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At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice.

— Maya Angelou

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I want to rethink 'surrender' as an active verb.

— Brian Eno

God grant you the strength to fight off the temptations of surrender.

— Walter Annenberg

My people were divided about surrendering.

— Chief Joseph

I thought surrendering was a weakness; instead it's the strongest thing a man or a woman can ever do, to acknowledge our Creator who's in control of all things.

— Lex Luger

I cannot surrender my principles, though the whole world besides should vote them down - I can make no compromise between truth and error, even though my life be the alternative.

— Elijah Parish Lovejoy

It is right to endure with resignation what the gods send, and to face one's enemies with courage.

— Pericles

I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons taught us we were entitled to, no matter what the sacrifice.

— Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Though I was not a belligerent kid, I do not think I ever passed up a good opportunity to fight.

— Gene Tunney

It never seemed that honorable to me, and I guess I was always afraid that I might fail.

— Rooney Mara

✗Opposing Perspectives

I was being called to surrender the very citadel of my self. I was completely in the dark. I did not really know what repentance was or what I was required to repent of. It was indeed the turning point of my life.

— Bede Griffiths