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Giving Up Quotes (page 32)

So it was a thing that my mother always taught me to go for your goals and never give up no matter what they are, and I started believing that later on in life. Michael Clarke Duncan
People think that if you are a scientist you have to give up that joy of discovery, that passion, that sense of the great romance of life. I say that's completely opposite of the truth. Ann Druyan
I went downtown as a lawyer and then I worked in a liquor store at night, as I had done all through law school. And so when I got to the point where I could give up the night job, I joined the political club. David Dinkins
When I need my wife or when I need companionship or someone to talk to, I need it, like, now. So my wife will have to give up whatever she's doing at that moment to tend to my needs. And, in the same way, I would tend to hers. That's not such an easy thing to do. Neil Diamond
I tell writers to keep reading, reading, reading. Read widely and deeply. And I tell them not to give up even after getting rejection letters. And only write what you love. Anita Diament
Leonardo DiCaprio quote: "To believe in love, to be ready to give up anything for it, to..."
To believe in love, to be ready to give up anything for it, to be willing to risk your life for it, is the ultimate tragedy. Leonardo DiCaprio
Iris Dement quote: "My guitar is really tempermental. I don't give up on it..."
My guitar is really tempermental. I don't give up on it though, I'm close to my guitar! Iris Dement
The first thing I did was give up sweet tea because I drank so much. I'd start drinking at lunchtime and wouldn't set it down until I went to bed. When you calculate how much empty calories and how much sugar I was consuming, it was staggering. So I haven't had a glass of sweet tea in three years. Paula Deen
As for ourselves, yes, we must be meek, bear injustice, malice, rash judgment. We must turn the other cheek, give up our cloak, go a second mile. Dorothy Day
Well, I've been a professional racer for nine years. And if I could get it to pay me as much as acting, I'd give up all the rest in a second. Working in television, however, has made me accustomed to a certain lifestyle that I'd like to maintain. Jason Priestley
Part of me has certainly been motivated by wanting to take a stand against the restrictions that made Mother give up so much. Susan Faludi
My message is: You don't have to give up being popular, fun, or fashionable in order to be smart; they can go hand and hand. Doing math is a great way to exercise your brain; being smart is going to make you more powerful in life. Danica McKellar
The moment you give up your principles, and your values, you are dead, your culture is dead, your civilization is dead. Period. Oriana Fallaci
We are ready to sacrifice our souls, our children and our families so as not to give up Iraq. We say this so no one will think that America is capable of breaking the will of the Iraqis with its weapons. Saddam Hussein
It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are thoroughly alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good, and we must hunger after them. George Eliot

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