Afford Quotes

1301 Afford quotes by 1036 unique authors

No organism can afford to be conscious of matters with which it could deal at unconscious levels. — Gregory Bateson
I can't afford to be indifferent to politics, but I don't have personal ambitions. — Vagit Alekperov
Traditionally, universities have seen size as potentially dilutive to quality. If you doubled the size of campus and faculty, most would argue that you would… — John Katzman
Evolution doesn't care whether you believe in it or not, no more than gravity does. I want to rekindle excitement over what we've achieved as… — Seth MacFarlane
The truth seems to be that they [teachers of grammar] were victims of a mighty hoax, one of those true belly-rumbling impostures which a workaday… — Charlton Laird
I remember my dad, who coached football, would buy some of his players football shoes when they couldn't afford it. — Chaske Spencer
... most of all the actor will love the boys and girls, the men and women, who sit in the cheapest seats, in the very… — Minnie Maddern Fiske
The French have got to understand that a film is so expensive that it can no longer afford to be regional or even national in… — Jean-Jacques Annaud
Growing up, my sisters and I would always talk stories. One of my frustrations was I didn't know anything about cameras. I didn't know how… — Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Well, I am a great believer in supercompensation. Short term overtraining leads to long-term success. I can hear the complaints about injuries, but, in truth,… — Dan John
We are faced with having to learn again about interdependency and the need for rootedness after several centuries of having systematically-and proudly-dismantled our roots, ties,… — Paul L Wachtel
I want to try to come away from that one directional, clear rectangular form. It's not used because it's the most beautiful form; it's just… — Pipilotti Rist
When I would sell encyclopedias, I would drive down the road looking for a house with a swing set in the back, and I'd say,… — Willie Nelson
I think movie making can sometimes make you lazy in your approach. Occasionally you'll be shooting a scene and it's not even your coverage but… — Jamie Bell
Writing is a wholetime job: no professional writer can afford only to write when he feels like it. — W. Somerset Maugham
We must strive for freedom if we strive for self-knowledge. The task of self-knowledge and of further self-development is of such importance and seriousness, it… — G I Gurdjieff
Being sorry for myself is a luxury I can't afford. — Stephen King
Although the poet has as wide a choice of subjects as the painter, his creations fail to afford as much satisfaction to mankind as do… — Leonardo da Vinci
No one can afford to assume that someone else will solve their problems. — Dalai Lama
In my youth, poverty enriched me, but now I can afford wealth. — Marc Chagall
We simply cannot afford to give the reigns of government so someone who will double down on trickle down — William J. Clinton
That is suitable to a man, in point of ornamental expense, not which he can afford to have, but which he can afford to lose. — Richard Whately
The economy is turning, and credit comes in with a lag, .. To the extent that a number of small firms are finding it difficult… — Alan Greenspan
A real friend ... exults in his friendÂ’s happiness, rejoices in all his joys, and is ready to afford him the best advice. — Herodotus
The ascent to greatness, however steep and dangerous, may entertain an active spirit with the consciousness and exercise of its own power: but the possession… — Edward Gibbon

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