Gained Quotes

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I have read so many books. And yet, like most Autodidacts, I am never quite sure of what I have gained from them. There are… — Muriel Barbery
Though Anne was born in Alabama and schooled in Mississippi, she had traveled North, and, like many Southerners, gained a theoretical understanding of the concept… — Kathy Reichs
There is no such thing as originality. It has all been said before, suffered before. If a person knows that, is it any wonder love… — Clive Barker
The prime function of the children's book writer is to write a book that is so absorbing, exciting, funny, fast and beautiful that the child… — Roald Dahl
See?" Fezzik pointed then. Far down, at the very bottom of the mountain path, the man in black could be seen running. "Inigo is beaten."… — William Goldman
with the breakdown of the medieval system, the gods of chaos, lunacy, and bad taste gained ascendancy. — John Kennedy Toole
Everything in my life that I value has been gained at the cost of not saying what I really think and saying what they want… — Elizabeth Moon
nothing ventured, nothing gained. — Cassandra Clare
Howie's doctor told him to lose ten pounds, and since Howie's been on a diet he's gained three. — Janet Evanovich
But I got a great deal else from the experience. I learned to pitch a tent and sleep beneath the stars. For a brief, proud… — Bill Bryson
For ridding oneself of faith is like boiling seawater to retrieve the salt--something is gained but something is lost. — Zadie Smith
For what can be more noble than to slay oneself? Not literally. Not with a blade in the guts. But to extinguish the selfish self… — Steven Pressfield
It is good to LOOK to the past to gain appreciation for the present and perspective for the FUTURE. It is good to look upon… — Gordon B. Hinckley
The storm hit with all the fury of a woman whoâ€™d been dieting for six months, only to discover sheâ€™d gained four pounds. — Alan Dean Foster
If I have gained anything over these months, it is the knowledge there is no starting over- only living with the mistakes you've made. — Jodi Picoult
All good things require effort. That which is worth having will cost part of your physical being, your intellectual power, and your soul powerâ€”â€˜Ask, and… — David O. McKay
Never an illness, nor the absence of grandeur, no, nothing is able to kill the best in us, that kindness, dear sir, we are afflicted… — Pablo Neruda
I didn't want to understand. Bert had been thrilled that the police wanted to put me on retainer. He told me I would gain valuable… — Laurell K. Hamilton
if i have gained anything over these months, it is the knowledge there is no starting over - only living with the mistakes you've made.… — Jodi Picoult
Hip-hop gave a generation a common ground that didn't require either race to lose anything; everyone gained. — Jay-Z

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