Gained Quotes

All real freedom springs from necessity, for it can be gained only through the exercise of the individual will, and that will can be roused to energetic action only by the force of necessity acting upon it from the outside to spur it to effort.

Fame and power are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained by very few; and that, too, at the expense of social pleasure, health, conscience, life.

At Princeton I gained a great deal of pleasure from success in my classes. knowing that I could accomplish those things, and I realized that my success was directly proportionate to the work I put in.

Fear? If I have gained anything by damning myself, it is that I no longer have anything to fear.

No matter how mistaken Communist ideas may be, the experience and knowledge gained by trying them out have given a tremendous impetus to thought and imagination.

Like flats of today, terraces of houses gained a certain anonymity from identical facades following identical floor plans and heights.

It is true I gained muscular vigour, but with it a prodigious appetite, which I was compelled to indulge, and consequently increased in weight, until my kind old friend advised me to forsake the exercise.

They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it.

Still, as much as I wish Ballistic Kiss could be a better film, the recognition it gained from critics and at festivals speaks for itself.

I think George Foreman must have gained about 350 lbs and is slow as ever.

I had gained a greater appreciation of hearing the concerns of woman, doctors, and so many others.

The reason I do workshops is so I can learn, and I am fortunate that I've probably gained more from the whole experience of teaching than any one participant has. It is all about asking.

The Government and the Parliament, even the House of Lords, will consent to a large increase of electors; and men who have not considered the subject fully will imagine they have gained much by the concession.

When we violate the law ourselves, whatever short-term advantage may be gained, we are obviously encouraging others to violate the law; we thus encourage disorder and instability and thereby do incalculable damage to our own long-term interests.

The first time I read an excellent work, it is to me just as if I gained a new friend; and when I read over a book I have perused before, it resembles the meeting of an old one.

I would love Giuliana small, medium, large or extra large and I will love her no matter how much weight she gained.

Happy is he who has gained the wealth of divine thoughts, wretched is he whose beliefs about the gods are dark.

I certainly gained a lot by reading about Shanghai.

The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they shall have in their lives.

All the Baltic countries have been steadfast in support of allies of the United States since they gained their independence following the fall of the Soviet Union and have continued to be supportive in the ongoing war on terror.

To the press alone, chequered as it is with abuses, the world is indebted for all the triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression.

The only compensation, gained through the influence of nongovernmental organizations, consisted in slightly broadening for private individuals the possibility of access and appeal to the agencies enforcing the Covenant concerned with civil and political rights.

The inspired Scriptures make the clear distinction between false and true riches and make plain the reason why happiness is gained and fully enjoyed only by those who find true riches.

I never wanted to retire. I wanted to kind of shift my work pattern so I could stay fresh and invigorated, and use the experience that I had gained in 30 years, but in a slightly different direction.

Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained.

There was a great deal of peer recognition to be gained in elementary school by being able to draw well. One girl could draw horses so well, she was looked upon as a kind of sorceress.

The North Koreans have gained, or bought, a lot of time through the six-party-talks framework to pursue their own agenda.

Physiology has, at last, gained control over the nerves which stimulate the gastric glands and the pancreas.

Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained; most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources.

In honour I gained them, and in honour I will die with them.