Gave Up Quotes

• Two little mice fell in a bucket of cream. The first mouse quickly gave up and drowned. The second mouse, wouldn't quit. He struggled so hard that eventually he churned that cream into butter and crawled out. Gentlemen, as of this moment, I am that second mouse.

  Frank Abagnale

  Perseverance, Giving Up, Attitude

  "Catch Me If You Can". www.imdb.com. 2002.

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  In 1969 I gave up women and alcohol - it was the worst 20 minutes of my life.

  George Best

  Drinking, Alcohol, Minutes

  "Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations". Book by Ned Sherrin, 2008.

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• When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.

  Henny Youngman

  Crazy, Drinking, Reading

  Quoted in Rocky Mountain News, 15 July 1994

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• Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second.

  William James

  Running, Dream, Inspirational Sports

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• Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.

  William Feather

  Inspirational, Positive, Success

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• Don't let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use.

  Earl Nightingale

  Motivational, Inspiring, Perseverance

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• Sometimes a winner is just a dreamer who never gave up.

  Michael Jordan

  Dreamer, Sometimes, Winner

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• My mom means a lot to me. My mom gave up everything. She moved with me and believed in me. She is awesome.

  Justin Bieber

  Mom, Mean, Moved

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• When I gave up my office job and became a full-time professional photographer, my fortunes certainly improved markedly. We moved away from the council estate into our own house and for the first time in my life, I had a little spare money.

  Derek Ridgers

  Jobs, Office, House

  Source: therumpus.net

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• My mum gave up so much to have me, and now I want to repay her.

  Lauren Jackson

  Want, Mum

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• I gave up Christianity at about 14. Came back to it when getting on for 30. Not an emotional conversion; almost purely philosophical. I didn't want to. I'm not in the least a religious type. I want to be let alone, to feel I'm my own master; but since the facts seemed to be just the opposite, I had to give in.

  C. S. Lewis

  Religious, Philosophical, Emotional

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• My opponents are the people who gave up our borders.

  Nigel Farage

  People, Borders, Opponents

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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• I just want to inspire all those people who gave up and said 'I quit,' Never give up!

  Gabby Douglas

  Giving Up, People, Inspire

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• The people who gave up their humanity to save their planet was always very interesting to me.

  James Gunn

  People, Interesting, Humanity

  Source: screenrant.com

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• I never really had stage nerves but I did have had trouble getting up to the right energy level. For a long time I drank. I drank up until 1982 and then I gave up alcohol.

  Gordon Lightfoot

  Long, Alcohol, Energy

  Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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• She was really strong around me. Having me at 16 had to have been a big responsibility. My mom gave up everything for me, had three jobs, supported me, sacrificed her life for me.

  Selena Gomez

  Mom, Strong, Jobs

  "Selena Gomez's Rags to Riches Story" by Mariela Rosario, www.latina.com. July 1, 2011.

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• If we gave up our freedom as the price of security, we would no longer be the great nation that we are.

  Ruth Bader Ginsburg

  Nations, Ifs, Security

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• I discovered that a diplomat's life is largely entertaining and meeting people. At the end of the day there's nothing. So I gave up.

  Khushwant Singh

  People, The End Of The Day, Diplomats

  Source: unforgettabletarun.blogspot.com

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• Other than a couple of moments in time, I always thought that, some way, I'm going to make it. I'm just going to make it. And I'm not going to give up. And I'm going to realize that dream. So, I never gave up. And I have realized the dream, and I enjoy every moment of every day.

  Tommy Hilfiger

  Dream, Giving Up, Couple

  Source: www.pbs.org

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  Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

  Albert Einstein

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Albert Einstein's letter to his son Eduard (February 5, 1930), as quoted in Walter Isaacson "Einstein: His Life and Universe" (p. 367), 2007.

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• If you ever think about giving up, remember why you held on for so long.

  Hayley Williams

  Encouraging, Long Distance Relationship, Encouragement

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  Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.

  Babe Ruth

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• If you're going through hell, keep going.

  Winston Churchill

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

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  Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.

  Harriet Beecher Stowe

  Inspirational, Motivational, Moving On

  Harriet Beecher Stowe (1896). “Oldtown folks. Sam Lawson's Oldtown fireside stories”

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

  Thomas A. Edison

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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