Gains Quotes - Page 22

The scholar gains every day; the man of Tao loses every day.

If you can stay back, you can wait an extra split-second longer, and then you become more relaxed, and that's when you gain confidence.

When you forgive, you gain strength and come out a winner.

History is a story of violence at work. It all comes down to the old saw that, however much you can gain with a kind word, you can gain more with a kind word and a gun.

Sometimes you have to lose everything in order to gain yourself.

The biggest - one of the biggest barriers to driving economic growth is the capital gains tax rate. I propose taking it to zero.

You never gain something but that you lose something.

If you reflect often on how His Atonement has changed you, and if you give thanks often, you will find that your witness of Him gains power to touch the hearts of others. When those you invite out of your own testimony feel that witness, they will come to accept Him as their Lord and Savior.

When I moved to Los Angeles, my goal was to gain respect - whether it's in big or small projects - and as long as the work is good I'm happy.

We've created a community and these images [from Vogue] will live on with exhibitions, postcards, projections. We help them gain more exposure. Instagram already works as a selection. It's my curiosity into the world of youth, what they do, what they buy.

From that moment on, the newspaper became a highly lucrative investment for those with a talent for making money or for publishers wanting to gain a fortune.

That is not quite enough to make one happy, if one spends eight hours a day in something which in itself has no meaning and interest, except that one gains money from it.

If the gains from trade in commodities are substantial, they are small compared to trade in ideas

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The crossroads where government meets enterprise can be an exciting crossroads. It can also be a corrupt crossroads. It requires moral rectitude to separate public service from private gain.

You have to gain respect from your teammates. You have to earn it.

You gain power by pretending to be weak. By contrast, you make people feel strong. You save people by letting them save you.

If you stand up to the human race you lose something called their 'goodwill'; if you kowtow to them you gain ... their permission to continue kowtowing.

If I don't have anything to sacrifice, I don't have anything to gain. From the Bible I have learned if you want something good, you must sacrifice.

I am in a charity out there to stop violence against women.

Do good to thy friend to keep him, to thy enemy to gain him.

Bad gains are true losses.

We will stand against violence and intimidation. We will stand for the rights and dignity of all human beings.

we should be careful not to let machinery swamp life. That we should be sure, when we are confronted with a fresh mechanical contrivance, that we are not losing more than we gain by adopting it.

The underlying reason for this is the Europeans' fear that Islamists could gain power. Many still consider authoritarian Arab regimes to be the lesser evil.