give #i

Those placed in the position which I now occupy, commonly feel concern about their worthiness to receive the great honour which has been done them. ↗

— Cecil Frank Powell

#been #commonly #concern #done #feel

I will never understand people who think that the way to show their righteous opposition to sexual freedom is to write letters full of filthy words. ↗

— Anna Quindlen

#freedom #full #i #letters #never

Often what we do is open our house for various charity events. I don't seat according to protocol. I don't invite people because of who they are in the administration or their positions of power. The few who do come, are there because I like them. ↗

— Sally Quinn

#administration #because #charity #come #events

I don't think I'm in any position to call myself a martial artist. I'm a student of the martial arts. ↗

— Lou Reed

#artist #arts #call #i #martial

I'm really happy with where I am, the movies in my life. Not satisfied, necessarily. But I won't put it on somebody else, blame anybody else for my position in the business. It's the choices I have made. ↗

— Giovanni Ribisi

#anybody #blame #business #choices #else