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182 Disadvantages quotes by 153 unique authors
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As the idea imparted by the term Cataclysm, Catastrophe, or Revolution, is extremely vague, and may comprehend any thing you choose to imagine, it answers…
— George Julius Poulett Scrope
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There are no accidents so unlucky from which clever people are not able to reap some advantage, and none so lucky that the foolish are…
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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A man should be careful never to tell tales of himself to his own disadvantage. People may be amused at the time, but they will…
— Samuel Johnson
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Within every setback or obstacle or disadvantage there is the seed of an equal or opposite or greater advantage or benefit.
— Napoleon Hill
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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
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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
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Democracy is only an experiment in government, and it has the obvious disadvantage of merely counting votes instead of weighing them.
— William Ralph Inge
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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
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One of the disadvantages of wine is that it makes a man mistake words for thoughts.
— Samuel Johnson
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The future battle on the ground will be preceded by battle in the air. This will determine which of the contestants has to suffer operational…
— Erwin Rommel
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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
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To every disadvantage there is a corresponding advantage.
— W. Clement Stone
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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
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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
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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
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In the glad old days, before the rise of modern morbidities...it used to be thought a disadvantage to be misunderstood.
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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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
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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
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One of the disadvantages of almost universal education was the fact that all kinds of persons acquired a familiarity with one's favorite writers. It gave…
— Stella Gibbons
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[...] 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
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Writing about the indignities of old age: the daunting stairway to the restaurant restroom, the benefits of a wheelchair in airports and its disadvantages at…
— John Mortimer
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One of the great disadvantages of hurry is that it takes such a long time.
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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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
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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
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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
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