1,952 Quotes About Giving-up

  • Author Marat Safin
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    I give up on spending time on these courts; I give up on practicing before the tournament I hate. I hate this.

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  • Author Martin Seligman
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    I believe that traditional wisdom is incomplete. A composer can have all the talent of Mozart and a passionate desire to succeed, but if he believes he cannot compose music, he will come to nothing. He will not try hard enough. He will give up too soon when the elusive right melody takes too long to materialize.

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  • Author Martin Seligman
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    Success requires persistence, the ability to not give up in the face of failure. I believe that optimistic explanatory style is the key to persistence.

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  • Author Mattie Stepanek
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    Sometimes my body wakes me up and says 'Hey, you haven't had pain in a while. How about pain?' And sometimes I can't breathe, and that's hard to live with. But I still celebrate life and don't give up.

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  • Author May Sarton
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    No partner in a love relationship... should feel that he has to give up an essential part of himself to make it viable.

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  • Author Michael Schumacher
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    I've always believed that you should never, ever give up and you should always keep fighting even when there's only a slightest chance.

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  • Author Nicholas Stern
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    A diet that relies heavily on meat production results in higher emissions than a typical vegetarian diet. Different individuals will make different choices. However, the debate about climate change should not be dumbed down to a single slogan, such as 'give up meat to save the planet.

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