Gains Quotes - Page 18

• In this metropolis a number of lurking leeches infamously gain subsistence by practicing on the credulity of women.

  Mary Wollstonecraft

  Numbers, Atheism, Leeches

  Mary Wollstonecraft (2008). “A Vindication of the Rights of Women”, p.191, Cosimo, Inc.

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• If you go to a higher place of power, you can gain power there and you might even encounter some beings of knowledge and light that might aid you in some way.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhism, Light, Encounters

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• If you dropped me off a space platform onto the ground where a line was drawn, I would fall to the left side of it. I believe the difference between right and left is that the right, for the most part, the bulk of their philosophy is interested in property, and the rights of people to own property and gain and acquire and keep property. And I think on the left - though they blend and mix - on the left primarily you will find people who are more concerned about humans, and the human condition, and what can be done.

  George Carlin

  Philosophy, Believe, Fall

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• There's nothing good about getting older-absolutely nothing-because the amount of wisdom and experience you gain is negligible compared to what you lose. You do gain a couple of things-you gain a little bittersweet and sour wisdom from your heartbreaks and failures and things-but what you lose is so catastrophic in every way.

  Woody Allen

  Couple, Getting Older, Littles

  Interview with Douglas McGrath, www.interviewmagazine.com. September 1, 2008.

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• If you want to take dance to an extra level, you have to be physically fit. You also have to put the years of work in. If there's no pain, there's no gain. You've got to sweat to improve.

  Andrew Stone

  Pain, Sweat, Years

  Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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• Everyone wants to be perceived a certain way, to gain the things that they have decided are the things that they want in their life.

  Willi Smith

  Want, Way, Certain

  Source: collider.com

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• I don't put myself above anyone, and I have as many shortcomings as any non-believer. I just choose to turn to a higher power to help me gain wisdom and, I hope, improve over time.

  Van Jones

  Helping, Help Me, Higher Power

  Source: www.nydailynews.com

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• Like me or don't like me, I'm not going to adjust my behavior, just to gain a few more positive fans.

  John Rocker

  Fans, Behavior, Don't Like Me

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• It is frankly a mistake of amateurs to believe you can gain the upper hand in a diplomatic negotiation.

  Henry A. Kissinger

  Mistake, Believe, Hands

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• Man up and settle down. The sooner a man can gain control, identify his wife, and be faithful to her, the more successful, and happy you will be in life. Being with one woman in a faithful relationship will cause you to be the happiest version of yourself.

  Tony Gaskins

  Successful, Men, Wife

  Source: kish-magazine.com

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• I don't use my money to gain political influence for my private interests, which is what many rich people do, and what, in a sense, market fundamentalism does, because it is in the interests of people who have a lot of money to have as little taxes as possible.

  George Soros

  People, Political, Doe

  Source: globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com

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• To develop a more or less accurate self-image...is simply to gain a comprehensive awareness of those facets of yourself which you didn't know existed.
  And these facets are easily spotted because they show up as your symptoms.

  Ken Wilber

  Self, Awareness, Symptoms

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• Americans care about their past, but for short term gain they ignore it and tear down everything that matters.

  Jackie Kennedy

  Past, Tears, Care

  "Warmth In Architecture: Why Grand Central Station Loves Us And Penn Station Could Care Less" by Michael Davis, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 10, 2013.

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• In dialogue, individuals gain insights that simply could not be achieved individually.

  Peter Senge

  Individual, Insight, Dialogue

  Peter M Senge (2010). “The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization: First edition”, p.170, Random House

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• If my mind could gain a firm footing, I would not make essays, I would make decisions; but it is always in apprenticeship and on trial.

  Michel de Montaigne

  Decision, Mind, Trials

  Michel de Montaigne (1958). “Complete Essays”, p.611, Stanford University Press

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• I believe that the obsessive worship of movie, TV and sports figures is less likely to produce spiritual gain than praying to Thor.

  Chuck Lorre

  Sports, Spiritual, Believe

  "Running A Comedy Machine: How Chuck Lorre Makes Hits". "Morning Edition", www.kmuw.org. November 27, 2012.

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• Having no room of my own to "take care of things" had begun to weigh on me. I wondered if storing up semen would have a health impact on me, positive or negative, like shinier hair or weight gain.

  Bill Konigsberg

  Positive, Caring, Impact

  Bill Konigsberg (2013). “Openly Straight”, p.145, Scholastic Inc.

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• As a prisoner of conscience committed to peaceful transition to democracy, I urge Europe to apply economic sanctions against Ethiopia. What short-term pain may result will be compensated by long-term gain. A pledge to re-engage energetically with a democratic Ethiopia would act as a catalyst for reform.

  Eskinder Nega

  Pain, Europe, Economic Sanctions

  "A prisoner of conscience's call for sanctions against Ethiopia" by Eskinder Nega, www.theguardian.com. September 6, 2013.

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• Jeff Selingo is one of the most respected observers of American higher education...Not all will agree with his observations, conclusions, predictions and recommendations, but all will gain from this thoughtful, well-written, provocative volume. I highly recommend it.

  David J. Skorton

  Thoughtful, Provocative, Volume

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• Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have either one.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Giving Up, 4th Of July, Order

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• In a State, pecuniary gain is not to be considered to be prosperity, but its prosperity will be found in righteousness.

  Confucius

  Prosperity, States, Found

  Confucius (2013). “The Great Learning (Unabridged)”, p.1, e-artnow

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• Shun to seek what is hid in the womb of the morrow, and set down as gain in life's ledger whatever time fate shall have granted thee.

  Horace

  Fate, Granted, Morrow

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• Each day that fate adds to your life, put down as so much gain.

  Horace

  Fate, Add, Each Day

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• Fire, if neglected, will soon gain strength.

  Horace

  Fire, Neglected, Ifs

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• It may almost be held that the hope of commercial gain has done nearly as much for the cause of truth as even the love of truth.

  Christian Nestell Bovee

  Causes, Done, May

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