Gained Quotes

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There's no question that O.J. Simpson had been a substitute white man in America. He had gained honorary white status. He was not viewed by… — Michael Eric Dyson
I don't really read reviews and comments that much. There just isn't a lot to be gained from it. — Chris Hardwick
Creating a new theory is not like destroying an old barn and erecting a skyscraper in its place. It is rather like climbing a mountain,… — Albert Einstein
Nothing gained without cost is valued. Freedom has a cost, and all will bear it so all will value and preserve it. — Terry Goodkind
Never let me lose the marvel of your statue-like eyes, or the accent the solitary rose of your breath places on my cheek at night.… — Federico Garcia Lorca
The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I had gained a new friend. When I read a… — Oliver Goldsmith
Having been borne across the world, we are translated men. It is normally supposed that something always gets lost in translation; I cling, obstinately, to… — Salman Rushdie
The only victories which leave no regret are those which are gained over ignorance. — Napoleon Bonaparte
What's the earth With all its art, verse, music, worth â€” Compared with love, found, gained, and kept? — Robert Browning
The political function of 'the right of free speech' is to protect dissenters and unpopular minorities from forcible suppression - not to guarantee them the… — Ayn Rand
Maybe I'll go where I can see stars, he said to himself as the car gained velocity and altitude; it headed away from San Francisco,… — Philip K. Dick
The most serious point in the case is the disposition of the child." What on earth has that to do with it?" I ejaculated. My… — Arthur Conan Doyle
From moment then to moment their desire Gained strength, and wisdom fled before love's fire; Passion engulfed them, and these lovers lay Entwined together till… — Abolqasem Ferdowsi
We may insist as often as we like that man's intellect is powerless in comparison to his instinctual life, and we may be right in… — Sigmund Freud
The incident with Dawn hadn't been one of my finer moments. I honestly hadn't expected to break any bones when I shoved her into a… — Richelle Mead
Do not pursue what is illusory - property and position: all that is gained at the expense of your nerves decade after decade and can… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
There's nothing to be gained from passive observance, the simple documenting of conditions, because, at its core, it sets a bad example. Every time something… — Dave Eggers
By this curious turn of disposition I have gained the reputation of deliberate heartlessness; how undeserved, I alone can appreciate. — Emily Bronte
The law of evolution is that the strongest survives!' 'Yes, and the strongest, in the existence of any social species, are those who are most… — Ursula K. Le Guin
Station is the paradox of the world of my people, the limitation of our power within the hunger for power. It is gained through treachery… — R A Salvatore

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