Famous quotes containing the word occupy:
“Being a parent is a form of leadership. . . . Parents make a mistake, along with leaders of organizations, when they are unwilling to recognize the power inherent in the positions they occupy and when they are unwilling to use this power. . . . I do not mean a figure who is irrational, autocratic, or sadistic. I mean leaders who have the strength of character to stand up for what they believe.”
—Abraham Zaleznik. In Support of Families, ed. Michael W. Yogman and T. Berry Brazelton, ch. 8 (1986)
“It has always been thought perfectly womanly to be a scrub- woman in the Legislature and to take care of the spittoons; that is entirely within the charmed circle of womans sphere; but for women to occupy any of those official seats would be degrading.”
—Susan B. Anthony (18201906)
“We are a conquering race. We must obey our blood and occupy new markets and if necessary new lands.”
—Albert J. Beveridge (18621927)