#resign

The story of Americans is the story of arrested metamorphoses. Those who achieve success come to a halt and accept themselves as they are. Those who fail become resigned and accept themselves as they are. ↗

— Harold Rosenberg

#achieve #arrested #become #come #fail

A sense of duty is useful in work but offensive in personal relations. People wish to be liked, not to be endured with patient resignation. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#endured #liked #offensive #patient #people

The death of JFK to the resignation of Richard Nixon marked a great turning point in American life. ↗

— Pierre Salinger

#american life #death #great #jfk #life

If either player abandon the game by quitting the table in anger, or in an otherwise offensive manner; or by momentarily resigning the game; or refuses to abide by the decision of the Umpire, the game must be scored against him. ↗

— Howard Staunton

#abide #against #anger #decision #either

I have no intention of resigning, and confidently expect to resume official duties within three months. ↗

— Frederick William Borden

#duties #expect #i #intention #months

The rumor that the state of my health will necessitate my resignation is entirely unfounded. ↗

— Frederick William Borden

#health #resignation #rumor #state #unfounded

I have decided to end my participation in public affairs and to resign my role as premier of Quebec. ↗

— Lucien Bouchard

#decided #end #i #participation #premier

If I had to resign every time the Cabinet disagrees with me, I could not last as a Defense Minister one week. ↗

— Moshe Dayan

#could #defense #disagrees #every #every time

What give all that is tragic, whatever its form, the characteristic of the sublime, is the first inkling of the knowledge that the world and life can give no satisfaction, and are not worth our investment in them. The tragic spirit consists in this. Accordingly it leads to resignation. ↗

— Arthur Schopenhauer

#satisfaction #sublime #tragedy #life

My life has become a dismal sigh fettered by pangs of grief and anguished weeping. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#discouragement #giving-up #grief #hopelessness #resignation