Gained Quotes

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I discovered years ago that the best results in this respect could be gained by running 100 miles weekly at my near best aerobic efforts… — Arthur Lydiard
Let us assume that the Turks in whose ranks Europeans were fighting as well, even in high positions, would have conquered Vienna and Europe in… — Heinrich Himmler
We assume that everything's becoming more efficient, and in an immediate sense that's true; our lives are better in many ways. But that improvement has… — Paul Hawken
Experience comprises illusions lost, rather than wisdom gained. — Philibert Joseph Roux
The first bowl sleekly moistened throat and lips, The second banished all my loneliness The third expelled the dullness from my mind, Sharpening inspiration gained… — Lu Tong
One of my most memorable Thanksgiving memories was probably the first year that me and my two brothers decided to start our annual eating contest.… — Charles Kelley
Patience is a virtue, but there comes a moment when you must stop being patient and take the day by the throat and shake it.… — Laurell K. Hamilton
In the West, there's a myth that freedom means free expression-that to follow all desires wherever they take one is true freedom. In fact, as… — Jack Kornfield
Something you want badly enough can always be gained. No matter how fierce the enemy, how remote the beautiful lady, or how carefully guarded the… — Dogen
I gained in experience with every plane shot down, and now was able to fire in a calm, deliberate manner. Each attack was made in… — John Trevor Godfrey
That Francis Bacon retains his reputation gained, is not strange to any that knows him. The unusual words wherewith he had spangled his speech, were… — Edward Coke
For, contrary to the common opinion, it is the wealthy who are greedy of wealth; while the populace are to be gained by talking to… — Arthur Machen
What has the church gained if it is popular but there is no conviction, no repentance, no power? — Aiden Wilson Tozer
Find a positive lesson and positive reason for all of your personal relationships. Accentuate the blessings and knowledge gained from each. — Denis Waitley
I have ever found it, when I have thought the battle was over and the conquest gained, and so let down my watch, the enemy… — David Brainerd
There was a great deal of peer recognition to be gained in elementary school by being able to draw well. One girl could draw horses… — Chris Van Allsburg
Also, I gained lots of weight between ages 18-20 because I was drinking alcohol at night. Alcohol has lots of calories and that does not… — Oksana Baiul
A new study found that women gain more weight after marriage, but men gain more weight after a divorce. Yeah, the divorce usually takes place… — Jimmy Fallon
The apologists for space science always seem over-impressed by engineering trivia and make far too much of non-stick frying pans and perfect ball-bearings. To my… — James Lovelock
Envy is the most stupid of vices, for there is no single advantage to be gained from it. — Honore de Balzac

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