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50 Squandered quotes by 48 unique authors

I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered. — George Best
Here at home, when Americans were standing in long lines to give blood after the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, we… — Joe Biden
Commitment separates those who live their dreams from those who live their lives regretting the opportunities they have squandered. — Bill Russell
...if the citizens neglect their Duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted; laws will be made, not for the… — Noah Webster
My grandson is mad at me. He's mad at me because I squandered his college fund on Spanx. It's a lot, but there's a lot… — Joan Rivers
American airstrikes...create risks, especially if our intelligence there is rusty. The crucial step, and the one we should apply diplomatic pressure to try to achieve,… — Nicholas D. Kristof
The Righteous Salaf were as fearful of their good deeds being squandered, or not being accepted, as the present generation is certain that their neglect… — Hasan of Basra
I sort of gave up on this whole human adventure a long time ago, divorced myself from it emotionally. It gives me an artistic detachment… — George Carlin
Few things are so liberally bestowed, or squandered with so little effect, as good advice. — Samuel Johnson
The world supports a multi-million dollar industry of intelligence and ability research, but it devotes virtually nothing to determine why this intelligence is squandered by… — Robert Sternberg
Avarice is generally the last passion of those lives of which the first part has been squandered in pleasure, and the second devoted to ambition.… — Samuel Johnson
In FY 2006, interest payments alone on the national debt cost us $406 billion. . . . What a waste. . . . That $406… — Bill Press
Beginning today, I will create a new future by creating a new me. No longer will I dwell in a pit of despair, moaning over… — Andy Andrews
We build but to tear down. Most of our work and resource is squandered. Our onward march is marked by devastation. Everywhere there is an… — Nikola Tesla
The years I have squandered in puerile excitement, in going hither and thither, in seeking to force nature and time, I ought to have spent… — Theophile Gautier
Character cannot be summoned at the moment of crisis if it has been squandered by years of compromise and rationalization. The only testing ground for… — Dan Coats
We had 10 years after the Cold War to build a new world order and yet we squandered them. The United States cannot tolerate anyone… — Mikhail Gorbachev
Freedom is not free. It is bought at a high price. It can be squandered cheaply. — Jerry Pournelle
Don't be on your deathbed someday, having squandered your one chance at life, full of regret because you pursued little distractions instead of big dreams. — Derek Sivers
Never to be squandered.....the miracle of another human being. — Craig Lucas

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