Litigant. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
There is nothing but nonviolence to fall back upon for retaining our freedom, even as we had to do for gaining it. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
It remains to be seen, for example whether China can continue to develop as a market economy while still retaining an authoritarian… — Peter Dicken Copy Share Image
I repeat my demand that the occupier leave the land of our beloved Iraq unconditionally, without retaining bases or signing agreements. — Muqtada al Sadr Copy Share Image
Retaining our capacity for reason is common sense, but definite conclusions and beliefs keep us from seeing life as it really is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Women of every age and size really just want to look sexy, while retaining their power and dignity. — L'Wren Scott Copy Share Image
Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I was very strenuous for retaining and insisting on it [law of nature], as a resource to which we might be driven… — John Adams Copy Share Image
I have a hard time retaining the lines. Even on set I make mistakes but I'm okay with that. — Ashley Scott Copy Share Image
But the distant hope of being one day useful or eminent ought not to mislead us too far from that study which… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
The basis on which good repute in any highly organized industrial community ultimately rests is pecuniary strength; and the means of showing… — Thorstein Veblen Copy Share Image
It’s not about the budget; it’s about the power...So will the attack on unions succeed? I don’t know. But anyone who cares… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
Ever since the Tim Burton Batman of 1989, it has been de rigueur in movies to focus on the freaky alienation aspect… — David Edelstein Copy Share Image
I have been privileged to grow up retaining the love of good journalism, the craft, while learning its business: the dollars and… — Lachlan Murdoch Copy Share Image
Fiction keeps its audience by retaining the world as its subject matter. People like the world. Many people actually prefer it to… — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
Opinionated writing is always the most difficult... simply because it involves retaining in the cold morning-after crystal of the printed word the… — Gavin Lyall Copy Share Image
Curating isn't just a matter of taste. It involves building up real knowledge of the items in your care. As the world… — Lucy Worsley Copy Share Image
The disassociation between inner belief and outer behaviour allowed many people to enjoy a sense of retaining their inner decency while at… — Mary Fulbrook Copy Share Image
When people think the issue can be solved, it becomes a moral imperative to be part of the solution. We can do… — Wendy Kopp Copy Share Image
Men do not rest content with parrying the attacks of a superior, but often strike the first blow to prevent the attack… — Alcibiades Copy Share Image
If any human being earnestly desire to push on to new discoveries instead of just retaining and using the old; to win… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Nowadays, by contrast, Christianity specialises in soft-focus mood music; its threats of hell, its demand for poverty and chastity, its doctrine that… — A.C. Grayling Copy Share Image
In those countries where income taxes are lower than in the United States, the ability to defer the payment of U.S. tax… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Preserve the core, and let the rest flux. In their wonderful bestseller Built to Last, authors James Collins and Jerry Porras make… — Kevin Kelly Copy Share Image
Kids today are sold so much, by corporations and media and commercials and advertising and music videos, that I do. A lot… — Joseph M. Kahn Copy Share Image
I thought of the pillowcases as a symbol of love and loss, of retaining the memory of your loved one. — Chath Piersath Copy Share Image
I want to make sure America has got the best education system in the world. And we're retaining our workers for the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“Great companies are formed by great people. It’s not about attracting great people; it’s about retaining them.” — Ziad K. Abdelnour Copy Share Image
Housework is a breeze. Cooking is a pleasant diversion. Putting up a retaining wall is a lark. But teaching is like climbing… — Fawn M. Brodie Copy Share Image
Places that succeed in attracting and retaining creative class people prosper; those that fail don't. — Richard Florida Copy Share Image
Really in technology, it's about the people, getting the best people, retaining them, nurturing a creative environment and helping to find a… — Marissa Mayer Copy Share Image
An enterprise that is constantly exploring new horizons is likely to have a competitive advantage in attracting and retaining talent. — Gary Hamel Copy Share Image
Retain a calm heart, sit like a turtle, walk swiftly like a pigeon, and sleep like a dog — Li Ching-Yuen Copy Share Image
Retaining culture takes effort and persistence and discipline. It's a commitment, not a flag. You can't just pull it out and wave… — Alexandra Fuller Copy Share Image
Teachers make a difference, and we would serve our students better by focusing on attracting and retaining the quality teachers by raising… — Jeb Bush Copy Share Image
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