Position Quotes

Anyone who thinks that the vice-president can take a position independent of the president of his administration simply has no knowledge of politics or government. You are his choice in a political marriage, and he expects your absolute loyalty.

If you've experienced having control, you don't want to be moved to a subordinate position, if you have your druthers.

The abuse of detainees in U.S. custody has severely undermined our Nation's position in the world.

If you are a friend of the Constitution as I am, I hope you will consider engaging me in the topics of my posts whether you agree or disagree with my position on a particular subject.

The ambiguous orientation of Japan drove the country into the position of an invader in Asia.

I gave 'em a sword. And they stuck it in, and they twisted it with relish. And I guess if I had been in their position, I'd have done the same thing.

There is no off position on the genius switch.

In Japanese art, space assumed a dominant role and its position was strengthened by Zen concepts.

The position of the artist if humble. He is essentially a channel.

Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine upheaval. Social progress can be measured exactly by the social position of the fair sex, the ugly ones included.

People who are in a fortunate position always attribute virtue to what makes them so happy.

It is easier to take a position in the abstract than when it hits home.

I want people to think of me as a nice person. I really am so blessed. All of this has been a great experience and I thank the American public so much for putting me in this position. I appreciate every second of it.

In time, we shall be in a position to bestow on South Africa the greatest possible gift - a more human face.

That most dangerous of opponents: the one who took pains to comprehend the position of his adversary.

We say that someone occupies an official position, whereas it is the official position that occupies him.

Memphis is in a very lucky position on the map. Everything just gravitated to Memphis for years.

The position I took at the time was that we hadn't really examined any of the potential environmental consequences of introducing genetically modified organisms.

It was the Congress that imposed 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' it was certainly my position, my recommendation to get us out of an even worse outcome that could have occurred.

This is my 25th year of being on stage. A lot of people who I kind of toed up to the starting line with are no longer in this position. I feel very, very lucky.

Israel always has to be in a position to defend itself against any adversary and against any threat of any kind.

For as long as one has no further point of reference, apart from the position of the maximum, the wavelength thus remains uncertain by an integral factor.

I mean, the Obama position has been, 'We think government ought to be spending this money, not the people who earn it.'

Ninety percent of the students take the 'preferred lender.' Why? Because that's the nature of the relationship. You trust the school. The school is in a position of authority.

In the case of the armies at Fredericksburg it would have been, to say the least, very hazardous to give counter-attack, the Federal position being about as strong as ours from which we had driven them back.

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.

It is not the position, but the disposition.

Prostration is our natural position. A worm-like movement from a spot of sunlight to a spot of shade, and back, is the type of movement that is natural to men.

So writing is a very, very difficult position to obtain... and retain.

The easiest thing to be in the world is you. The most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be. Don't let them put you in that position.