Gain Quotes

To appreciate the noble is a gain which can never be torn from us.

While I do not hesitate to applaud certain aspects of the resolution honoring the sacrifices of our courageous soldiers who are risking their lives in Iraq, I cannot be supportive of capitalizing on these very sacrifices for political gain.

Statistically, if you have ever dieted you are extremely likely not only to regain any weight you lose, but to go on to gain even more. Dieting makes you fat.

Well, obviously, as soon as I'd finished the script I read a lot of books on Winston Churchill, and started to gain weight and really prepare emotionally, mentally and physically for the role.

Sometimes the best gain is to lose.

By now it is evident that the Soviet Union must gain control of Europe to maintain its empire.

I am very optimistic, and I wish that God almighty grants me success to get a qualifying time. Only then can I go to the Olympics. If this happens I will be the first Palestinian athlete to gain a qualifying time. This will be a big achievement.

The consideration of change over the century is about loss, though I think that social change is gain rather than loss.

But whether it be dream or truth, to do well is what matters. If it be truth, for truth's sake. If not, then to gain friends for the time when we awaken.

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.

I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.

I don't think I gain anything by seeing myself.

If you nurture your mind, body, and spirit, your time will expand. You will gain a new perspective that will allow you to accomplish much more.

If we look at the realm of knowledge, how exceedingly small and limited is that part acquired through our own senses; how wide is that we gain from other sources.

There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.

Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.

Redistricting is a deeply political process, with incumbents actively seeking to minimize the risk to themselves (via bipartisan gerrymanders) or to gain additional seats for their party (via partisan gerrymanders).

It is a proof of our natural bias to evil, that gain is slower and harder than loss in all things good; but in all things bad getting is quicker and easier than getting rid of.

The chief ingredients in the composition of those qualities that gain esteem and praise, are good nature, truth, good sense, and good breeding.

The rapture of pursuing is the prize the vanquished gain.

My reputation was a bit exaggerated. Things were written in newspapers, then copied, then doubled. One of the reasons why I never disclaimed that, was because I found it amusing. But I also constructed such an image for myself in order to gain more of a private life.

The workers have nothing to gain from this war, but they stand to lose everything that is dear to them.

Greatness, in order to gain recognition, must all too often consent to ape greatness.

To gain a crown by fighting is great, to reject it divine.

I believe there is little to gain by exchanging opinions with other artists concerning either the ideology of art or technical methods.

One of the ways I think I gain fodder for characters is by watching people.

The typical journalist's typical lead for the typical Canadian story nowadays is along this line: that Canadians are hard at work trying to gain a reputation as a nation of rapid social change.

In order to gain the respect of your players in the locker room, you can't just perform on Saturday. You have to do it consistently during practices, meetings, and in the weight room.

All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.

When I gain a pound it's in the headlines.