Quotes about Gains

All men's gains are the fruit of venturing. Votes: 4

A rolling stone gathers no moss, but it gains a certain polish. Votes: 4

In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself. Votes: 4

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity. Votes: 4

Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory. Votes: 4

Every good citizen makes his country's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred. He is willing to risk his life in its defense and its conscious that he gains protection while he gives it. Votes: 4

Gains in corporate profits depend in large part on accelerating global economic growth. Votes: 3

Evil gains work their punishment. Votes: 2

Reason gains all people by compelling none. Votes: 2

The end of labor is to gain leisure. Votes: 2

The bad gains respect through imitation, the good loses it especially in art. Votes: 2

Mr. Obama has an ingenious approach to job losses: He describes them as job gains. Votes: 2

On the ordinary view of each species having been independently created, we gain no scientific explanation. Votes: 2

He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. Votes: 2

All your anxiety is because of your desire for harmony. Seek disharmony, then you will gain peace. Votes: 2

It is now common knowledge that the average American gains 7 pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day. Votes: 2

My opinion, my conviction, gains immensely in strength and sureness the minute a second mind as adopted it. Votes: 2

War grows out of the desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow man. Votes: 2

The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests. Votes: 2

By sincerity, a man gains physical, mental and linguistic straightforwardness, and harmonious tendency; that is, congruence of speech and action. Votes: 2

Beauty for some provides escape, who gain a happiness in eyeing the gorgeous buttocks of the ape or Autumn sunsets exquisitely dying. Votes: 2

Despite all our gains in technology, product innovation and world markets, most people are not thriving in the organizations they work for. Votes: 2

Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains. Votes: 2

Every few seconds it changes - up an eighth, down an eighth - it's like playing a slot machine. I lose $20 million, I gain $20 million. Votes: 2

Throughout American history many of our social gains and much of our progress toward democracy were made possible by the active intervention of the federal government. Votes: 2

As for the expected boon to the Mexican economy, we have seen none of these gains, and instead we have seen NAFTA's detrimental impact on the Mexican workers. Votes: 2

There's a victory and defeat-the first and best of victories, the lowest and worst of defeats-which each man gains or sustains at the hands not of another, but of himself. Votes: 2

The strong emergence of pro-feminine values in highly masculine societies signals that traditional masculine structures will continue to be challenged as the Millennial generation grows up and gains even more influence. Votes: 2

Of course, with the increasing number of aeroplanes one gains increased opportunities for shooting down one's enemies, but at the same time, the possibility of being shot down one's self increases. Votes: 2

No one making less than $250,000 under Barack Obama's plan will see one single penny of their tax raised, whether it's their capital gains tax, their income tax, investment tax, any tax. Votes: 2

To show the world what long experience gains, requires not courage, though it calls for pains; but at life's outset to inform mankind is a bold effort of a valiant mind. Votes: 2

There's a victory, and defeat; the first and best of victories, the lowest and worst of defeats which each man gains or sustains at the hands not of another, but of himself. Votes: 2

When you ask people, 'What's the opposite of fragile?,' they tend to say robust, resilient, adaptable, solid, strong. That's not it. The opposite of fragile is something that gains from disorder. Votes: 2

The fact of the matter is, this is a very dynamic economy we have, and in this dynamic economy, you have a lot of job gains, but you also have job loss. Votes: 2

Whatever the immediate gains and losses, the dangers to our safety arising from political suppression are always greater than the dangers to the safety resulting from political freedom. Suppression is always foolish. Freedom is always wise. Votes: 2

I have suffered my self to be politically sacrificed to save my country from ruin and disgrace and if I am never a gain elected I will have the gratification to know that I have done my duty. Votes: 2

The tax on capital gains directly affects investment decisions, the mobility and flow of risk capital... the ease or difficulty experienced by new ventures in obtaining capital, and thereby the strength and potential for growth in the economy. Votes: 2

Any act often repeated soon forms a habit; and habit allowed, steady gains in strength, At first it may be but as a spider's web, easily broken through, but if not resisted it soon binds us with chains of steel. Votes: 2

I can make a firm pledge, under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes. Votes: 2

One of the key elements of human behavior is, humans have a greater fear of loss than enjoyment of success. All the academic studies will show you that the fear of loss of capital is far greater than the enjoyment of gains. Votes: 2

I think one of the major results of the psychology of decision making is that people's attitudes and feelings about losses and gains are really not symmetric. So we really feel more pain when we lose $10,000 than we feel pleasure when we get $10,000. Votes: 2

If... many influential people have failed to understand, or have just forgotten, what we were up against in the Cold War and how we overcame it, they are not going to be capable of securing, let alone enlarging, the gains that liberty has made. Votes: 2

We are in a period when old questions are settled and the new are not yet brought forward. Extreme party action, if continued in such a time, would ruin the party. Moderation is its only chance. The party out of power gains by all partisan conduct of those in power Votes: 2

The reality is that business and investment spending are the true leading indicators of the economy and the stock market. If you want to know where the stock market is headed, forget about consumer spending and retail sales figures. Look to business spending, price inflation, interest rates, and productivity gains. Votes: 2

When you come from desperate poverty, and that's exactly what I come from, you know that nonsenses are not to be tolerated. I'm not sure who gains from chaos, but I know it's not the poor folks in the council flats. The politics of vindictiveness is never, ever anything like a solution. Votes: 2

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. Votes: 2

No gains without pains. Votes: 0

Ill-gotten gains work evil. Votes: 0

Bad gains are true losses. Votes: 0

Integrity gains strength by use. Votes: 0

He who gains time gains everything. Votes: 0

Trivial losses often prove great gains. Votes: 0

Declines are temporary, gains are permanent. Votes: 0

There is no gains without pain. Votes: 0

Ill gotten gains will be ill spent. Votes: 0

No man gains credit for his cowardly courtesies. Votes: 0

Every accusation against a fallen man gains credence. Votes: 0

From a real antagonist one gains boundless courage. Votes: 0

He who faces no calamity gains no courage. Votes: 0

He alone, who owns the youth, gains the future. Votes: 0

The miser acquires, yet fears to use his gains. Votes: 0

Do not seek dishonest gains: dishonest gains are losses. Votes: 0

For one gains by losing And loses by gaining. Votes: 0

If one person gains spiritually, the whole world gains Votes: 0

Woman's weakness, not man's merit, oftenest gains the suitor's victory. Votes: 0

He is truly wise who gains wisdom from another's mishap. Votes: 0

The unassuming youth seeking instruction with humility gains good fortune. Votes: 0

Social gains are never handed out. They must be seized. Votes: 0

It is harder to cut our gains than our losses. Votes: 0

You can achieve great economic gains by solving social problems. Votes: 0

You learn more from your losses, than from your gains. Votes: 0

I believe the tax on capital gains should be zero. Votes: 0

Whoever gains the palm by merit, let him hold it. Votes: 0

A man is saved no faster than he gains knowledge Votes: 0

The opposite of fragile is something that gains from disorder. Votes: 0

Intelligence in chains loses in lucidity what it gains in intensity. Votes: 0

Respect is a mutual interest, your gains depend on your losses. Votes: 0

Laws always lose in energy what the government gains in extent. Votes: 0

He that gains well and spends well needs no count book. Votes: 0

Gain not base gains; base gains are the same as losses. Votes: 0

Do not seek evil gains; evil gains are the equivalent of disaster Votes: 0

All policy is a matter of gains and losses, upsides and downsides. Votes: 0

A note of music gains significance from the silence on either side. Votes: 0

A note of music gains significance from the silence on either side. Votes: 0

A wise person does not fear failure but gains experience and wisdom. Votes: 0

The biggest gains come from associating with people u DONT agree with! Votes: 0

The scholar gains every day; the man of Tao loses every day. Votes: 0

My conviction gains infinitely the moment another soul will believe in it. Votes: 0

Courage is a self-inflicted quality that gains momentum every time you try it. Votes: 0

All stakeholders must participate in the gains and losses of any particular situation. Votes: 0

When you're appealing to people's fears and anxieties, you can make some gains. Votes: 0

People are willing to get short-term gains at the risk of long-term choices... Votes: 0

I believe the moral losses of expediency always far outweigh the temporary gains. Votes: 0

One gains by losing self for others and not by hoarding for oneself. Votes: 0

By living in harmony with Nature one gains a healthy mind and body. Votes: 0

That which is denied gains power, and seeks strange and unexpected forms of manifestation. Votes: 0

Force may subdue, but love gains, and he that forgives first wins the laurel. Votes: 0

Today, society is sacrificing love, values and dharma in its pursuit of materialistic gains. Votes: 0

The artist envies what the arties gains, The bard the rival bard's successful strains. Votes: 0

If little labour, little are our gains: Man's fortunes are according to his pains. Votes: 0

It is a pity that, as one gradually gains experience, one loses one's youth. Votes: 0

Temptation gains power by persistent solicitations that beget thoughts that make evil less serious Votes: 0

In a philosophical dispute, he gains most who is defeated, since he learns most. Votes: 0

The victory of success is half won when one gains the habit of work. Votes: 0

Our merit gains us the esteem of the virtuous-our star that of the public. Votes: 0

A human life gains lustre and strength only when it is polished and tempered. Votes: 0

In my day job, I worry non-stop about making wise investments for long-term gains. Votes: 0

The Rationalist case needs no straining of evidence and always gains by the severest self-criticism. Votes: 0

Everyone tends to remember the past with greater fervor as the present gains greater importance. Votes: 0

By unrighteousness man prospers, gains what appears desirable, conquer enemies, but perishes a the root. Votes: 0

In general, investors prefer companies to reward executives for producing recurring income, not one-time gains. Votes: 0

A man who loses his money gains, at the least, experience, and sometimes, something better. Votes: 0

Hope puts up with modest gains, realizing that the longest journey starts with one step. Votes: 0

The more elusive and ambiguous a symbol is, the more it gains significance and power. Votes: 0

An economy open to new concepts and novel ventures is bound to generate unequal gains. Votes: 0

I know the horrors of war: no gains can compensate for the losses it brings. Votes: 0

America gains most when individuals have great freedom to pursue personal goals without undue government interference. Votes: 0

Success isn't always about 'greatness'. It's about consistency. Consistent hard work gains success. Greatness will come. Votes: 0

The company that consistently makes and implements decisions rapidly gains a tremendous, often decisive, competitive advantage. Votes: 0

In the midst of conflict, there is absolutely nothing that produces gains as dramatically as listening. Votes: 0

I don't think countries engage with each other looking at immediate gains. It's building a partnership. Votes: 0

All that one gains by falsehood is, not to be believed when he speaks the truth. Votes: 0

The professional soldier gains more and more power as the general courage of a community declines. Votes: 0

Doing nothing accomplishes nothing, gains nothing, changes nothing, and wins nothing. You have to make a move. Votes: 0

Women are, in general, less shallow visually. If their man gains 10, 20 pounds, they don't care as much. Votes: 0

It is certain my belief gains quite infinitely the very moment I can convince another mind thereof Votes: 0

There is no greater dishonesty than man effecting his own private gains at the expense of others. Votes: 0

If the loss of your earthly fortune gains Christ for you, it will be a beautiful loss. Votes: 0

Man, like the generous vine, supported lives; the strength he gains is from the embrace he gives. Votes: 0

Love sees clearly, and seeing, loves on. But infatuation is blind; when it gains sight, it dies. Votes: 0

A man gains no possession better than a good woman, nothing more horrible than a bad one. Votes: 0

No one gains from fair employment law and legislation if there is no employment to be had. Votes: 0

The moment Germany rises as a great power, France gains a new importance as a cultural power. Votes: 0

If the gains from trade in commodities are substantial, they are small compared to trade in ideas Votes: 0

By deafness one gains in one respect more than one loses; one misses more nonsense than sense. Votes: 0

It is by serving God and others that we store up heavenly treasures. Everyone gains; no one loses. Votes: 0

The grape gains its purple tinge by looking at another grape. [Lat., Uvaque conspecta livorem ducit ab uva.] Votes: 0

Once IBM gains control of a market sector, they almost always stop innovation. They prevent innovation from happening. Votes: 0

One gains universal applause who mingles the useful with the agreeable, at once delighting and instructing the reader. Votes: 0

The continuing shortages of housing inventory are driving the price gains. There is no evidence of bubbles popping. Votes: 0

Politicisation of terrorism for narrow gains is not good for society in general and the country in particular. Votes: 0

Applied properly, it [logic] can overcome any lack of wisdom, which one only gains through age and experience. Votes: 0

Political pundits are saying President George W. Bush has made gains in two key states: dazed and confused. Votes: 0

Concentrate on material gains. Whatever your opponent gives you take, unless you see a good reason not to. Votes: 0

Index funds do not trade from security to security and, thus, they tend to avoid capital gains taxes. Votes: 0

Anybody can achieve gains in quality by slowing down production. That is not what we are talking about. Votes: 0

The victory of success is half won when one gains the habit of setting goals and achieving them. Votes: 0

He who learns to be happy in nature gains an endless temple for happiness every time he needs! Votes: 0

Leaders are interested in gains. However, they acknowledge that there is no gain without pain. They embrace the pain. Votes: 0

video games are the comic books of our time... It's a medium that gains no respect among the intelligentsia". Votes: 0

The gains from technology must be channeled to a broader base of the population than has benefited so far. Votes: 0

With training and self discipline; clear focus and confidence; problems can be overcome and even lead to unexpected gains Votes: 0

Personally, I feel that it is the most contemptible thing for a politician to seek personal gains from politics. Votes: 0

He gains wisdom in a happy way, who gains it by another's experience. [Lat., Feliciter sapit qui alieno periculo sapit.] Votes: 0

The presumption that any current opinion is not wholly false, gains in strength according to the number of its adherents. Votes: 0

Happy the man who gains sagacity in youth, but thrice happy he who retains the fervour of youth in age. Votes: 0

The business man who gains success at the expense of the poor and miserable gains nil respect from his peers. Votes: 0

He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himself is all powerful. Votes: 0

Gradually the true Mason gains experience in using these working tools and can observe subtler and subtler indications of personal flaws. Votes: 0

And fame, for a painter means sales, gains, fortune, riches. And today, as you know, I am celebrated. I am rich. Votes: 0

I will eliminate capital-gains taxes for the small businesses and the startups that will create the high-wage, high-tech jobs of tomorrow Votes: 0

Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee. Light gains make heavy purses. 'Tis good to be merry and wise. Votes: 0

Population growth and development place additional stress on the Nation's water infrastructure and its ability to sustain hard-won water quality gains. Votes: 0

The key to building wealth is to preserve capital and wait patiently for the right opportunity to make the extraordinary gains. Votes: 0

Once a person gains experience and a good reputation, it takes less and less money to create bigger and bigger investments. Votes: 0

Solve the problem yourself or accept a fate you may not like... from this perspective, the ethic of personal responsibility gains appeal. Votes: 0

Oil is once again robbing the industry of a return to profitability. Cost reductions and efficiency gains have never been more critical. Votes: 0

Panty Melter: an exceedingly rare species of man blessed with so many desirable attributes he effortlessly gains access into a girl's panties." Votes: 0

Our investments in data, Internet and international have been particularly timely and have positioned the company to post industry-leading incremental revenue gains. Votes: 0

One should never forget that by actually perfecting one piece one gains and learns more than by starting or half-finishing a dozen. Votes: 0

A woman gains status when she refuses to see anything killed to be put on her back. Then she’s truly beautiful. Votes: 0

And still, the best of us build, and reach monetary gains. Some of us kill, but still, most of us can change. Votes: 0

Loving someone is a loss of freedom -- but one doesn't think of it as loss because one gains so much else. Votes: 0

The man who is fortunate in his choice of son-in-law gains a son; the man unfortunate in his choice loses his daughter also. Votes: 0

I am strong against everything, except against the death of those I love. He who dies gains; he who sees others die loses. Votes: 0

If a man who is born to a fortune cannot make himself easier and freer than those who are not, he gains nothing. Votes: 0

One gains at least two to three times more experience grabbing the tiger by the tail than reading about it in a book. Votes: 0

The man who loves his wife above all else on earth gains the freedom and power to pursue other noble, but lesser, loves. Votes: 0

I think if you had a capital-gains system where the long, patient capital would actually be rewarded, nanosecond capital turning would not be. Votes: 0

It is one thing to be able to state the price the antagonist paid, another to be able to count you own real gains. Votes: 0

Investors covet past improvements but also always believe pricing unimaginable future creativity and efficiency gains is Pollyannaish. And they're always wrong. Bet on it. Votes: 0

Today, our air, food, water-all are polluted. If we do not stop exploiting nature for our temporary selfish gains, we will destroy the world. Votes: 0

Doves oppose war on the grounds that the risks exceed the gains. War with Iraq could be very costly, possibly degenerating into urban warfare. Votes: 0

What kind of economy grows for decades on end but doesn't allow most of the population to share in the gains from that growth? Votes: 0

What I have proposed would be paid for by raising taxes on the wealthy, because they have made all the gains in the economy. Votes: 0

Employers able to work together with workers and sharing gains and profits will lead to a much better world, getting away from income inequality. Votes: 0

The biggest - one of the biggest barriers to driving economic growth is the capital gains tax rate. I propose taking it to zero. Votes: 0

An athlete gains more & more strength by facing resistance. Similarly in life, we only become stronger when we face the resistance of our struggles. Votes: 0

Make no mistake, the point of cutting the personal income tax and the capital gains cut is to send an unmistakable message to business. Votes: 0

If workers struggle for higher wages, this is hailed as "social gains", if businessmen struggle for higher profits, this is damned as "selfish greed". Votes: 0

Society never advances. It recedes as fast on one side as it gains on the other. Society acquires new arts, and loses old instincts. Votes: 0

I am also convinced that one gains the purest joy from spirited things only when they are not tied in with earning one's livelihood. Votes: 0

The ceiling on taxation of capital gains reflects the national belief that speculation is a more worthwhile way to make a living than work. Votes: 0

An act of renunciation is an act of union with God. The Divine Master looks lovingly upon a person who gains a victory over self. Votes: 0

There is something perfect to be found in the imperfect: the law keeps balance through the juxtaposition of beauty, which gains perfection through nurtured imperfection. Votes: 0

To paraphrase the Bible, what shall it profit a man (or a woman) who gains the whole world but loses his or her own family? Votes: 0

More apparent to Teamster members than any moral lapses were the tangible gains that had been steadily realized under Hoffa since his advent to power. Votes: 0

I fearthat both dictators [Hitler and Mussolini] think their present methods are succeeding because of the gains they have made in Albania, Hungary and Yugoslavia. Votes: 0

The most amazing achievement of the computer software industry is its continuing cancellation of the steady and staggering gains made by the computer hardware industry. Votes: 0

You don't need to raise taxes on rich people, because they create capitalization and investment. But you need to tax speculation - meaning capital gains. Votes: 0

It is not he who gains the exact point in dispute who scores most in controversy - but he who has shown the better temper. Votes: 0

It is by speech that many of our best gains are made. A large part of the good we receive comes to us in conversation. Votes: 0

When people think of the outcomes of their decisions, they think much more short term than that. They think in terms of gains and losses. Votes: 0

Technology is probably the single biggest driver of productivity gains for the developed countries. For example, I think it's much more important than free trade. Votes: 0

There is something akin to freedom in having a lover who has no control over you, except that which he gains by kindness and attachment. Votes: 0

Woe to the youth whom Fancy gains, Winning from Reason's hand the reins, Pity and woe! for such a mind Is soft contemplative, and kind. Votes: 0

There is something akin to freedom in having a lover who has no control over you, except that which he gains by kindness and attachment Votes: 0

We need to educate Americans about the real harms of marijuana if we want to sustain the gains we've made over the past three years. Votes: 0

No man [or woman] is free until he learns to do his own thinking and gains the courage to act on his own personal initiative. Votes: 0

Every dimension of life, its gains and its losses, are reason for celebration because each of them brings us closer to wisdom and fullness of understanding. Votes: 0

Stories serve the purpose of consolidating whatever gains people or their leaders have made or imagine they have made in their existing journey thorough the world. Votes: 0

President Obama can talk about having no grand schemes and making no big gains, but the reality is he can't get anything of significance through Congress. Votes: 0

People who know what they want and why they want it, and have the skills to communicate that to others in a way that gains support Votes: 0

In the 20 years before Greece end up with the Euro, efforts to improve competitiveness through exchange rate and adjustments resulted only in temporary gains of competitiveness. Votes: 0

When the individuality of the artist begins to express itself, what the artist gains in the way of liberty he loses in the way of order. Votes: 0

I'd like to give zero out capital gains tax and zero out the dividends tax, zero out alternative minimum tax, and zero out the death tax. Votes: 0

I think that Governor Romney operates on the capital gains tax, his investments, what he lives off of instead of doing it off of his income. Votes: 0

If people want capital gains taxed more like the highest rate on income, that's a good discussion. Maybe that's the way to help close the deficit. Votes: 0

I will promote savings and investment by maintaining the 15% rate on capital gains and dividends. I will eliminate the tax entirely for those with annual income below $200,000. Votes: 0

No Child Left Behind's fourth-grade gains aren't learning gains, they're testing gains. That's why they don't last. The law is a distraction from things that really count. Votes: 0

I know I've made huge gains in my confidence, and knowing more about my racing and myself as a person. That has made me a better athlete Votes: 0

The dominance of short-term perspectives has led to routine decisions in the markets that sacrifice the long-term buildup of genuine value in pursuit of artificial, short-term gains. Votes: 0

So far as business and money are concerned, a country gains nothing by a successful war, even though that war involves the acquisition of immense new provinces. Votes: 0

The greatest gains and values are farthest from being appreciated. We easily come to doubt if they exist. We soon forget them. They are the highest reality. Votes: 0

Income earned by the sweat of your brow should be taxed at the lowest rates, not the highest. Capital gains should be taxed at a higher rate. Votes: 0

So long as an opinion is strongly rooted in the feelings, it gains rather than loses in stability by having a preponderating weight of argument against it. Votes: 0

Despite all the gains for democracy in the world, in many countries anyone who wants to publish truths unwelcome to the government risks suppression and criminal punishment. Votes: 0

Luck?" Drizzt replied. "Perhaps. But more often, I dare to say, luck is simply the advantage a true warrior gains in excuting the correct course of action. Votes: 0

The gains made by better management and technology are still being outpaced by the environmental impacts of population and economic growth. We are on an unsustainable course. Votes: 0

I think it's been unfortunate, but it's happened, that since the Great Recession, the gains have all gone to the top. And we need to reverse that. Votes: 0

Meditation is sticking to one thought. That single thought keeps away other thoughts; distraction of mind is a sign of its weakness; by constant meditation it gains strength. Votes: 0

There is a native baseness in the ambition which seeks beyond its desert, that never shows more conspicuously than when, no matter how, it temporarily gains its object. Votes: 0

Being open to the concept that globalisation is only 10-20% complete leaves room for some expectation that there might be more gains to be achieved from further integration. Votes: 0

If the expansion of a global legal regime for communication technologies gains traction, the effects to the global economy as well as our individual liberties will be severe. Votes: 0

Actually in the moment in which the idea has life, when it's listened to read, engaged with, acted on stage, it gains another dimension, it becomes three dimensional. Votes: 0

Mitt Romney privatizes the gains from his enterprises, but spreads the costs to the rest of us. Seems that 'free stuff' is in the eye of the beholder. Votes: 0

It's grossly unfair to judge Walter Payton solely on the yards he gains. He is a complete football player, better than Jim Brown, better than O.J. Simpson. Votes: 0

Environment-based education produces student gains in social studies, science, language arts, and math; improves standardized test scores and grade-point averages; and develops skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making. Votes: 0

Calmly contemplating these dimensions and bringing them into the service of compassion and kindness is the right way to make rapid gains in meditation as well as in life. Votes: 0

But man as a person, the same man, gains mastery over egocentric self-confinement by disclosing a universe in himself...Personality is a universe, it is filled with universal content. Votes: 0

One gains a double benefit in writing about the past, conjuring up how things might have been, and at the same time acquiring a different perspective on the present. Votes: 0

If we are to create a new agenda for family/work policies, employers and employees have to take a seat at the same table and recognize their mutual gains. Votes: 0

Decades of providing technology in growing volume and at decreasing costs have driven great gains for developing nations, communities and people worldwide, but there is still much to do. Votes: 0

Pick up a grain a day and add to your heap. You will soon learn, by happy experience, the power of littles as applied to intellectual processes and gains. Votes: 0

If the criminal will not keep his gains for ever and his victim will not always suffer want, surely man passes like a shadow and troubles himself in vain. Votes: 0

Anything you make forbidden gains sexual attractiveness. Would you be particularly interested in women's breasts if you lived in a society in which they were displayed at all times? Votes: 0

Agitation prevents rebellion, keeps the peace, and secures progress. Every step she gains is gained forever. Muskets are the weapons of animals. Agitation is the atmosphere of the brains. Votes: 0

Tax laws favor capital over labor, giving capital gains a lower rate than ordinary income. The rich get humongous mortgage interest deductions while renters get no deduction at all. Votes: 0

The cunning waste their pains;The wise men vex their brains;But the simpleton, who seeks no gains,With belly full, he wanders freeAs drifting boat upon the sea." Votes: 0

Thought is a key to all treasures; the miser's gains are ours without his cares. Thus I have soared above this world, where my enjoyment have been intellectual joys. Votes: 0

The elevation of appearance over substance, of celebrity over character, of short term gains over lasting achievement displays a poverty of ambition. It distracts you from what's truly important. Votes: 0

The gains in education are never really lost. Books may be burned and cities sacked, but truth, like the yearning for freedom, lives in the hearts of humble men. Votes: 0

Money nowadays is money; money brings office; money gains friends; everywhere the poor man is down. [Lat., In pretio pretium nunc est; dat census honores, Census amicitias; pauper ubique jacet.] Votes: 0

Politics is changing and as the demographics of different constituencies change so we need to be awake to the possibility of making gains where we have not traditionally done so. Votes: 0

Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory. Votes: 0

The body becomes stronger as its members become healthier. The whole church of God gains when the members that compose it begin to seek a better and a higher life. Votes: 0

A man known to us only as a celebrity in politics or in trade, gains largely in our esteem if we discover that he has some intellectual taste or skill. Votes: 0

True devotion must not get dispirited; nor elated or satisfied with lesser gains; it must fight against failure, loss, calumny, calamity, ridicule and against egoism and pride , impatience and cowardice . Votes: 0

The need for challenge, the need to burst through the constrictions of tasks and situations already seen and mastered, can affect anyone, even those enjoying the greatest gains from success. Votes: 0

Cheerfulness is among the most laudable virtues. It gains you the good will and friendship of others. It blesses those who practice it and those upon whom it is bestowed. Votes: 0

The businessman is only tolerable so long as his gains can be held to bear some relation to what, roughly and in some sense, his activities have contributed to society. Votes: 0

The past few decades of widening inequality can be summed up as significant income and wealth gains for those at the very top and stagnant living standards for the majority Votes: 0

Who does not feel that Nansen's account of his search for the Pole rather loses than gains in ideal satisfaction by the pretense of a few trifling acquisitions for science? Votes: 0

Wine, like the rising sun, possession gains, And drives the mist of dullness from the brains, The gloomy vapor from the spirit flies, And views of gaiety and gladness rise. Votes: 0

Repeating moves in an ending can be very useful. Apart from the obvious gain of time on the clock one notices that the side with the advantage gains psychological benefit. Votes: 0

Doing good for others should not be a pre-calculated motive driven by an agenda for future gains; it should be a natural response out of the basic need at hand. Votes: 0

Imagine his delight after it 'leaked' that he will propose raising taxes on the wealthy by $320 billion over the next 10 years, including increases to the capital gains and inheritance taxes. Votes: 0

Whoever has known the love of God loves the whole world and never murmurs against his fate, for the burden of sorrow for the sake of God gains eternal joy. Votes: 0

I had made what I believe was one of the more valuable decisions of my business life. This was to confine all efforts solely to making major gains in the long-run. Votes: 0

There are gains for all our losses, There are balms for all our pain: But when youth, the dream, departs, It takes something from our hearts, And it never comes again. Votes: 0

I propose to create a Civilian Conservation Corps to be used in simple work...More important, however, than the material gains will be the moral and spiritual value of such work. Votes: 0

People are at their most mindful when they are at play. If we find ways of enjoying our work blurring the lines between work and play the gains will be greater. Votes: 0

Temptation gains power where we see it prevail in others we know and we express neither shock or hatred of them and their ways nor pity and prayer for their deliverance. Votes: 0

Everything counts for gain when we are cosmically awake. Nothing counts, unless we are awake. No enjoyments last, no successes satisfy, no gains have meaning unless accomplished in a state of wakefulness. Votes: 0

Ani saw herself clearly in that moment, as a face in darkness gains sudden dimensions in a flash of lightning - a young girl, a silly thing, a lapdog, a broken mare. Votes: 0

Democrats who see virtue in the estate tax are doing the equivalent of aborting future enterprises. They deprive businesses of oxygen with their support for capital gains taxes and disregard for contracts. Votes: 0

People who acquire things beyond their usefulness not only will derive little or no marginal gains from these acquisitions, but they also will experience negative consequences, as with any form of gluttony. Votes: 0

We must beware of trying to build a society in which nobody counts for anything except a politician or an official, a society where enterprise gains no reward and thrift no privileges Votes: 0

Celebrate Earth Day! A time to recognize the gains we have made. A time to create new actions to accelerate environmental progress. Protect our planet not only on Earth Day, but everyday! Votes: 0

Whatever the immediate gains and losses, the dangers to our safety arising from political suppression are always greater than the dangers to the safety resulting from political freedom. Suppression is always foolish. Votes: 0

I have kept a steady focus on restoring public faith in our state government since taking office July 1. Now it is time to make even bigger and bolder gains through legislative action. Votes: 0

Lampis the ship owner, on being asked how he acquired his great wealth, replied, My great wealth was acquired with no difficulty, but my small wealth, my first gains, with much labor. Votes: 0

Modern man thinks he loses something - time - when he does not do things quickly. Yet he does not know what to do with the time he gains, except kill it. Votes: 0

Studies have shown that since women have had access to the pill and family planning measures, they have made huge gains in both wages and in careers that were dominated by men. Votes: 0

To push for excellence today without continuing to push for access for less privileged students is to undermine the crucial but incomplete gains that have been made. Equity and excellence cannot be divided. Votes: 0

The potential gains from improved stabilization policies are on the order of hundredths of a percent of consumption, perhaps two orders of magnitude smaller than the potential benefits of available supply-side fiscal reforms. Votes: 0

Despite the encouraging and wonderful gains and the changes for women which have occurred in my lifetime, there is still room to advance and to promote correction of the remaining deficiencies and imbalances. Votes: 0

Yosemite Park is a place of rest, a refuge from the roar and dust and weary, nervous, wasting work of the lowlands, in which one gains the advantages of both solitude and society... Votes: 0

Religion in a magistrate strengthens his authority, because it procures veneration, and gains a reputation to it. In all the affairs of this world, so much reputation is in reality so much power. Votes: 0

Today we're seeing fundamental conflicts within political Islam, with the fundamentalists on the one side and the moderates on the other. Who gains the upper hand means a great deal to the world. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Once you see a child's self-image begin to improve, you will see significant gains in achievement areas, but even more important, you will see a child who is beginning to enjoy life more. Votes: 0

The truth, I discovered, is a tree that grows as a man gains access to experience. A child sees the acorn of his daily life, but a man looks back on the oak. Votes: 0

The economic expansion that began in 2001, while it has been great for corporate profits, has yet to produce any significant gains for ordinary working Americans. And now it looks as if it never will. Votes: 0

An athlete gains so much knowledge by just participating in a sport. Focus, discipline, hard work, goal setting and, of course, the thrill of finally achieving your goals. These are all lessons in life. Votes: 0

a caring that gains only when losing; an obsessed desire to be bound, for love , in jail ; a capitulation to the one you've conquered yourself; a devotion to your own assassin every single day. Votes: 0

The most immediate task is to make certain that no state or combination of states gains the capacity to expel the United States from Eurasia or even to diminish significantly its decisive arbitration role. Votes: 0

We can do nothing without prayer. All things can be done by importunate prayer. It surmounts or removes all obstacles, overcomes every resisting force and gains its ends in the face of invincible hindrances. Votes: 0

From powerful causes spring the empiric's gains, Man's love of life, his weakness, and his pains; These first induce him the vile trash to try, Then lend his name, that other men may buy. Votes: 0

If we should deal out justice only, in this world, who would escape? No, it is better to be generous, and in the end more profitable, for it gains gratitude for us, and love. Votes: 0

Good sense alone is a sedate and quiescent quality, which manages its possessions well, but does not increase them; it collects few materials for its own operations, and preserves safety, but never gains supremacy. Votes: 0

Social democracy seeks and finds the ways, and particular slogans, of the workers' struggle only in the course of the development of this struggle, and gains directions for the way forward through this struggle alone. Votes: 0

My specific concerns with Trump's plans are that they are likely to investments in infrastructure where the private returns are highest (for example toll roads and bridges) rather than where the public gains are greatest. Votes: 0

Legislation to create a new 10 percent tax bracket, reduce the marriage penalty, cut the tax rate on dividends and capital gains, and increase the child tax credit have been essential elements in this economic expansion. Votes: 0

Fannie Mae has traditionally only bought and sold mortgages. But when a loan held by the company goes into foreclosure, Fannie Mae gains ownership of the underlying property until it is resold to new investors. Votes: 0

The coaching process is unique in how it accomplishes leadership development. The coach works not by providing answers per se but by asking questions through which the leader gains new insights and takes new actions. Votes: 0

Solidarity and interdependence, a sense of worth, a pride and hope in the future: these are positive gains for those who believe in progressive politics and the beneficial role of government, rather than a detriment. Votes: 0

Chinese president Jiang Zemin met with former Bill Clinton in Hong Kong Wednesday. What a contrast. One is a ruthless communist who gains popularity by damaging the United States, while the other guy runs China. Votes: 0

If we allow terrorism to undermine our freedom of action, we could reverse at least part of the palpable gains achieved by postwar globalization. It is incumbent upon us not to allow that to happen. Votes: 0

Every time we've cut the capital gains tax, the economy has grown. Whenever we raise the capital gains tax, it's been damaged. It's one of those taxes that most clearly damages economic growth and jobs. Votes: 0