Guests can be, and often are, delightful, but they should never be allowed to get the upper hand. — Elizabeth von Arnim Copy Share Image
They scream, The worst things in life would come free to us,cuz were just under the upper hand and go mad for… — Stay Strong Copy Share Image
And wonder, dread and war have lingered in that land where loss and love in turn have held the upper hand. — Simon Armitage Copy Share Image
“You laugh when someone holds up a knife when you're crazy or when you have the upper hand. Windsor has both. Crazy… — Rachel Robinson Copy Share Image
“Someone who hates you will feel the upper hand when you fall into the abyss” — Tommy Jonathan Sinaga Copy Share Image
“where his side could gain the upper hand in two v ones; endlessly replaying the key battles.” — Guillem Balague Copy Share Image
If you think like a batsman, you have an upper-hand over the man you're bowling to. — Bhuvneshwar Kumar Copy Share Image
Exoticism can give you an edge: it makes people assume you're cleverer than you are and gives you the upper hand. — Kristin Scott Thomas Copy Share Image
“It’s funny how when you are dying, you still fight for the upper hand. You want to pick the terms; you want… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“And in an age when the girls were clearly gaining the upper hand on men in the Battle of the Sexes, men… — Nicholas Chong Copy Share Image
Development in this county is always going to be an issue. Until development and zoning are handled on a regional basis, rather… — John Murray Copy Share Image
“Oh, how wonderful it felt to have the upper hand with him at last. More than that, she was almost giddy to… — Erin Knightley Copy Share Image
The players come out and want to be as fresh as they can, press, keep a team in their end, create chances,… — Jill Ellis Copy Share Image
“Up to now reason has always won the battle, but will my emotions get the upper hand? Sometimes I fear they will,… — Anne Frank Copy Share Image
“the fact that every people feel itself threatened by the others gives the state it's definite unifying powers; it depends upon the… — Martin Buber Copy Share Image
I think the White House is filled with confrontation, and is doing things to continue it. The White House and congressional Democrats… — Stuart Rothenberg Copy Share Image
“Jesus Christ is able, by His divine grace, to prevent the power of self from ever asserting itself or gaining the upper… — Andrew Murray Copy Share Image
“I was gripped by the misery of life as Buddha was in his youth when he saw sickness, old age, pain and… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
“There are few problems in the world that economic prosperity cannot help solve. Yet the engines of that prosperity are under fierce… — Ziad K. Abdelnour Copy Share Image
“Men: they are what they are and women have to accept that and try to shift around them. Especially men with power.… — Marilyn French Copy Share Image
In this world, man has two significant possessions: intelligence and emotion. These two possessions govern our day-to-day life. But very often we… — Sri Chinmoy Copy Share Image
“Time is not a solid, linear thing, no matter how much man tries to pretend it is. Time has humored us, much… — Amy S. foster Copy Share Image
“When the first force, social feeling and community expectation, is ignored or affronted, the person concerned will reveal certain aggressive character traits:… — Tom Butler-Bowdon Copy Share Image
I think there's an assumption when you have a parent in the business that you're given some kind of a cheat sheet… — Katherine Waterston Copy Share Image
“In a move that is at odds with what I am calling the Unmooring thesis, Heidegger wants to show that modern philosophy… — Lee Braver Copy Share Image
When we say that the Arabs are the aggressors and we defend ourselves — this is only half the truth. As regards… — David Ben-Gurion Copy Share Image
“The hit-woman opened the door. No dead body on the floor. Thank God. I heard an unearthly roar and then Jordan charged… — Kyoko M Copy Share Image
“I love your dress," Jim's wife says, leaning toward Annika to briefly touch the lace. "Thank you. The lace is very comfortable… — Tracey Garvis Graves Copy Share Image
“…It usually starts innocently enough, a friend remarking to you that the co-op has a nice new crop of grapefruit. “Hmm, I… — Michael J. Nelson Copy Share Image
“Is everything okay, Vi?” She swallowed, setting the rest down. “It’s perfect…” She wrapped her blanket around her and went to Jay’s… — Kimberly Derting Copy Share Image
“You've won," Jack said softly. He looked at Mimi with such fiery hatred that she almost cowered at his words. But she… — melissa de la cruz Copy Share Image
“Madison’s response is famously expressed in Federalist 10, “The Utility of the Union as a Safeguard against Domestic Faction and Insurrection”—arguing that… — John Avlon Copy Share Image
I felt sure we could gain the upper hand by putting ourselves in the mindset of the Incas. — Tahir Shah Copy Share Image
“Matt felt vindicated. See . If he'd rushed things and let his passion get the upper hand he might not have learned… — Peggy Webb Copy Share Image
We're just under the upper hand. And go mad for a couple grams. And she don't want to go outside tonight... — Ed Sheeran Copy Share Image
In the absence of evidence to the contrary, always assume you have the upper hand. — Ronnie Montrose Copy Share Image
“The sub has the upper hand in a true Master and sub relationship, Thomas. Always. I can possess you only as long… — Joey W. Hill Copy Share Image
The upper hand (the one that gives) is better than the lower hand (the one that takes). — Rosie Copy Share Image
Make yourself do unpleasant things so as to gain the upper hand of your soul. — W. E. B. Du Bois Copy Share Image
The thirst for powerful sensations takes the upper hand both over fear and over compassion for the grief of others. — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image