Famous Quotes & Sayings

Colin Powell

Failure is a part of life and you have to learn to deal with it. Failure is something that is part of life's cycle and it's from failure that you gain life experience.

When somebody states a wrong fact, abusing the ignorance of people, and gains from that, that is one of the gravest crimes.

Confucius

In a State, pecuniary gain is not to be considered to be prosperity, but its prosperity will be found in righteousness.

We've come so far. Holding onto gains from yesterday's rally is impressive.

Mikhail Kalashnikov

I had to gain experience as I did not have a technical education.

For the Nikkei to go up further, gains need to become more broad-based.

Naguib Mahfouz

In the calculus of good deeds you have the most to gain.

Publilius Syrus

There is no gain so certain as that which arises from sparing what you have.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

[Paradox is] truth standing on its head to gain attention.

Myles Munroe

Whatever you compromise to gain, you will lose.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Strain every nerve to gain your point.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Ill gotten gains will be ill spent.

Margaret Bourke-White

To understand another human being you must gain some insight into the conditions which made him what he is.

The Nasdaq gains gave a gentle nudge higher to a market that was ready for a rebound after last week's losing spell.

Technology stocks weren't able to hold their gains and the market pulled back.

Technology shares here got a lift from strong gains in the Nasdaq index as many investors here regard this sector as having lagged last year.

Right now the market is digesting some very good gains it's had over the last year,

The speed of recent gains in telecoms was surprising,

As long as the productivity numbers are very good, the higher wage gains can be offset by higher productivity gains,

Ryan Smyth

That's what we wanted to do. Come in and get the win. We know they're on our tail. Ever since they got Joe Thornton they've made gains on us. We wanted to put a stop to it.

This has been a phenomenal year for tech stocks and a lot of people want to lock these gains in and ride this out.

Uhuru Kenyatta

This is a setback not only to the media, but to the gains made by ordinary Kenyans. This is draconian, it is as if we have returned to the Middle Ages.

This is a technical adjustment; it's too soon to talk of optimism. Some stocks showed healthy gains but they were the ones that lost out most.

This marks a real turn around for non-residential construction. I think we will see more real gains in 2005.

This is the way inflation gains a toe hold,

Kelvin Sampson

As he's gotten healthy, he's gotten better and better. He's got a great feel for the game. He can do a lot more things than he's doing right now. As he gets older, gains maturity in this program, he's going to be a really good player in this league.

Horace

The miser acquires, yet fears to use his gains.

Henry David Thoreau

You never gain something but that you lose something.

Jamais Cascio

As our various electronic devices gain more and more sensory awareness, we open up the potential for entirely new forms of interaction. Not just new interfaces - tapping and shaking and whatnot - but a shift in presence.

Isaac Asimov

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?

Ellen Barkin

Skinniness is not your friend when you're over 40. I'd like to gain a good 10 pounds, but I did always have a fat, round face that plagued me when I was young. When I started to make movies, I couldn't look at myself.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The most brilliant fortunes are often not worth the littleness required to gain them.

Francis Quarles

False world, thou ly'st: thou canst not lend The least delight: Thy favours cannot gain a friend, They are so slight.