Gain Quotes

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 do not think it is an exaggeration to say history is largely a history of inflation, usually inflations engineered by governments for the gain of governments.

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.

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.

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.

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).

To mourn and bewail your ill-fortune, when you will gain a tear from those who listen, this is worth the trouble.

For electronica music, David Linton has been doing this series called Unity Gain, which is pretty cool.

Suppose you could gain everything in the whole world, and lost your soul. Was it worth it?

As a gymnast, you always wear spandex. Being a teenager wearing spandex? It was tough accepting how my body looked, especially if there was any weight gain.

So for us any gain we had in election, one vote that we got, was a win.