Gain Quotes

A profound political question is suddenly on the table: Must the country continue to give precedence to private financial gain and market determinism over human lives and broad public values?

I've done it 30 years. I don't know what there is to gain by doing it 40. But I think there is something about doing it over that length of time that says something. That's seven U.S. presidents and five presidents of McDonald's.

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.

I tend to be slim and you know, I actually can lose weight quicker than I can gain it.

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.

We need to take command of the solar system to gain that wealth, and to escape the sea of paper our government is becoming, and for some decent chance of stopping a Dinosaur Killer asteroid.

Have you heard that it was good to gain the day? I also say it is good to fall, battles are lost in the same spirit in which they are won.

What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves? This is the most important of all voyages of discovery, and without it, all the rest are not only useless, but disastrous.

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.

But in practice, if often comes down to not suffering a loss as big as the huge gain you made a while ago.

Writers, as they gain success, feel like outsiders because writers don't come together in real groups.

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.

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.

The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.

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