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The trajectory of this country [USA] is not positive and particularly for the disadvantaged, as we see what's happening. The gains in productivity have dropped, the gains in income for the middle class and the least advantaged have slowed, at best.

The United States invaded Iraq to gain control of one of the major sources of the world's energy.

The troops of other states have their reputation to gain, the sons of the Alamo have theirs to maintain.

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

The underlying reason for this is the Europeans' fear that Islamists could gain power. Many still consider authoritarian Arab regimes to be the lesser evil.

The urge to gain release from tension by action is a precipitating cause of war.

The vulnerability undid him even as the strength brought him pride. And the whole of her brought him love beyond the measuring of it. Of all he'd craved in his life, all he'd dreamed of having, all he'd fought to gain by fair means or foul, he'd never imagined having such such as she as his own. Never imagined himself the man he'd come to be because she was.

The warrior: silent in his struggle, undetainable because he has nothing to lose, functional and efficacious because he has everything to gain.

They lose nothing who gain Christ.

The wealthiest Americans often live as though they and their children had nothing to gain from investments in education, infrastructure, clean-energy, and scientific research.

The world is poised on the cusp of an economic and cultural shift as dramatic as that of the Industrial Revolution. (OK, it doesn't take a genius, or even a politician, to figure out that big changes are afoot when we have a medium that lets someone throw up a virtual storefront on the Web and instantly gain access to the global market.)

The company that consistently makes and implements decisions rapidly gains a tremendous, often decisive, competitive advantage.

Things live by moving and gain strength as they go.

Those whose life is long still strive for gain, and for all mortals all things take second place to money.

The way to gain a friend is to be one

Things gain meaning by being used in a shared experience or joint action.

Those that much covet are with gain so fond, For what they have not, that which they possess They scatter and unloose it from their bond, And so, by hoping more, they have but less; Or, gaining more, the profit of excess Is but to surfeit, and such griefs sustain, That they prove bankrupt in this poor-rich gain.

To appreciate the noble is a gain which can never be torn from us.

Tis strange the miser should his cares employTo gain those riches he can ne'er enjoy;Is it less strange the prodigal should wasteHis wealth to purchase what he ne'er can taste?

To be a successful missionary one must have the Spirit of the Lord. We are also taught that the Spirit will not dwell in unclean tabernacles. Therefore, one of the first things a missionary must do to gain spirituality is to make sure his own personal life is in order.

To conquer himself is the greatest victory that man can gain.

To cure us of our immoderate love of gain, we should seriously consider how many goods there are that money will not purchase, and these the best; and how many evils there are that money will not remedy, and these the worst.

Through our faith, we gain the courage to take action. And through action, we move one step closer toward the manifestation of our desires.

To express yourself in freedom, you must die to everything of yesterday. From the 'old', you derive security; from the 'new', you gain the flow.

To gain a testimony, you must nourish it step by step. '[Your testimony] will increase as you make decisions to keep the commandments. As you lift and strengthen others, you will see your testimony continue to develop.'

To excel is to reach your own highest dream. But you must also help others, where and when you can, to reach theirs. Personal gain is empty if you do not feel you have positively touched another's life.

To gain control over the quality of experience, one needs to learn how to build enjoyment into what happens day in, day out.

To deny being lovers in order to gain something.That can result in a much worse situation than one can imagine.

To gain profit is important, but you must invest to build up assets that you can cash in in the future.

To gain your own voice you have to forget about having it heard.

To gain an overall understanding of oneself does not require looking outward - it requires the strength of looking inward.

To gain a reputation for virtue, grieve over those you injure.

To gain your own voice, forget about having it heard. Become a saint of your own province and your own consciousness.

To gain riches is wise; to pay for riches with happiness is foolish.

To gain the acceptance of your peers is an admirable task, but to truly accept yourself requires a much higher standard.

To gain freedom is to gain simplicity.

To gain support in U.S. Congress and from other nations requires clarity, an acceptable mission and an explicit outcome.

To many mortals silence great gain brings.

To know that all is well, even if late will come to know it, is at least some gain.

To me, this goes beyond disappointing. It shows that we are failing to gain ground on the very conditions we need to reverse to improve our graduation rates and produce more students who are ready for college and the workforce.

To mourn and bewail your ill-fortune, when you will gain a tear from those who listen, this is worth the trouble.

To understand another human being you must gain some insight into the conditions which made him what he is.

Treat gain and loss the same.' Don't be Intimidated. Don't make a Big Deal of anything - just accept things as they come to you.

To tell a lie in cowardice, to tell a lie for gain, or to avoid deserved punishment--are all the blackest of black lies.

To gain customer insights, we must understand that we are prisoners of what we know and what we believe.

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.

Unions have been the best anti-poverty program that actually worked and did not cost the government a dime. But as unions grow smaller- not stronger- our ability to act as an economic mechanism to distribute the gains of our work and raise all workers' wages and benefits up is disappearing.

Unfortunately, we live our life in public, so any weight gain or pimple is a national story. I don't get this obsession with weight. It's not only Hollywood; it's our society.

Trivial losses often prove great gains.

video games are the comic books of our time... It's a medium that gains no respect among the intelligentsia".