Disadvantage Quotes

159 Disadvantage quotes by 137 unique authors

We cherish the conventional story of Dr. King and nonviolence, in fact, precisely because that narrative demands so little of us…This conventional narrative is soothing,… — Timothy B. Tyson
I do a lot of work with the Dyslexia Institute because, for people with dyslexia who do not have parental support, it is a huge… — Susan Hampshire
Democracy is only an experiment in government, and it has the obvious disadvantage of merely counting votes instead of weighing them. — William Ralph Inge
Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles. — Washington Irving
Although spoken English doesn't obey the rules of written language, a person who doesn't know the rules thoroughly is at a great disadvantage. — Marilyn vos Savant
To every disadvantage there is a corresponding advantage. — W. Clement Stone
Do you know, it's funny, but I never thought of being blind as a disadvantage, and I never thought of being black as a disadvantage. — Stevie Wonder
Think about what people are doing on Facebook today. They're keeping up with their friends and family, but they're also building an image and identity… — Mark Zuckerberg
There's another disadvantage to the use of the flashlight: like many other mechanical gadgets it tends to separate a man from the world around him.… — Edward Abbey
In the glad old days, before the rise of modern morbidities...it used to be thought a disadvantage to be misunderstood. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The average age (longevity) of a meat eater is 63. I am on the verge of 85 and still work as hard as ever. I… — George Bernard Shaw
A true gentleman is at a disadvantage in dealing with women. Women are realists, and their tactics are realistic, so no man should be a… — Louis L'Amour
[...] falling in love with someone beautiful and intelligent and the rest of it, then feeling like a blank twit put you at something of… — Nick Hornby
It sometimes is a disadvantage to be so very guarded. If a woman conceals her affection from the object of it, she may loose the… — Jane Austen
Leibniz is at the disadvantage of not having seen it. Or perhaps we should count this as an advantage, for anyone who sees it is… — Neal Stephenson
A winner, a champion, will accept his fate. He will continue with his wheels in the dirt. He will do his best to maintain his… — Garth Stein
As you travel around medieval England you will come across a sport described by some contemporaries as 'abominable ... more common, undignified and worthless than… — Ian Mortimer
There is, in short, no great idea that stupidity could not put to its own uses [....] The truth by comparison, has only one appearance… — Robert Musil
My idea of an interesting person is someone who is quite proud of their seemingly abnormal life and turns their disadvantage into a career. — John Waters
September could see it. She did not know what is was she saw. That is the disadvantage of being a heroine, rather than a narrator.… — Catherynne M. Valente
I imagine John Watson thinks love’s a mystery to me, but the chemistry is incredibly simple and very destructive. When we first met, you told… — Mark Gatiss
I think Bob appreciated my outfit. He made me buy the more expensive pendant. You might think that was to my disadvantage, but I accept… — Holly Black
The fact is that everything I have in my pockets is carefully chosen so I’ll always be prepared. Everything is there so I can be… — Etgar Keret
Because you took advantage of my disadvantage. — Vladimir Nabokov
And a human being whose life is nurtured in an advantage which has accrued from the disadvantage of other human beings, and who prefers that… — James Agee

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