Quotes about Gained

From moment then to moment their desire Gained strength, and wisdom fled before love's fire; Passion engulfed them, and these lovers lay Entwined together till the break of day. Votes: 3

No ground gained was ever relinquished. Votes: 2

There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge. Votes: 2

Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil. Votes: 2

The ability to perceive or think differently is more important than the knowledge gained. Votes: 2

A true measure of your worth includes all the benefits others have gained from your success. Votes: 2

Fear? If I have gained anything by damning myself, it is that I no longer have anything to fear. Votes: 2

The world is indebted for all triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression. Votes: 2

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else. Votes: 2

The voice of the intellect is a soft one, but it does not rest until it has gained a hearing. Votes: 2

Those who attain any excellence, commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not often gained upon easier terms. Votes: 2

Happy is he who has gained the wealth of divine thoughts, wretched is he whose beliefs about the gods are dark. Votes: 2

To the press alone, chequered as it is with abuses, the world is indebted for all the triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression. Votes: 2

Fame and power are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained by very few; and that, too, at the expense of social pleasure, health, conscience, life. Votes: 2

As seismologists gained more experience from earthquake records, it became obvious that the problem could not be reduced to a single peak acceleration. In fact, a full frequency of vibrations occurs. Votes: 2

It is this conception of the unity of the human career which is perhaps the greatest achievement of historical study, since it gained a place analogous to that of natural science. Votes: 2

I am happy to say that everyone that I have met in my life, I have gained something from them; be it negative or positive, it has enforced and reinforced my life in some aspect. Votes: 2

I have recommended in my writings the study of civic virtues, without which there is no redemption. I have written likewise (and repeat my words) that reforms, to be beneficial, must come from above, that those which come from below are irregularly gained and uncertain. Votes: 2

Matangi's mantra is aim, which is MIA backwards. She fights for freedom of speech and stands for truth, and lives in the ghetto because her dad was the first person in Hindu mythology who came from the 'hood, but had gained enlightenment through not being a Brahmin. Votes: 2

Art has a double visage: it looks before and after. Romance is its forward-looking face. The germ of growth is in romanticism. Formalism, on the other hand, consolidates tradition; gleans what has been gained and makes it facile to the hand or the mind; economizes the energy of genius. Votes: 2

For some students, especially in the sciences, the knowledge gained in college may be directly relevant to graduate study. For almost all students, a liberal arts education works in subtle ways to create a web of knowledge that will illumine problems and enlighten judgment on innumerable occasions in later life. Votes: 2

When I was 17, I worked in a mentoring program in Harlem designed to improve the community. That's when I first gained an appreciation of the Harlem Renaissance, a time when African-Americans rose to prominence in American culture. For the first time, they were taken seriously as artists, musicians, writers, athletes, and as political thinkers. Votes: 2

I used to be really cute. I could send you earlier photos where I'm stunning. But I've gained about twenty pounds over the past two years, and the more weight I've put on, the more success I've had. If you drew a diagram of weight gain and me getting more work, a mathematician would draw some conclusions from that. Votes: 2

One of my most memorable Thanksgiving memories was probably the first year that me and my two brothers decided to start our annual eating contest. We ate throughout the whole day. We started that morning and weighed ourselves, and at the very end of the night, we weighed ourselves out. And all three of us equally gained five pounds. Votes: 2

I've talked to a number of actors who have gained weight for roles, and just the sheer physical toll it puts on one's knees and shoulders - no one wants to do it again. I'm 57 and I don't think I'm going to take on any job or go on vacation again and see to it that I can gain 30 pounds. Votes: 2

You look at a Pete Rose to be the terrific athlete he is and then he falls on hard times, but when he played the game, I got something from the way he played the game because he hustled every play, and just because he had one mistake in his life, am I supposed to throw back everything that I gained from him? Votes: 2

I did four movies where I gained, like, fifty pounds. I had curly hair, and I had all of this facial hair. I had put on all this weight for these movies, and I did four or five of them back-to-back. Then I cut the weight and I got fit again. I cut my beard and I took away the mustache, and people were like, 'What are you doing?' Votes: 2

I gained another friend. Votes: 0

Nothing risque, nothing gained. Votes: 0

nothing ventured, nothing gained. Votes: 0

hindsight is gained through experience Votes: 0

A problem shared is attention gained. Votes: 0

My first pregnancy, I gained 75 pounds. Votes: 0

Wisdom is seldom gained without suffering. Votes: 0

Poetry is what is gained in translation. Votes: 0

If nothing is ventured, nothing is gained. Votes: 0

My art has gained some high value. Votes: 0

Whatever I have given, I have gained. Votes: 0

An illusion dissipated is an experience gained. Votes: 0

Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure. Votes: 0

Something's lost, but something's gained, in living everyday. Votes: 0

Nothing is gained by debate on non-debatable subjects. Votes: 0

Very few reputations are gained by unsullied virtue. Votes: 0

Experience comprises illusions lost, rather than wisdom gained. Votes: 0

The past is gained, secure, and on record. Votes: 0

Nought venture, nought have. [Nothing ventured, nothing gained.] Votes: 0

My soul has gained the freedom of the night Votes: 0

Liberty may be gained, but can never be recovered. Votes: 0

Science has but one fashion-to lose nothing once gained. Votes: 0

I certainly gained a lot by reading about Shanghai. Votes: 0

Strength is gained in the range it is trained. Votes: 0

I gained twenty pounds [during pregnancy of my wife]. Votes: 0

We lost one child and we gained ten thousand children. Votes: 0

All knowledge is gained through an orderly loss of information. Votes: 0

Nothing ventured, nothing gained. And venture belongs to the adventurous. Votes: 0

Strength is not gained overnight; it is cultivated over time. Votes: 0

Last night I lost the world, and gained the universe. Votes: 0

The psychological tools I've gained from bodybuilding will never atrophy. Votes: 0

During negotiations nothing is gained by attacking people's comfort zones. Votes: 0

IGNORANCE is without gaining Knowledge & Knowledge is gained without IGNORANCE Votes: 0

The feeling of health can only be gained by sickness. Votes: 0

Nothing to be gained by worrying between now and then. Votes: 0

We gained his operational capabilities and he gained our marketing skills. Votes: 0

Knowledge once gained casts a light beyond its own immediate boundaries. Votes: 0

I have gained self-confidence, courage and the support of my people. Votes: 0

Cinemas gained new young audiences who wanted films made for them. Votes: 0

There is nothing to be gained by multiplying social distinctions indefinitely. Votes: 0

What is gained by violence must be lost before superior violence. Votes: 0

So, I gained a little..weight, .. Big deal. Clean and sober. Votes: 0

There are no lost causes because there are no gained causes. Votes: 0

Hardly anyone knows how much is gained by ignoring the future. Votes: 0

When you have gained a victory, do not push it too far. Votes: 0

Our heroes of the former days deserved and gained their never-fading bays. Votes: 0

Humanity has gained its suit; Liberty will nevermore be without an asylum. Votes: 0

Reputation ... is as often gained without merit as lost without a crime ... Votes: 0

Each victory gained over oneself means new strength to gain more victories. Votes: 0

Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained. Votes: 0

Any pleasure gained by means other than mental control weakens the body. Votes: 0

Who holds a power but newly gained is ever stern of mood. Votes: 0

True mastery can be gained by letting things go their own way. Votes: 0

Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales. Votes: 0

I have no knowledge other than that gained through my own eyes. Votes: 0

What is gained through ignorance is bound to be lost through ignorance Votes: 0

When you have once gained sight, it is impossible to feign blindness. Votes: 0

Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained. Votes: 0

Nothing ventured, nothing gained, sometimes you've got to go against the grain. Votes: 0

Respect is earned, Honesty is appreciated. Trust is gained. Loyalty is returned. Votes: 0

Freedom to preach was first gained, dragging in its train freedom to print. Votes: 0

Real friendship, love, respect, and trust are all gained without a single dollar. Votes: 0

Renounce all those material things that you gained by exploiting other human beings. Votes: 0

There is nothing to be gained by being unnecessarily nasty. Violence begets violence. Votes: 0

Yes indeed I have gained a lot out of playing scales and etudes. Votes: 0

I completely lost everything, but I gained everything because I lost the fear. Votes: 0

In honour I gained them, and in honour I will die with them. Votes: 0

He, who has blended the useful with the sweet, has gained every point . Votes: 0

Freedom can never be comprehended, nor even can insight into it be gained. Votes: 0

I gained an inner peace, the serenity of a prisoner, so to speak. Votes: 0

Do not expect anything; there is more to be gained by earning it. Votes: 0

Learning hath gained most by those books by which the printers have lost. Votes: 0

If, along the way, something is gained, then something will also be lost. Votes: 0

Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy's purpose. Votes: 0

You can usually tell when I'm happy by the fact that I've gained weight. Votes: 0

I gained 80 pounds for my pregnancy so this is like my coming out party. Votes: 0

We gained control of many things. But we had to let go of others. Votes: 0

Women have gained access to the institutions, but not enough power to overhaul them. Votes: 0

Amer savoir, celui qu'on tire du voyage! Bitter is the knowledge gained in travelling. Votes: 0

True dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn.... Votes: 0

The only victories which leave no regret are those which are gained over ignorance. Votes: 0

Merit and knowledge will not gain hearts, though they will secure them when gained. Votes: 0

I think George Foreman must have gained about 350 lbs and is slow as ever. Votes: 0

I've gained fans, fame, fortune, but I don't feel different. Am I supposed to? Votes: 0

Spend time with spiritual friends, those who seek light. Purity is gained through strength. Votes: 0

In the end [after the 1905 revolution], Russia gained nothing more than a breathing spell. Votes: 0

Napoleon has humbugged me, by God; he has gained twenty-four hours' march on me. Votes: 0

Art always helps religion; it became an inseparable phenomenon when human beings gained consciousness. Votes: 0

True dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn. Votes: 0

it was while helping others to be free that I gained my own freedom. Votes: 0

True dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn Votes: 0

He gained a world; he gave that world Its grandest lesson: "On! sail on!" Votes: 0

What poor education I have received has been gained in the University of Life. Votes: 0

If Edwards gained 60 pounds and lost all his hair, he'd look like Dick Cheney! Votes: 0

It's natural to be afraid of replacing everything you already gained by a dream. Votes: 0

Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, but he who gathers by labor will increase. Votes: 0

God's acceptance of us cannot be gained by our successes nor forfeited by our failures. Votes: 0

What have I gained by health? Intolerable dullness. What by mode meals? A total blank. Votes: 0

Knowledge is gained by learning; trust by doubt; skill by practice; and love by love. Votes: 0

I've really gained an appreciation for what coaches do since I returned to the NFL. Votes: 0

Knowledge gained through experience is far superior and many times more useful than bookish knowledge. Votes: 0

Presumably, if you see spirit at the moment it gained access, then it'll be dropped. Votes: 0

Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements gained slowly over time. Votes: 0

Everything I've done and everything I've gained in my life has been with my music. Votes: 0

Washington has, with some justification, gained a reputation for being hopelessly mired in partisan gridlock. Votes: 0

I'm the kind of person to wait until I've gained ten pounds to start exercising. Votes: 0

I hate every violent overthrow, because as much is destroyed as is gained by it. Votes: 0

She had gained a reputation for beauty, and (which is often another thing) was beautiful. Votes: 0

When men are young, they want experience and when they have gained experience, they want energy. Votes: 0

You gained experience from your past action. Set goals for the future; act now with imagination. Votes: 0

When I gained weight in 2005, my nutritionist was very worried. I was close to having diabetes. Votes: 0

I never sought nor gained personal benefit in school or job applications based on my heritage. Votes: 0

Men hate the individual whom they call avaricious only because nothing can be gained from him. Votes: 0

The true measure of your worth includes all the benefits others have gained from your success. Votes: 0

It's the old adage, 'Nothing ventured, nothing gained, ... While this is unique, we consider ourselves unique. Votes: 0

By gaining the people, the kingdom is gained; by losing the people, the kingdom is lost. Votes: 0

All men look at Dr. Ruth and wonder how she has gained all that sexual experience. Votes: 0

With each book you write you should lose the admirers you gained with the previous one. Votes: 0

Wars are always madness: all is lost in war, all is to be gained in peace. Votes: 0

Whoever has provoked men to rage against him has always gained a party in his favor, too. Votes: 0

A faith gained in strength only when people were willing to lay down their lives for it. Votes: 0

Hip-hop gave a generation a common ground that didn't require either race to lose anything; everyone gained. Votes: 0

I had gained so much confidence through my college achievements that I wanted to tackle the world. Votes: 0

Knowledge has no value except that which can be gained from its application toward some worthy end. Votes: 0

Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained; most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources. Votes: 0

I had risked everything and gained everything, and here I was of the world and in it. Votes: 0

I've gained no wisdom, no insight, no mellowing. I would make all the same mistakes again, today. Votes: 0

with the breakdown of the medieval system, the gods of chaos, lunacy, and bad taste gained ascendancy. Votes: 0

If you dare nothing, then when the day is over, nothing is all you will have gained. Votes: 0

There is safety in small beginnings and there is unlimited capital in the experience gained by growing. Votes: 0

I've often felt there might be more to be gained by studying business failures than business successes. Votes: 0

I have frequently gained my first real insight into the character of parents by studying their children. Votes: 0

To forego even ambition when the end is gained - who can say this is not greatness? Votes: 0

I had gained so much confidence through my college achievements that I wanted to tackle the world. Votes: 0

I had gained a greater appreciation of hearing the concerns of woman, doctors, and so many others. Votes: 0

Nearly every understanding is gained by a painful struggle in which belief and unbelief are dramatically interwoven. Votes: 0

Frequently a big advantage can be gained by knowing how to give in at the right moment. Votes: 0

What I gained by being in France was learning to be better satisfied with my own country. Votes: 0

Endure the pain in the sunrise, so when it's sunset, there's lot of profit to be gained. Votes: 0

Do not think you have gained a virtue unless you have first been tried by its opposite. Votes: 0

If anyone could have gained heaven as a monk, then I would indeed have been among them. Votes: 0

Her iron will won international respect. Her unabashed femininity gained women's. Margaret Thatcher was a lady's lady. Votes: 0

Physiology has, at last, gained control over the nerves which stimulate the gastric glands and the pancreas. Votes: 0

You can steal someone's work but you can't steal the experience that he has gained from that work. Votes: 0

The short successes that can be gained in a brief time and without difficulty, are not worth much. Votes: 0

As home secretary, I gained a reputation for being 'tough'; less concerned with liberty than with public protection. Votes: 0

We can grieve over lost powers and memories, or rejoice over gained knowledge and maturity, according to taste. Votes: 0

I gained nothing at all from Supreme Enlightenment, and for that very reason it is called Supreme Enlightenment. Votes: 0

Envy is the most stupid of vices, for there is no single advantage to be gained from it. Votes: 0

After my divorce, I was struggling to find my own voice. Through reading, I gained my power back. Votes: 0

What's the earth With all its art, verse, music, worth "” Compared with love, found, gained, and kept? Votes: 0

The things we should focus on in any life shouldn't be what we've lost, but what we've gained Votes: 0

When we give way to joy, we do not feel that we have lost control, but gained freedom. Votes: 0

What has the church gained if it is popular but there is no conviction, no repentance, no power? Votes: 0

The notion that anything is gained by fixing a language in a groove is cherished only by pedants. Votes: 0

My sister gained 80 pounds expecting her baby. Well, you get nervous, waiting for those adoption papers to clear. Votes: 0

Howie's doctor told him to lose ten pounds, and since Howie's been on a diet he's gained three. Votes: 0

The integrity and self-esteem gained from winning the battle against extremity are the richest treasures in my life Votes: 0

If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. Votes: 0

Let the thick curtain fall;I better know than allHow little I have gained,How vast the unattained. Votes: 0

For ridding oneself of faith is like boiling seawater to retrieve the salt--something is gained but something is lost. Votes: 0

Problems may only be avoided by exercising good judgment. Good judgment may only be gained by experiencing life's problems. Votes: 0

Certainly no valid answer is ever gained by excluding any factors of the problem; that was the Puritans' error. Votes: 0

By means of hearing one understands dharma, malignity vanishes, knowledge is acquired, and liberation from material bondage is gained. Votes: 0

You may lose by it now and then, but it will be a loss well gained if you do. Votes: 0

Strength, strength is what I need; nothing can be done without strength; and strength must be gained by strength. Votes: 0

A man's real education begins after he has left school. True education is gained through the discipline of life. Votes: 0

I've seen a big gain in cardio since I went vegetarian and even gained a little more going vegan. Votes: 0

There is no such thing as a lost cause, because there is no such thing as a gained cause Votes: 0

I don't like hearing that I've lost weight. I like hearing that it looks like I have gained weight?! Votes: 0

Those who in fact risk all for God will find that they have both lost all and gained all. Votes: 0

If a false thought is so much as expressed boldly and clearly, a great deal has already been gained. Votes: 0

There's a tremendous amount to be gained from being a performer, and being an artist, and being an actor. Votes: 0

I don't really read reviews and comments that much. There just isn't a lot to be gained from it. Votes: 0

The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they shall have in their lives. Votes: 0

Think of the 40 years of confrontation. What is it we gained?...The old style has exposed itself: it is fruitless. Votes: 0

Satyagraha thrives on repression till at last the repressor is tired of it and the object of satyagraha is gained. Votes: 0

I've gradually gained more confidence swimming for distance in the open sea, but I still return to the rock pools. Votes: 0

Like flats of today, terraces of houses gained a certain anonymity from identical facades following identical floor plans and heights. Votes: 0

Every woman is infallibly to be gained by every sort of flattery, and every man by one sort or other. Votes: 0

Meet the disorder in the outset, the medicine may be too late, when the disease has gained ground through delay. Votes: 0

There is much more good gained from having a fully functioning financial market than there ever is not having that. Votes: 0

By this curious turn of disposition I have gained the reputation of deliberate heartlessness; how undeserved, I alone can appreciate. Votes: 0

Lying isn't something you should be proud of, but be grateful if you've gained a talent for doing it correctly. Votes: 0

Decide to be happy, knowing it's an attitude, a habit gained from daily practice, and not a result or payoff. Votes: 0

The North Koreans have gained, or bought, a lot of time through the six-party-talks framework to pursue their own agenda. Votes: 0

Happiness is only gained when your mind is in extended states of attention, when your mind is merging with the infinite. Votes: 0

Experience gained in two schools under my control has taught me that punishment does not purify, if anything, it hardens children. Votes: 0

In the end, The treasure of life is missed by those who hold on and gained by those who let go Votes: 0

I'm on a diet. It's very strict: all hot dogs. Just sausages, constantly. It's working out - I've gained fifteen pounds! Votes: 0

There is no substitute for the riches gained on a lifetime basis by the young American who studies or works abroad. Votes: 0

Faith cannot be inherited or gained by being baptized into a Church. Faith is a matter between the individual and God. Votes: 0

In the end,The treasure of life is missed by those who hold on and gained by those who let go. Votes: 0

Find a positive lesson and positive reason for all of your personal relationships. Accentuate the blessings and knowledge gained from each. Votes: 0

There is no record in the history of a nation that ever gained anything valuable by being unable to defend itself. Votes: 0

I have gained and lost the same 10 pounds so many times over and over again my cellulite must have deja vu! Votes: 0

There must be no compromise with slavery - none whatever. Nothing is gained, everything is lost, by subordinating principle to expedience. Votes: 0

I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. Votes: 0

If your ceiling should fall down, then you have lost a room, but gained a courtyard. Think of it that way. Votes: 0

The mind is incredible. Once you've gained mastery over it, channelling its powers positively, for your purpose you can do anything. Votes: 0

The victory one would gain after a whole life of work and effort is better than one that is gained sooner. Votes: 0

Christmas is fun anyway. It's a myth organized over the years and gained different mythological qualities as the years go by. Votes: 0

Assuming either the Left Wing or the Right Wing gained control of the country, it would probably fly around in circles. Votes: 0

it is true that nothing is gained without something being lost: everyone knows that in fulfilling oneself one necessarily sacrifices some possibilities. Votes: 0

An ethic is not an ethic, and a value not a value without somesacrifice for it. Something given up, something not gained. Votes: 0

[A] journey becomes a pilgrimage as we discover, day by day, that the distance traveled is less important than the experience gained. Votes: 0

What have the Germans gained by their boasted freedom of the press, except the liberty of abusing each other as they like? Votes: 0

I've gained a few pounds around the middle. The only lower body garments I own that still fit me comfortably are towels. Votes: 0

I have gained so much more from my experiences of being open and loving humanity rather than being jaded and being closed-off. Votes: 0

It is a pity that Elizabeth and I cannot marry each other. Our children would have gained mastery over the whole world. Votes: 0

Art is like politics. Any theory carried too far ends in sterility, and freshness is only gained by following some other line. Votes: 0

What is to be gained if we are so intent in reaching out to the unchurched that we then unchurch the reached? Votes: 0

Knowledge is not gained, it is there all the time. It is the "veils" which have to be dissolved in the mind. Votes: 0

I would love Giuliana small, medium, large or extra large and I will love her no matter how much weight she gained. Votes: 0

Nothing gained without cost is valued. Freedom has a cost, and all will bear it so all will value and preserve it. Votes: 0

I was born deaf, and I gained my hearing back when I was six months old - it was a miraculous event. Votes: 0

I get so busy that I forget to eat, and that's really hurt me in the past. I gained weight from that. Votes: 0

What is gained by debt relief and aid can be lost if we don't get a proper trade agreement in Hong Kong, Votes: 0

For as many people as I quote-unquote lost respect from, I gained respect from a lot more. I know that's a fact. Votes: 0

Just as long as something is gained, a lesson is learned. I do like those. The more quiet victories are always great. Votes: 0

Toward the end of my pregnancy, I felt really big - I gained about 40 pounds, which is a lot for my size. Votes: 0

I gained a great deal from the period during which I worked in theater and I value those things a great deal. Votes: 0

Fundamentalist groups like Christian Embassy have infiltrated the very top of the U.S. military and gained positions of influence in the Pentagon. Votes: 0

No pleasure is evil in itself; but the means by which certain pleasures are gained bring pains many times greater than the pleasures. Votes: 0

Freedom has always been an expensive thing. History is fit testimony to the fact that freedom is rarely gained without sacrifice and self-denial. Votes: 0

The breakup of the Soviet Union is a national tragedy on an enormous scale only the elites and nationalists of the republics gained. Votes: 0

...if we gained only one incontestable truth every ten years from each of our philosophical writers the harvest we reaped would be sufficient. Votes: 0

I had gained the summit of a commanding ridge, and, looking round with astonishing delight, beheld the ample plains, the beauteous tracts below. Votes: 0

When I grew up in France, I was a normal size. And then I came to the United States and I gained 20 pounds. Votes: 0

After independence was gained, one of the first Acts passed by the Greek government was for the protection and preservation of national monuments. Votes: 0

They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it. Votes: 0

With liberalisation, Indian industry gained international exposure because of which it became imperative for companies to rework their strategies to become globally competitive. Votes: 0

Losing sucks but I look at more what I gained as an individual, as an athlete..sometimes in losing you learn a lot. Votes: 0

They wrote that I'd gained 30 pounds over the summer and lost it in a week because I was dating three guys at once! Votes: 0

Philosophical knowledge is the knowledge gained by reason from concepts ; mathematical knowledge is the knowledge gained by reason from the construction of concepts. Votes: 0

Half the business is done, when one has gained the heart and the affections of those with whom one is to transact it. Votes: 0

In fact the communists gained strength in India when the people thought my party was moving to the right. And they were correct. Votes: 0

The Lake of Dreams grew gradually, over many years, elements and ideas accruing until they gained enough critical mass to become a novel. Votes: 0

Freedom does not come automatically; it is achieved. And it is not gained in a single bound; it must be achieved each day. Votes: 0

The Lake of Dreams' grew gradually, over many years, elements and ideas accruing until they gained enough critical mass to become a novel. Votes: 0

In fact, all the additional knowledge gained by an irrationally constituted society may but enlarge and enhance the powers of death and destruction. Votes: 0

Even offering three hundred bowls of food three times a day does not match the spiritual merit gained in one moment of love. Votes: 0

I gained about 60 pounds when I was preggers with Lil Hank, and I'm desperately trying not to do the same with our daughter. Votes: 0

We live in a system that espouses merit, equality, and a level playing field, but exalts those with wealth, power, and celebrity, however gained. Votes: 0

We live in a system that espouses merit, equality, and a level playing field, but exalts those with wealth, power, and celebrity, however gained. Votes: 0

Wisdom, in the world of enlightenment, is not gained through conversation. Wisdom and enlightenment is something that you gain by making the mind still. Votes: 0

I still come closest to success with drawing. When I use color the results are dubious, for these painfully gained experiences bear less fruit. Votes: 0

There are few mortals so insensible that their affections cannot he gained by mildness, their confidence by sincerity, their hatred by scorn or neglect Votes: 0

Through each crisis in my life, with acceptance and hope, in a single defining moment, I finally gained the courage to do things differently. Votes: 0

The most important thing I gained from my travels was the knowledge that one could achieve anything with determination and an ounce of luck. Votes: 0

Corporations [gained] direct access to what we may think of as our humanity, emotions, and agency but, in this context, are really just buttons. Votes: 0

It is a dangerous trap to believe that our search is over because we have gained all the riches we are going to have. Votes: 0

Patience is a grace as difficult as it is necessary, and as hard to come by as it is precious when it is gained. Votes: 0

One hazard of our job on TV is people are always checking us out and noting every pound we've gained or haven't quite lost. Votes: 0

There would be no advantage to be gained by sowing a field of wheat if the harvest did not return more than was sown. Votes: 0

Freedom must be gained step by step, slowly. Freedom is a food which must be carefully administered when people are too hungry for it. Votes: 0

A more glorious victory cannot be gained over another than this, that when the injury began on his part, the kindness begins on ours. Votes: 0

I have gained a lot of perspective from the places I have traveled too and the people I have been fortunate enough to meet. Votes: 0

If I have gained anything over these months, it is the knowledge there is no starting over- only living with the mistakes you've made. Votes: 0

It wasn't until late high school and early college that I gained enough size and skill to make me welcome on intramural basketball teams. Votes: 0

Masood Ahmed brings to the position of director of external relations extensive experience gained in a range of senior positions in international finance and development. Votes: 0

There is nothing to be gained by waiting for a better situation. You see where you are and you do what you can with that. Votes: 0

But now old friends are acting strange They shake their heads, they say I've changed Well something's lost, but something's gained In living every day Votes: 0

I gained direct knowledge of the life of the poor in big towns: I have lived the narrowing mechanism of its conditioning and feared it. Votes: 0

Hiking the PCT was the maddening effort of knitting that sweater and unraveling it over and over again. As if everything gained was inevitably lost Votes: 0

The storm hit with all the fury of a woman who’d been dieting for six months, only to discover she’d gained four pounds. Votes: 0

Energy is gained by giving energy. When we give energy, we gain energy. This is different than having someone manipulate you and take your energy. Votes: 0

To be bowed by grief is folly; Naught is gained by melancholy; Better than the pain of thinking, Is to steep the sense in drinking. Votes: 0

The experience I gained at age 21 would be useful if I were ever 21 again. But I'm 71 and new at it and keep making age 71 mistakes. Votes: 0

Raising children is an incredibly hard and risky business in which no cumulative wisdom is gained: each generation repeats the mistakes the previous one made. Votes: 0

Competing is exciting and winning is exhilarating, but the true prize will always be the self-knowledge and understanding that you have gained along the way. Votes: 0

Still, as much as I wish Ballistic Kiss could be a better film, the recognition it gained from critics and at festivals speaks for itself. Votes: 0

I had no education in filmmaking. I started with a 8mm camera. I made 34 films, and little by little I gained more experience in filming. Votes: 0

If there are no endings, there are no beginnings and you see no new lands, so for everything that's lost, there is usually something gained. Votes: 0

God removes the sin of the one who makes humble confession, and thereby the devil loses the sovereignty he had gained over the human heart. Votes: 0

When a newspaper comes out that says 'Duff' Puff - she must have gained 15 pounds' or something like that, how would any normal person react? Votes: 0

Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical. Votes: 0

What I've lost in years I've gained in wisdom. Bullshit, I haven't learnt one thing in the last 15 years that hasn't just depressed me more. Votes: 0

All men of genius, and all those who have gained rank in the republic of letters, are brothers, whatever may be the land of their nativity. Votes: 0

In awareness there is no becoming, there is no end to be gained. There is silent observation without choice and condemnation, from which there comes understanding. Votes: 0

Also, I gained lots of weight between ages 18-20 because I was drinking alcohol at night. Alcohol has lots of calories and that does not help. Votes: 0

There is little to be gained by seeking after the mysteries, for there is hardly time in a lifetime to master the plain and precious things. Votes: 0

I used to be very revolutionary, but now I think that nothing can be gained by brute force. People must be drawn to good by goodness. Votes: 0

No matter how mistaken Communist ideas may be, the experience and knowledge gained by trying them out have given a tremendous impetus to thought and imagination. Votes: 0

Nowadays, for the sake of the advantage which is to be gained from the public revenues and from office, men want to be always in office. Votes: 0

Generally speaking, there are two kinds of learning: experience, which is gained from your own mistakes, and wisdom, which is learned from the mistakes of others. Votes: 0

Unhappy love freezes all our affections: our own souls grow inexplicable to us. More than we gained while we were happy we lose by the reverse. Votes: 0

My commitment to stand behind Datsun gained the trust of dealers and sold cars. My motto was: Dealers make money first, and then we make money. Votes: 0

No matter how mistaken Communist ideas may be, the experience and knowledge gained by trying them out have given a tremendous impetus to thought and imagination. Votes: 0

There is no growth without risk. There is always something to be gained from any experience. It is up to us to interpret our truth of self. Votes: 0

I have lost my faith, but I gained the truth! It is not important at all to lose your candle as long as you find a torch! Votes: 0

Remain open-minded, even when you believe yourself to be a king among peasants. You never know what blessings can be gained or crises averted just by listening. Votes: 0

Lampis, the sea commander, being asked how he got his wealth, answered, "My greatest estate I gained easily enough, but the smaller slowly and with much labour. Votes: 0

I think people really connect with the idea of someone who's gained and lost weight in this very public way, and also someone who's an emotional eater. Votes: 0

Be warned that being an expert is more than understanding how a system is supposed to work. Expertise is gained by investigating why a system doesn't work. Votes: 0

There are no shortcuts to knowledge, especially knowledge gained from personal experience. Following conventional wisdom and relying on shortcuts can be worse than knowing nothing at all. Votes: 0

What we have earned by the sweat of our brow, we defend with pride. What we have gained by the accident of birth, we guard with prejudice. Votes: 0

The day I acquired the habit of consciously pronouncing the words "thank you", I felt I had gained possession of a magic wand capable of transforming everything. Votes: 0

Freedom is the awareness of alternatives and of the ability to choose. It is contingent upon consciousness, and so may be gained or lost, extended or diminished. Votes: 0

Life yields only to the conqueror. Never accept what can be gained by giving in. You will be living off stolen goods, and your muscles will atrophy. Votes: 0

There is certainly a satisfaction and dignity to be gained in coming to terms with the mistakes one has made in the course of one’s life Votes: 0

The Tea Party elites gained extraordinary influence by being able to funnel millions of undisclosed dollars into campaigns with ads that distort the truth and attack government. Votes: 0

Peace We passed their graves: The dead men there, Winners or losers, Did not care. In the dark They could not see Who had gained The victory. Votes: 0

You can move in and through the astral worlds once you have gained control of your subtle body. The astral worlds are the back corridors of eternity! Votes: 0

Provided that nothing like useful knowledge could be gained from them, provided they were all story and no reflection, she had never any objection to books at all. Votes: 0

When I was young, beautiful ancient statues were castrated, so that the eye might not be corrupted.... Nothing was gained, unless horses and asses had also been castrated. Votes: 0

The fascinating thing about ideals is that no sooner have we gained a desired peak than we find farther and higher peaks beyond. The thrilling adventure never ends. Votes: 0

The experience gathered from books, though often valuable, is but the nature of learning; whereas the experience gained from actual life is one of the nature of wisdom. Votes: 0

All history is the decline of war, though the slow decline. All that society has yet gained is mitigation; the doctrine of the right of war still remains. Votes: 0

German economic salvation has been brought about solely through the efforts of the German people and the experience they have gained. Countries abroad have contributed nothing to this. Votes: 0

The thief or swindler who has gained great wealth by his delinquency has a better chance than the small thief of escaping the rigorous penalty of the law. Votes: 0

Even the lucky ones, who do manage to become happy by attaining their goals, live each day in fear of losing whatever it is they may have gained. Votes: 0

Other things may be seized by might, or purchased with money, but knowledge is to be gained only by study, and study to be prosecuted only in retirement. Votes: 0

The ambiguities of language, both in terms of vocabulary and syntax, are fascinating: how important connotation is, what is lost and what is gained in the linguistic transition. Votes: 0

There have been women in the past far more daring than we would need to be now, who ventured all and gained a little, but survived after all. Votes: 0

We gained a great deal of prestige, but not much money. We liked to work so much we couldn't hide it and the club owners paid us accordingly. Votes: 0

I hope that I have gained the reputation of being someone that would do anything. I think that that's an admirable reputation to have if you're an actor. Votes: 0

When a man's knowledge is sufficient to attain, and his virtue is not sufficient to enable him to hold, whatever he may have gained, he will lose again. Votes: 0

In Los Angeles, as I gained and lost celebrity, then gained it again, I often found myself wondering why I, out of thousands like me, had become famous. Votes: 0

Well the war lasted for three months, from April of 1994 until the Tutsi army, the exiles as it were, gained control of the country and then it stopped. Votes: 0

The man who succeeds must always in mind or imagination live, move, think, and act as if he had gained that success, or he never will gain it. Votes: 0

Everything in my life that I value has been gained at the cost of not saying what I really think and saying what they want me to say. Votes: 0

When diamonds' role in fuelling violent conflict in Africa gained worldwide attention, the diamond industry established the Kimberley process in order to keep "blood diamonds" out of international trade. Votes: 0

If fulfillment is gained through giving ourselves through intimate relationships, then allowing ourselves to be consumed with the cares of things, instead of the care of persons, is foolish. Votes: 0

Any 'Christians' who take for themselves any more than the plain necessaries of life, live in an open habitual denial of the Lord. They have gained riches and hell-fire. Votes: 0

We do assess that hostile actors gained access to the private commercial email accounts of people with whom Secretary Hillary Clinton was in regular contact from her personal account. Votes: 0

In regard to the amount of difference between the races, we must make some allowance for our nice powers of discrimination gained by a long habit of observing ourselves. Votes: 0

Agitation prevents rebellion, keeps the peace, and secures progress. Every step she gains is gained forever. Muskets are the weapons of animals. Agitation is the atmosphere of the brains. Votes: 0

Much is to be gained by eBooks: ease, convenience, portability. But something is definitely lost: tradition, a sensual experience, the comfort of thingy-ness - a little bit of humanity. Votes: 0

We learn much during our sleep, and the knowledge thus gained slowly filters into the physical brain, and is occasionally impressed upon it as a vivid and illuminative dream. Votes: 0

The information gained from these techniques was valuable in some instances, but there is no way of knowing whether the same information could have been obtained through other means. Votes: 0

The customs of that most criminal nation (Israel) have gained such strength that they have now been received in all lands. The conquered have given laws to the conquerors. Votes: 0

There is about as much educational benefit to be gained in studying dolphins in captivity as there would be studying mankind by only observing prisoners held in solitary confinement Votes: 0

True grace is natural, not artificial, because, however strenuously you strive to gain it, when it is gained it never gives the impression of effort or straining for effect. Votes: 0

Nature's action is complex: and nothing is gained in the long run by pretending that it is simple, and trying to describe it in a series of elementary propositions. Votes: 0

Wisdom is not gained by knowing what is right. Wisdom is gained by practicing what is right, and noticing what happens when that practice succeeds and when it fails. Votes: 0

There is so much to be gained from investing more time in what we eat. Buying fresh ingredients means knowing where your food comes from and what's in it. Votes: 0

But isn't it time for Christians to admit that we should reject bargains if they are gained by the exploitation of the poorest of the poor in developing countries? Votes: 0

We can lose so much of what we've gained in terms of the kind of democratic freedoms and market-based economies and prosperity that we've come to take for granted. Votes: 0

The soundtrack of O Brother is the most publicity I've gotten. I don't feel that I have lost any of my old fans, but I have gained new ones. Votes: 0

Our life and our death is with our neighbor. If we gain our brother, we have gained God, but if we scandalize our brother, we have sinned against Christ. Votes: 0

Freedom can be gained only at the point of an IRA rifle, and I apologize to no one for saying that we support the freedom fighters of the IRA. Votes: 0

I'd probably say my biggest yo-yo was when I was finishing up my senior year of college. I lost about 100 pounds and within a year gained it all back. Votes: 0

My husband and I have watched a lot of Hitchcock movies in bulk, and there's a lot to be gained from that, from focusing strictly on an artists canon. Votes: 0

My job is to suggest and ratify and use any expertise that I might have gained over the 23 years in professional hockey to make our game a better game. Votes: 0

I gained 60 pounds, and I'm proud of it. Why do I need to watch my weight when I'm pregnant? I could eat whatever the hell I want to eat. Votes: 0

I was thin in high school and then I gained weight. I went to a nutritionist. I learned for the first time about what things are healthy to eat, basically. Votes: 0

It took thirty-eight years before 50 million people gained access to radios. It took television thirteen years to earn an audience that size. It took Instagram a year and a half. Votes: 0

You wear yourself out in the pursuit of wealth or love or freedom, you do everything to gain some right, and once it's gained you take no pleasure in it. Votes: 0

It has not yet been recorded that any human being has gained a very large or permanent contentment from meditation upon the fact that he is better off than others. Votes: 0

The AAC at Royal Melbourne was a wonderful memory for me. I had a slightly disappointing finish, but I gained a lot of experience by playing in the last group. Votes: 0

Knowledge must be gained by ourselves. Mankind may supply us with facts; but the results, even if they agree with previous ones, must be the work of our own minds. Votes: 0

Starting young has definitely helped my success. All the experience I gained by touring with other players as a backing artist helped to prepare me for my own big break. Votes: 0

When trying a case [the famous judge] L. Cassius never failed to inquire "Who gained by it?" Man's character is such that no one undertakes crimes without hope of gain. Votes: 0

Discipline is training that corrects and perfects our mental faculties or molds our moral character. Discipline is control gained by enforced obedience. It is the deliberate cultivation of inner order. Votes: 0

The experience she gained should be invaluable to her continued growth and contribution to our team. In reality, compared to American players, she would just be finishing her college career. Votes: 0

First of all I trust my own instinct, experience that I gained over years and feeling when the moment is right for buying shares. That is what one calls intuition. Votes: 0

Corporations now govern society, perhaps more than governments themselves do; yet ironically, it is their very power, much of which they have gained through economic globalization, that makes them vulnerable. Votes: 0

Some of my competitors overlook the importance of knowing as much as possible about their opponents, but I think that it is an invaluable asset that I have gained from working. Votes: 0

The ideas of science germinate in a matrix of established knowledge gained by experiment; they are not lonesome thoughts, born in a rarified realm where no researcher has ever gone before. Votes: 0

The more dubious and uncertain an instrument violence has become in international relations, the more it has gained in reputation and appeal in domestic affairs, specifically in the matter of revolution. Votes: 0

Abstinence from all injustice to other first-rate powers is a greater tower of strength than anything that can be gained by the sacrifice of permanent tranquillity for an apparent temporary advantage. Votes: 0

Once you are in the endgame, the moment of truth has arrived... The amount of points that can be gained (and saved) by correct endgame play is enormous, yet often underestimated. Votes: 0

I went to Harvard High because it was a great school. That it happened to be a military school was just a part of it. I gained from the discipline there. Votes: 0

The inspired Scriptures make the clear distinction between false and true riches and make plain the reason why happiness is gained and fully enjoyed only by those who find true riches. Votes: 0

In this lifetime you can lose everything. Everything passes here. But you don't lose any spiritual knowledge that you have gained in this or any other lifetime. It is inside you. Votes: 0

All we have gained then by our unbelief Is a life of doubt diversified by faith, For one of faith diversified by doubt: We called the chess-board white-we call it black. Votes: 0

Juice fasting destroys your metabolic rate. I see a lot of women who are like, 'Oh, I lost seven pounds and then I gained 10.' That's not what detoxification is about." Votes: 0

Juice fasting destroys your metabolic rate. I see a lot of women who are like, 'Oh, I lost seven pounds and then I gained 10.' That's not what detoxification is about. Votes: 0

My body, thus, and all my good besides, And all my merits gained and to be gained, I give them all away withholding nothing To bring about the benefit of beings. Votes: 0

Experience the gift of life as its gods most precious gift of all with time as it passes in everywake of life there is experience to be gained and shared dvk Votes: 0

Empire may be gained by gold, not gold by empire. It used, indeed, to be a proverb that "It is not Philip, but Philip's gold that takes the cities of Greece. Votes: 0

Experience alone can give a final answer. The knowledge gained in a few years by a commission of the kind suggested would be worth more than volumes of mere assertions and contradictions. Votes: 0

My AIESEC exchange helped me grow personally and professionally. I have gained confidence while meeting new people and I have become more aware of the different lifestyles and cultures around the world. Votes: 0

Everything, no matter how evident or obvious, should be doubted, questioned, viewed with suspicion....There is much to be gained from the discovery that one has been deeply, persistently, and utterly wrong. Votes: 0

I didn't wake up one morning and not be in the Replacements. We're all that forever, and I've just grown older. I mean, I haven't lost anything. I've gained a few things. Votes: 0

One of the biggest threats to success is success itself. When you get a little bit ahead, it's all too easy to become complacent and to quickly lose what you have gained. Votes: 0

Never lose sight of this important truth, that no one can be truly great until he has gained a knowledge of himself, a knowledge which can only be acquired by occasional retirement. Votes: 0

. . . woman is a being dominated by the creative urge and . . . no understanding of her as an individual can be gained unless the significance and effects of that great fact can be grasped. Votes: 0

I feel like the experience I gained at university has really helped to inform me as far as who I wanted to become as an actor and what I wanted to do. Votes: 0

Any who may wish to profit himself alone from the knowledge given him, rather than serve others through the knowledge he has gained from learning, is betraying knowledge and rendering it worthless Votes: 0

I felt very vulnerable after 'Sleeping with the Fishes'; I gained weight for the role. I felt a bit out of my skin in the movie, and it was hard to watch. Votes: 0

I don't think I even knew how big we were at the time. It was mad. I gained a lot through East 17 and I'm grateful for being able to have that experience. Votes: 0

Whatever creative success I gained was due to my belief that creative power can be stepped up by effort, and that there are ways in which we can guide our creative thinking. Votes: 0

For who that noght dar undertake, Be riht he schal no profit take [For who that dare not undertake, By right he shall no profit take. i.e., Nothing ventured, nothing gained.] Votes: 0

The universe conspires to steer one in the direction where one can flourish. Bad or good the experience will be a lesson and a lesson learned is fortune measured by wisdom gained. Votes: 0

Steve Perry versus Arnel Pineda. At his confused expression, I explain, "The guy on YouTube who gained a following for covering Journey songs...then eventually became the new lead singer for the band~? Votes: 0

They were the largest semiconductor maker in the world up until about 1980. I'm not sure that that can be re-gained again, but their progress in the last few years has been very impressive. Votes: 0

So prominent was the Jewish role in the foreign commerce of Europe that those nations that received the Jews gained and the countries that excluded them lost in the volume of international trade. Votes: 0

When I was younger, I did not have the strength to jump well enough, but over the years I have gained that, worked on it. But the sensibility you simply have to have. Votes: 0

The conviction that everyone in this house must be dead had gained such a hold on Magnus that it was a shock when the woman who had summoned him here opened the door. Votes: 0

Was the crew well? Was I not? I had profited in many ways by the voyage. I had even gained flesh, and actually weighed a pound more than when I sailed from Boston. Votes: 0

We have not the reverent feeling for the rainbow that the savage has, because we know how it is made. We have lost as much as we gained by prying into that matter. Votes: 0

It is safest to be moderately base - to be flexible in shame, and to be always ready for what is generous, good, and just, when anything is to be gained by virtue. Votes: 0

Steve Perry versus Arnel Pineda. At his confused expression, I explain, "The guy on YouTube who gained a following for covering Journey songs...then eventually became the new lead singer for the band? Votes: 0

I have just gained a deeper and deeper respect for acting and the whole art of it because you're really trying to live a life and to do the best justification for it. Votes: 0

I didn't want to be the monster! I didn't want to kill this room full of harmless children! I didn't want to lose everything I'd gained in a lifetime of sacrifice and denial! Votes: 0

Having been borne across the world, we are translated men. It is normally supposed that something always gets lost in translation; I cling, obstinately, to the notion that something can also be gained. Votes: 0

Lessons learned are like bridges burned you only need to cross them but once. Is the knowledge gained worth the price of the pain, are the spoils worth the cost of the hunt? Votes: 0

I actually gained 30 pounds [for the episode], and I haven't lost all of it yet so I haven't been like "I gained 30 pounds!" Because I don't know if people can tell the difference. Votes: 0

O fools, awake! The rites ye sacred hold Are but a cheat contrived by men of old Who lusted after wealth and gained their lust And died in baseness-and their law is dust. Votes: 0

Many stock options in the corporate world have worked in exactly that fashion: they have gained in value simply because management retained earnings, not because it did well with the capital in its hands. Votes: 0

The art of walking is at once suggestive of the dignity of man. Progressive motion alone implies power, but in almost every other instance it seems a power gained at the expense of self-possession. Votes: 0

When you lose the shootout, you feel like you lost the hockey game, ... But we didn't lose the hockey game. We lost a point and they gained a point. That's the reality of it. Votes: 0

Realization is our true nature. It is nothing new to be gained. What is new cannot be eternal. Therefore there is no need to be doubting whether we would gain or lose the self. Votes: 0

The notion of a neutral, mainstream national media gained dominance only in World War II and in its aftermath, when what turned out to be a temporary moderate consensus came to govern the country. Votes: 0

If the empire of superstition and hypocrisy should be overthrown, happy indeed will it be for the world; but if all religion and morality should be over-thrown with it, what advantage will be gained? Votes: 0

If you're blessed enough to grow older, which is how I look at aging, there's so much wisdom to be gained from people who are celebrating the process with vibrancy and vigor and grace. Votes: 0

David will never go to space again. I'm glad.What did it gain the McQuarries? What has it ever gained men? Have men ever brought back more happiness from the stars? Will they ever? Votes: 0

People who never had enough thrift and forethought to buy and pay for property in the first place seldom have enough to keep property up after they have gained it in some other way. Votes: 0

I've always been into dressing and being stylish because I feel like that's where I gained a lot of my confidence and swag as a rapper, so fashion goes hand-in-hand with music to me. Votes: 0

I have ever found it, when I have thought the battle was over and the conquest gained, and so let down my watch, the enemy has risen up and done me the greatest injury. Votes: 0

That's not to say Eddie's never done anything malicious. But he never grabbed power for power's sake. His position was gained only because he has that energy, and that's naturally where he ended up. Votes: 0

Nothing is gained except by sacrifice.... Do not degrade it to the level of the brutes.... Make yourselves decent men! ... Be chaste and pure! ... There is no other way. Did Christ find any other way? Votes: 0

It is true I gained muscular vigour, but with it a prodigious appetite, which I was compelled to indulge, and consequently increased in weight, until my kind old friend advised me to forsake the exercise. Votes: 0

I'd read about Los Angeles and this fact stuck in my mind: that the city gained 1,000 new people every day. In 1956! A thousand people every day! I felt: 'I want to be part of that. Votes: 0

I'm happy with the amount of success I've achieved. I feel like I'm getting better every day and I'm always learning. I don't take anything for granted and I've gained a deeper perspective on things. Votes: 0

More knowledge may be gained of a man's real character by a short conversation with one of his servants than from a formal and studied narrative, begun with his pedigree and ended with his funeral. Votes: 0

Crossing the ocean even on the Queen Elizabeth 2, you know in your bones, with every mile gained, that you have left your familiar world behind. You feel the full measure of the earth and heavens. Votes: 0

My mother spoke of Christ to my father, by her feminine and childlike virtues, and, after having borne his violence without a murmur or complaint, gained him at the close of his life to Christ. Votes: 0

The vulgar and common esteem is seldom happy in hitting right; and I am much mistaken if, amongst the writings of my time, the worst are not those which have most gained the popular applause. Votes: 0

A man must not only stand for the right principles, but he must also fight for them. Those who fight for principle can be proud of the friends they've gained and the enemies they've earned. Votes: 0

The reason I do workshops is so I can learn, and I am fortunate that I've probably gained more from the whole experience of teaching than any one participant has. It is all about asking. Votes: 0

No form of human exchange is more profitable than the exchange of ideas. If I give you a thought in return for one of your thoughts, each of us will have gained a 100 percent dividend. Votes: 0

So much can be gained from watching other singers, seeing what they do and what they don't do, seeing how they look when they breathe, how wide they open their mouths for a high note. Votes: 0

Yeah! I got type-two diabetes! I'm sure there's going to be some media scandal now, saying I got it because I gained and lost weight for movie parts or something - but I doubt that. Votes: 0

As we get older, it's important for us to help hand back some of what we've gained as we've grown older. It should be one of your responsibilities - it's almost like being a mentor. Votes: 0

Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Heaven did a recompense as largely send: He gave to mis'ry (all he had) a tear, He gained from Heav'n ('t was all he wish'd) a friend. Votes: 0

This so much joy! This so much joy! If I should fail, what poverty! And yet, as poor as I Have ventured all upon a throw; Have gained! Yes! Hesitated so this side the victory! Votes: 0

I grew up being educated by Sesame Street and gained a sense of humor from The Muppet Show. I'd give my right foot to be able to do a scene or two with the Muppets. Votes: 0

The finished product is often of less importance than the skills and confidence gained through the process and the way in which the community is strengthened through people in it work and are brought together. Votes: 0