GOOD, adj. Sensible, madam, to the worth of this present writer. Alive, sir, to the advantages of letting him alone. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
We took advantage of the running boom, which became the jogging boom, which became the fitness boom... and we've benefited from all… — Phil Knight Copy Share Image
Whether the flower looks better in the nosegay than in the meadow where it grew and we had to wet our feet… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
The advocates of a criminal are seldom artists enough to turn the beautiful terribleness of the deed to the advantage of the… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
Anytime I have the opportunity to step on the court with Sue, it's something you really take advantage of. — Breanna Stewart Copy Share Image
No education can be of true advantage to young women but that which trains them up in humble industry, in great plainness… — William Law Copy Share Image
Jumping through any hoop or taking advantage of any desperate situation that comes up just to sell a product is harmful. It… — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
I am happy I have competition. It keeps me on my toes all the while and stops me from becoming complacent. So,… — Ameesha Patel Copy Share Image
The authentic and pure values, truth, beauty, and goodness, in the activity of a human being are the result of one and… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
Besides the advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation, the existence of subordinate… — James Madison Copy Share Image
The only sound approach to collective bargaining is to work out an agreement that clarifies the rights and responsibilities of the parties,… — Charles E. Wilson Copy Share Image
Anyhow, all mankind's ideas and interests, all human aims and motives, are exhibited, fully formed, in a three-year-old child. The kid is… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
To take advantage of the last precious minutes, you've got to stay afield as late as the birds do, regardless of a… — Havilah Babcock Copy Share Image
I love rainy and bad-weather days because this type of weather gives me a mental advantage, especially when I'm fishing in a… — Gary A. Klein Copy Share Image
The first important [step] one was going to school. There was an advantage as there was a one-room schoolhouse that was within… — Paul Smith Copy Share Image
Let's remember that our leadership is defined not just by our defense against threats, but by the enormous opportunities to do good… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The government needs to help those in need, but members of Congress shouldn't take advantage of the situation and use a national… — Chris Chocola Copy Share Image
Service that is given with little or no thought of personal advantage is an ideal to pursue for a lifetime. — Dallin H. Oaks Copy Share Image
All people would really want peace and all would want to be sure that they would not be taken advantage of. — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
Orchestras only need to be sworn at, and a German is consequently at an advantage with them, as English profanity, except in… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
...and he smiled a lot. The smile did not mean that he was happy. It meant he was stronger than most people,… — Michael Cadnum Copy Share Image
I am shocked that Republicans can't explain why our technological and economic advantages are the result of sound monetary and economic policy. — Jack Kemp Copy Share Image
Winners understand that there's a time and a place for not being nice. It's when you're being taken advantage of. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I'm not going to sit here and say, 'Pity me; I came from modeling.' It's opened a lot of doors. People will… — Brooklyn Decker Copy Share Image
“Stand alone when it is to your benefit, with others when it is to your advantage, and with everyone when it is… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
...To the Dolphin alone, beyond all other, nature has granted what the best philosophers seek: friendship for no advantage — Plutarch Copy Share Image
It's to a younger people's advantage to work with evolving computer technologies that provide so many ways to explore the use and… — Stephen Vincent Benet Copy Share Image
For me, it's always a failure of the imagination. I have that anxiety that time is passing, that everything is ultimately fleeting… — Jason Silva Copy Share Image
“Root cause of inequality is the mass scale digital disruption advantage as means of wealth creation is concentrated.” — Ziad K. Abdelnour Copy Share Image
I feel it's most important to keep it real and enjoy each moment, you know, take advantage of every opportunity life provides,… — C. R. Johnson Copy Share Image
Recognize that both men and women might be more comfortable opening up to a woman than a man. Use that to your… — Ivy Meeropol Copy Share Image
When you continue to give without receiving, the only thing you are proving is that you know how to be taken advantage… — Iyanla Vanzant Copy Share Image
Was not this ... what we spoke of as the great advantage of wisdom -- to know what is known and what… — Plato Copy Share Image
The main advantage Sridevi and I had was that we acted in films which were South remakes. What we had done in… — Jaya Prada Copy Share Image
The biggest advantage to believing in God is you don't have to understand anything, no physics, no biology. I wanted to understand. — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
One thing that I can tell you that we have not done very well is to build in broadcast capability into the… — Vint Cerf Copy Share Image
The commodiousness of money is indeed great; but there are some advantages which money cannot buy, and which therefore no wise man… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
real freedom is not a matter of the shifting of advantage from one sex to the other or from one class to… — Suzanne La Follette Copy Share Image
One event makes another. What we anticipate seldom occurs; what we least expected generally happens; and time can only prove which is… — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
The dollar that's being paid the players has hurt the game. The players take advantage of coaches. The players' attitude is, "I… — Chick Hearn Copy Share Image