Comments on: Never, never, never, never, never give up https://moriahjovan.com/talesofdunham/blog/never-never-never-never-never-give-up/ Never underestimate the commercial value of mental illness. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 16:47:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.3 By: MoJo https://moriahjovan.com/talesofdunham/blog/never-never-never-never-never-give-up/#comment-8706 Sat, 09 Apr 2011 22:00:57 +0000 http://moriahjovan.com/mojo/?p=3293#comment-8706 Yes. The most successful generals know when to retreat and, better, why.

]]> By: Julianne Weight https://moriahjovan.com/talesofdunham/blog/never-never-never-never-never-give-up/#comment-8705 Sat, 09 Apr 2011 21:54:55 +0000 http://moriahjovan.com/mojo/?p=3293#comment-8705 Yes, and the old saw, “winners never quit and quitters never win.”

Bullshit, indeed.

Winners quit all the time. They know WHEN to quit. It leaves you more time for the things that are worthwhile and/or profitable.

]]> By: desbest https://moriahjovan.com/talesofdunham/blog/never-never-never-never-never-give-up/#comment-8704 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 19:11:58 +0000 http://moriahjovan.com/mojo/?p=3293#comment-8704 The phrase should instead be, “Never, never, never, never, never give up bullshit“

]]> By: MoJo https://moriahjovan.com/talesofdunham/blog/never-never-never-never-never-give-up/#comment-8703 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 04:02:03 +0000 http://moriahjovan.com/mojo/?p=3293#comment-8703 It contained the word “bullshit.” I figured I’d spare everybody.

]]> By: Th. https://moriahjovan.com/talesofdunham/blog/never-never-never-never-never-give-up/#comment-8702 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 03:40:56 +0000 http://moriahjovan.com/mojo/?p=3293#comment-8702 .

Heh. I see this warranted a post rather than a comment.

]]> By: Keishon https://moriahjovan.com/talesofdunham/blog/never-never-never-never-never-give-up/#comment-8701 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 02:42:51 +0000 http://moriahjovan.com/mojo/?p=3293#comment-8701 Word. Sometimes reality hurts….

]]> By: MoJo https://moriahjovan.com/talesofdunham/blog/never-never-never-never-never-give-up/#comment-8700 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 23:20:20 +0000 http://moriahjovan.com/mojo/?p=3293#comment-8700 @Lynn Crain: Thanks for dropping by! I totally understand where you’re coming from. I think I’m just getting crotchety in my old age. There are some endeavors that I’ve found just aren’t worth carrying through and in fact, some may be detrimental, as @Courtney Milan gave examples of.

@knittingknots:

…but don’t drive a mile longer down the wrong road than you have to. Just be sure it IS the wrong road.

Yes, exactly!

@Courtney Milan and @Eugene Exactly.

]]> By: Eugene https://moriahjovan.com/talesofdunham/blog/never-never-never-never-never-give-up/#comment-8699 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 21:20:55 +0000 http://moriahjovan.com/mojo/?p=3293#comment-8699 The more I give stuff up, the better I get at the stuff that’s left.

]]> By: Courtney Milan https://moriahjovan.com/talesofdunham/blog/never-never-never-never-never-give-up/#comment-8697 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:25:44 +0000 http://moriahjovan.com/mojo/?p=3293#comment-8697 As somebody who has given up on a bunch of things–an early marriage I got into when I was 19, a graduate program that was boring me–I applaud.

Giving up is the BEST thing I have ever done under some circumstances.

]]> By: knittingknots https://moriahjovan.com/talesofdunham/blog/never-never-never-never-never-give-up/#comment-8696 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:25:03 +0000 http://moriahjovan.com/mojo/?p=3293#comment-8696 It takes wisdom (and bravery) to admit you are lost. Sometimes, it’s time to say, maybe I took a wrong turn, study your road map, and reevaluate. I don’t like absolutes (like never, never, never); it hinders the ability to deal with reality. Be tenacious, sure, but don’t drive a mile longer down the wrong road than you have to. Just be sure it IS the wrong road.

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