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"Religion is poison because it asks us to give up our most precious faculty, which is that of reason, and to believe things without evidence. It then asks us to respect this, which it calls faith."
"History is the long and tragic story of the fact that privileged groups seldom give up their privileges voluntarily."
"The biggest failure of man is that he gives up before he realizes how close he was to success."
"Just because Fate doesn't deal you the right cards, it doesn't mean you should give up. It just means you have to play the cards you get to their maximum potential."
"Never give up. No matter what is happening, no matter what is going on around you, never give up."
"Everything must justify its existence before the judgment seat of Reason, or give up existence."
"The greatest sin is fear and giving up."
"...so remember: great achievements take time, there is no overnight success."
"Don`t give up! Don`t give in! Keep the faith! And keep your eyes on the prize!"
"Let it be whatever it will be. Give up trying to manipulate. This is Freedom."
"He who wants to succeed should learn how to fight, to strive and to suffer. You can acquire a lot in life, if you are prepared to give up a lot to get it."
"Success is never so interesting as struggle"
"My new year's resolution: Never be afraid to be kicked in the teeth. Let the blood and the bruises define your legacy."
"You must not for one instant give up the effort to build new lives for yourselves. Creativity means to push open the heavy, groaning doorway to life."
"If you give up on the idea that your voice can make a difference, then other voices will fill the void"
"You cannot give up - you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on."
"To lose ourselves in God is simply to give up our own will to Him. When a soul can truly say Lord I have no other will than Thine it is truly lost in God and united to Him."
"The larger the group, the more toxic, the more of your beauty as an individual you have to surrender for the sake of group thought. And when you suspend your individual beauty you also give up a lot of your humanity. You will do things in the name of a group that you would never do on your own. Injuring, hurting, killing, drinking are all part of it, because you've lost your identity, because you now owe your allegiance to this thing that's bigger than you are and that controls you."
"You cannot hold God hostage (to your questions). He doesn’t owe you an answer. If you want the peace that passes understanding, you’re going to have to give up your right to understanding. It’s called trust."
"To some people, surrender may have negative connotations, implying defeat, giving up, failing to rise to the challenges of life, becoming lethargic, and so on. True surrender, however, is something entirely different. It does not mean to passively put up with whatever situation you find yourself in and to do nothing about it. Nor does it mean to cease making plans or initiating positive action. Surrender is the simple but profound wisdom of yielding to rather than opposing the flow of life."
