Afford Quotes

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Literature deeply stands opposed to the dominant value system-the one that rewards money and power. Writers are on the other side-they make us sympathetic to… — Alain de Botton
Is this Nation stating it cannot afford to spend an additional $600 million to help the developing nations of the world become strong and free… — John F. Kennedy
Modern man's happiness consists in the thrill of looking at the shop windows, and in buying all that he can afford to buy, either for… — Erich Fromm
America has to ask itself not what it wants, but what it can afford. — Richard Lamm
If, in our haste to 'progress,' the economics of ecology are disregarded by citizens and policy makers alike, the result will be an ugly America.… — Stewart Udall
No medicine man these days can afford to be without a portable tape recorder. Without the aid of this modern device, which may be easily… — Muriel Spark
Every animal has his or her story, his or her thoughts, daydreams, and interests. All feel joy and love, pain and fear, as we now… — Ingrid Newkirk
Perhaps one of the most important things you can do for human beings is wean them off an animal-based diet. It hardens the arteries and… — Ingrid Newkirk
We can’t afford to be so worried about losing the next election that we lose the battles we owe to the next generation. The real… — Barack Obama
Potential home buyers have a two-step decision process. First, they determine whether they can afford to make a purchase - does their income safely cover… — Mark Zandi
It is not every man that can afford to wear a shabby coat. — Charles Caleb Colton
Life must be filled up, and the man who is not capable of intellectual pleasures must content himself with such as his senses can afford. — Samuel Johnson
The real satisfaction which praise can afford, is when what is repeated aloud agrees with the whispers of conscience, by showing us that we have… — Samuel Johnson
The price of being oneself is so high and involves so much ruthlessness toward others (or what looks like ruthlessness in our duty-bound culture) that… — May Sarton
Law not served by power is an illusion; but power not ruled by law is a menace which our nuclear age cannot afford. — Arthur Goldberg
Youth, however, can afford to enjoy even its melancholy; for the ultimate fact of which that melancholy is a prophecy is a long way off. — Richard Le Gallienne
Lend only what you can afford to lose. — George Herbert
No wonder that, when a political career is so precarious, men of worth and capacity hesitate to embrace it. They cannot afford to be thrown… — James Bryce
How can anybody who is the head of a nation afford not to be a prag-matist? — Indira Gandhi
Immigrants provide skills that we simply cannot afford to do without. They have contributed hugely to Britain's success. — Charles Kennedy
Few men can afford to be angry. — Augustine Birrell
A cultivated style would be like a mask. Everybody knows it's a mask, and sooner or later you must show yourself -- or at least,… — Katherine Anne Porter
We can afford almost any mistake once. — Joe E. Lewis
I'm a strong proponent of green tech for anyone who can afford it, having spent the last 40 years working toward achieving a smaller and… — Ed Begley, Jr.
If you've ever really been poor you remain poor at heart all your life. I've often walked when I could very well afford to take… — Arnold Bennett

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