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He alone fails who gives up and lies down.

Ralph Waldo Trine

Giving up is the ultimate tragedy.

Robert J. Donovan

We are never defeated unless we give up on God.

Ronald Reagan

There are few things that we so unwillingly give up, even in advanced age, as the supposition that we still have the power of ingratiating ourselves with the fair sex.

Samuel Johnson

Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.

Samuel Ullman

Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust.

Samuel Ullman

A woman who thinks she is intelligent demands the same rights as man. An intelligent woman gives up.

Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notion, follow humbly wherever and to whatever abysses nature leads, or you shall learn nothing. I have only begun to learn content and peace of mind since I have resolved at all risks to do this.

T. H. Huxley

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.

Thomas Edison

Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notion, follow humbly wherever and to whatever abyss nature leads, or you shall learn nothing.

Thomas Huxley

How does one become a butterfly? she asked pensively. "You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar."

Trina Paulus

You can live to be a hundred, if you give up all the things that make you want to live to a hundred.

Woody Allen

Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.

Benjamin Franklin

2189. Husband the Hun

Humor

The marriage counselor was about to give up on the disgruntled couple until he heard the wife refer to her husband as "Hon". "Things can't be that bad for this marriage if you still call him Hon," said the marriage counselor. "That's been his nickname for years," said the wife. "Attila the Hun."

2190. And Second best?

Humor

The doctor gave the man a complete physical, then had a long talk with him. "Joe, the best way to improve your health is for you to give up salt and fats, quit smoking, jog two miles a day, stop drinking, and get eight hours of sleep a night." Joe thought about this for a few minutes, then said, "You know, Doc, I just don't deserve the best. What's second best?"

2191. Staying Power

Illustration

Maxie Dunnam

... only thing that counts is, do you have staying power?” Most of us have found it so, what men and women of great accomplishments have pointed out -- that tenacity and persistence are the greatest factors in achieving success in life. If you’re tempted to give up today, remember what J. C. Penney said, “The difference between success and failure is staying with it two per cent longer.” And you might recall Jesus’ word: “No man having put his hand to the plow and looking back is fit for the kingdom ...

2192. Making Friends with Failure

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Maxie Dunnam

... does mean you have to do something in a different way... Failure doesn't mean you're inferior; it does mean you're not perfect... Failure doesn't mean you've wasted your life; it does mean you have a reason to start afresh... Failure doesn't mean you should give up; it does mean you should try harder... Failure doesn't mean god has abandoned you; it does mean god has a better idea for you... Perhaps our greatest need is to make friends with failure.

2193. Switching Tracks

Mark 6:1-13

Illustration

David G. Rogne

... to refer to his son as "good for nothing." Joe believed his dad. He believed that his attempts at other types of work were an admission of failure, but he just couldn't stand the smell of the fishing business. One thing that Joe could do was to play baseball. Giving up a field where he could not succeed, Joe DiMaggio moved to another field and became one of the great successes of baseball.

2194. Giving

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

Brett Blair

Robert Fulghum, who wrote All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, says that he placed alongside the mirror in his bathroom a picture of a woman who is not his wife. That's risky business! Every morning as he stood there shaving, he looked at the picture of that woman. The picture? The picture is of a small humped-over woman wearing sandals and a blue eastern robe and head dress (sari). She is surrounded by important-looking people in tuxedos, evening gowns, and the regalia of royalty. It is ...

2195. All Stirred Up

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Richard Patt

All stirred up -- that's the way you sometimes feel. Agitated, nervous, worked up, wound up -- for whatever reason. One feature in the story before us is that Jesus appeared to be responsible for bringing one of his dearest friends to such a point of agitation. If you read the Bible carefully, you shouldn't be completely surprised about this. Jesus often left people stirred up. The religious leaders were frequently angered by his words and actions. His miracles left onlookers stirred to the point of awe ...

2196. The Easiest Part of Being a Mother Is Giving Birth

2 Timothy 1:5

Illustration

Erma Bombeck

For the first four or five years after I had children, I considered motherhood a temporary condition - not a calling. It was a time of my life set aside for exhaustion and long hours. It would pass. Then one afternoon with three kids in tow, I came out of the supermarket pushing a cart (with four wheels that went in opposite directions) when my toddler son got away from me. Just outside the door, he ran toward a machine holding bubble gum in a glass dome. In a voice that shattered glass, he shouted, "Gimme ...

2197. Using Up the Ground

Luke 13:6-9

Illustration

Jerry Goebel

Soil was at a premium in Israel. It was not unusual for a vineyard owner to give a little bit of his soil up for a fruit tree but the tree took up the best soil, the deepest soil, and required the most water. A fig tree doesn't grow fruit until three years after planting. The owner in this story, had given the tree "due season" to bear fruit and yet the tree bore no fruit. It took up valuable space and resources. The owner questioned why the tree was allowed to "even use up ground." God had given the ...

2198. The Gift That Keeps On Giving

Acts 20:13-38

Sermon

James Merritt

Let me begin with a story of a Christmas that a certain young man would never forget. It was the first time that he had been given money by his parents so he could go and buy them a Christmas gift. For several years he was always getting something from his parents, but never giving anything to his parents. He finally realized one day, “Something is wrong with this picture.” Being too young to work and not being smart enough to ask for an allowance he went to his mom and dad and offered to do some extra ...

2199. The Messed Up

John 4:1-26

Sermon

James Merritt

In 2006, Alitalia Airlines, the official airline of Italy, made a slight mistake on its website regarding international airfare from Toronto, Canada, to the island of Cyprus. They advertised business-class seats for $39. It was supposed to be $3900, but somebody left two zeros. Two thousand tickets were immediately snapped up and it cost the airline $7.7 million. Somebody messed up. In 1990, 75 million phone calls across the United States went unanswered after a single switch at one of AT&T’s Switching ...

2200. Close Up Parents: Be Cheerleaders, Not Jeer leaders

Colossians 3:21

Sermon

James Merritt

I am wondering right now how many frustrated people are in this building, or maybe watching by television, whose memories hearken back to parents that you could never totally please. Most every one of us in this room knows someone that is driven to succeed to the nth degree, because they are haunted by the ghost of unrealistic expectations that one or both parents placed on them. There are others in this room who live in perpetual sadness because of a parent that never showed them the affection and the ...

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He alone fails who gives up and lies down.

Ralph Waldo Trine

Giving up is the ultimate tragedy.

Robert J. Donovan

We are never defeated unless we give up on God.

Ronald Reagan

There are few things that we so unwillingly give up, even in advanced age, as the supposition that we still have the power of ingratiating ourselves with the fair sex.

Samuel Johnson

Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.

Samuel Ullman

Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust.

Samuel Ullman

A woman who thinks she is intelligent demands the same rights as man. An intelligent woman gives up.

Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

T. H. Huxley

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.

Thomas Edison

Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notion, follow humbly wherever and to whatever abyss nature leads, or you shall learn nothing.

Thomas Huxley

How does one become a butterfly? she asked pensively. "You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar."

Trina Paulus

You can live to be a hundred, if you give up all the things that make you want to live to a hundred.

Woody Allen

Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.

Benjamin Franklin

2189. Husband the Hun

Humor

2190. And Second best?

Humor

2191. Staying Power