Best 748 quotes in «gains quotes» category

Is it not gain to have diminished the faith that it was the duty of the wretched and the miserable to be content with the lot in life which providence had awarded them?

Islam is under obligation to gain power over all nations.

I still feel there are much smarter self-promoters out there than me. I am very methodical about my messaging, and I know how to gain attention very quickly.

It cannot be good to tax the Americans... You will lose more than you gain.

I tend to be slim and you know, I actually can lose weight quicker than I can gain it.

It feeds and grows on the blood which it sheds. The passions , from which it springs, gain strength and fury from indulgence.

I think if you had a capital-gains system where the long, patient capital would actually be rewarded, nanosecond capital turning would not be.

It is a pity that, as one gradually gains experience, one loses one's youth.

I think that Governor Romney operates on the capital gains tax, his investments, what he lives off of instead of doing it off of his income.

I think writers can gain a lot of vitality from being misread.

It is a proof of our natural bias to evil, that gain is slower and harder than loss in all things good; but in all things bad getting is quicker and easier than getting rid of.

It is a unique challenge for a woman to demonstrate that they can lead, that they will be strong, that they can handle crisis, and that they gain respect.

It is by serving God and others that we store up heavenly treasures. Everyone gains; no one loses.

It is certain my belief gains quite infinitely the very moment I can convince another mind thereof

It is by speech that many of our best gains are made. A large part of the good we receive comes to us in conversation.

It is from our enemies that we often gain excellent maxims, and are frequently surprised into reason by their mistakes.

It is more important to have self-respect than to gain respect from others.

It is harder to cut our gains than to cut our losses.

It is necessary to do a systems analysis of your life. Look at where you gain power and where you lose power.

It is precisely when we help one another that we gain our victories over corruption, but the victory is assured only when we help one another with all our strength.

It is one of the strictest conditions of initiation that occult knowledge may never be sold or used for gain.

It is one thing to be able to state the price the antagonist paid, another to be able to count you own real gains.

It is painful to talk about it, but even with its 110,000 elite soldiers, the Soviet Union never managed to gain control over the entire Afghan territory.

It is the essence of responsibility to put the public good ahead of personal gain

It is the duty of every one to strive to gain and deserve a good reputation.

It is worth remembering that the time of greatest gain in terms of wisdom and inner strength is often that of greatest difficulty.

It seems like everything I do musically I tend to lose a few fans and gain a few fans, and it all kind of evens out.

It may be possible through detachment, to gain knowledge that is 'useful;' but only through participation is it possible to gain the knowledge that is helpful.

It's easy to gain weight when you're in the studio.

It must be the ultimate punishment, don't you think, to finally gain wisdom, only to realize that the consequences of your actions are irrevocable?

It's a nonsense assumption that you can get rid of terrorism with war. Terrorism is taking the lives of innocent people to gain your objective. War is basically the same thing on a larger scale.

It seems with progress you gain certain things and you lose certain things. The automobile replaced the horse and buggy but you lost all of that nice manure.

It’s just been my experience that some kinds of working relationships are better motivated by fear than by monetary gain.

It's just my maybe naive, optimistic view that whatever knowledge we gain, and if it comes to pass that we can somehow understand what consciousness is, if we can somehow create that, it will ultimately be used for the good.

It's wrong to deprive someone else of a pleasure so that you can enjoy one yourself, but to deprive yourself of a pleasure so that you can add to someone else's enjoyment is an act of humanity by which you always gain more than you lose.

It's not like you take the right turning and you get everlasting happiness and you take the wrong one and your life's a disaster. In real life it's often impossible to tell which decision is the one you should make because what you stand to gain and what you stand to lose are sometimes-often-neck and neck.

It’s very easy for me to gain weight. Even though I tried not eating for a week when I was really young, I couldn’t do it any longer because I liked my food too much.

It takes hundreds of good golf shots to gain confidence, but only one bad one to lose it.

It took me five months to lose twenty pounds and it took me hours to gain it back. I mean it was magical how quickly it all happened. Going back to my poor eating habits after having really good eating habits my stomach was a little unsettled.

I've never had to turn my hand to anything for monetary gain, other than pretending to be somebody else. I'm deeply fortunate.

I've always been keenly aware of the passing of time. I've always thought that I was old. Even when I was twelve, I thought it was awful to be thirty. I felt that something was lost. At the same time, I was aware of what I could gain, and certain periods of my life have taught me a great deal. But, in spite of everything, I've always been haunted by the passing of time and by the fact that death keeps closing in on us.

It will be a great pity if any feeling of jealousy or egotism gain ground amongst you.

I've learned how to turn the adversities in my life into enriching experiences. You can actually gain a lot from adversities and they make you the person you are today.

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

I walked out to brood on this life of ours, which seems from birth to death to be a steady loss, disguised by sudden gains and happiness, which persuade us of good fortune, when all the while the glass is emptying.

I was acquainted once with a gallant soldier who assured me that his only measure of courage was this: upon the first fire, in an engagement, he immediately looked upon himself as a dead man. He then bravely fought out the remainder of the day, perfectly regardless of all manner of danger, as becomes a dead man to be. So that all the life or limbs he carried back again to his tent he reckoned as clear gains, or, as he himself expressed it, so much out of the fire.

I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.

I will eliminate capital-gains taxes for the small businesses and the startups that will create the high-wage, high-tech jobs of tomorrow

I would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of it. I would hope to act with compassion without thinking of personal gain.

I was willing to put it at risk in order for someone to gain, in order for the situation to get better.