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I don't want to abandon one work for the other, and I...

I don't want to abandon one work for the other, and I don't think I need to sacrifice anything to put my all into either one of them.

Quote by Aaliyah about truth, sacrifice, need, work

Our choice of a reform framework dictated that we looked at the fundamental assumptions that had driven Nigeria's economy, society and policy hitherto and to seek ways of either abandoning or transcending those assumptions and their supporting...

Quote by Ibrahim Babangida about economy, society

I always make sure I have an escape clause that allows me...

I always make sure I have an escape clause that allows me to pull my name off a project if I have to abandon it.

Quote by Lynn Abbey about name

Sex pleasure in woman is a kind of magic spell; it...

Sex pleasure in woman is a kind of magic spell; it demands complete abandon; if words or movements oppose the magic of caresses, the spell is broken.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about magic, pleasure, word, woman, sex

The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to...

The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte about destiny, self-control

To abandon oneself to principles is really to die - and...

To abandon oneself to principles is really to die - and to die for an impossible love which is the contrary of love.

Quote by Albert Camus about opinion, death, impossible, love

We are not abandoning our convictions, our philosophy or...

We are not abandoning our convictions, our philosophy or traditions, nor do we urge anyone to abandon theirs.

Quote by Mikhail Gorbachev about tradition, philosophy

Four years of world war, at a cost in human suffering which our minds are mercifully too limited to imagine, led to the very clear realization that international anarchy must be abandoned if civilization was to survive.

Quote by Arthur Henderson about civilization, suffering, war, human imperfections, world

It has become impossible to give up the enterprise of disarmament without abandoning the whole great adventure of building up a collective peace system.

Quote by Arthur Henderson about adventure, impossible, peace

The only time suppressive fire works is when it is used...

The only time suppressive fire works is when it is used on abandoned positions.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about war, fire, fire brigade, time

I'm an artist, and the need to get inside myself and be creative and be other people is a part of who I am. I don't imagine I'll abandon that completely.

Quote by Gwyneth Paltrow about artists, need, people

Continuous eloquence wearies, grandeur must be abandoned to be appreciated, continuity in everything is unpleasant, cold is agreeable, that we may get warm.

Quote by Blaise Pascal

We have a feral cat in our backyard called AC, which...

We have a feral cat in our backyard called AC, which stands for Abandoned Cat, someone moved away and left the cat. She's very timid.

Quote by Dick Van Patten about opinion

Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter...

Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.

Quote by Papa John Paul II about despair, people

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.

Quote by George Washington about opinion

We are guilty of many errors and many faults but our worst crime is abandoning the children, neglecting the fountain of life. Many of the things we need can wait. The child cannot. Right now is the time his bones are being formed, his blood is...

Quote by Gabriela Mistral about children, being, error, blood, name, crime, criminals, need, rightness, things

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