Advantage Quotes - Page 19

• [When I die], I will decidedly not be regretting missed opportunities for a good time. My regrets will be more along the lines of a sad list of people hurt, people let down, assets wasted and advantages squandered.

  Anthony Bourdain

  Hurt, Regret, Opportunity

  Anthony Bourdain (2011). “Tony Bourdain boxset: Kitchen Confidential & Medium Raw”, p.251, A&C Black

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• One of the greatest advantages of the totalitarian elites of the twenties and thirties was to turn any statement of fact into a question of motive.

  Hannah Arendt

  Twenties, Facts, Motive

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• A person of your century: Great persons are of their time. Not all were born into a period worthy of them, and many so born failed to benefit by it. Some merited a better century, for all that is good does not always triumph. Fashions have their periods and even the greatest virtues, their styles. But the philosopher, being ageless, has one advantage: Should this not prove the right century, many to follow will.

  Baltasar Gracian

  Fashion, Style, Triumph

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• As Marcus considered various ways to open the subject of Daisy, Swift surprised him with a blunt statement. “My lord, there is something I would like to discuss with you.” Marcus adopted a pleasantly encouraging expression. “Very well.” “It turns out that Miss Bowman and I have reached an…understanding. After considering the logical advantages on both sides, I have made a sensible and pragmatic decision that we should—” “How long have you been in love with her?” Marcus interrupted, inwardly amused. Swift let out a tense sigh. “Years,” he admitted.

  Lisa Kleypas

  Love, Expression, Years

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• Don't worry. They're all against me. But I have one advantage: they don't know what they want. I do.

  Ayn Rand

  Worry, Want, Knows

  Ayn Rand (2005). “The Fountainhead”, p.298, Penguin

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• There’s a lot of things wrong with this country, but one of the few things still right with it is that a man can steer clear of the organized bullshit if he really wants to. It’s a goddamned luxury, and if I were you, I’d take advantage of it while you can.

  Hunter S. Thompson

  Country, Men, Luxury

  Hunter S. Thompson, Douglas Brinkley (2000). “Fear And Loathing In America: The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist”, p.19, Simon and Schuster

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• This fear is what is the ruin of us all. And some dominate us; they take advantage of our fear and frighten us still more. Mark this: as long as people are afraid, they will rot like the birches in the marsh. We must grow bold; it is time!

  Maxim Gorky

  Long, People, Ruins

  Maxim Gorky (2015). “Mother”, p.20, Booklassic

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• The criminal misuse of time was pointing out the mistakes. Catching them―noticing them―that was essential. If you did not in your own mind distinguish between useful and erroneous information, then you were not learning at all, you were merely replacing ignorance with false belief, which was no improvement. The part of the man's statement that was true, however, was about the uselessness of speaking up. If I know that the teacher is wrong, and say nothing, then I remain the only one who knows, and that gives me an advantage over those who believe the teacher.

  Orson Scott Card

  Teacher, Mistake, Believe

  Orson Scott Card (2002). “Ender's Shadow”, p.79, Macmillan

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• If you wish to get rich, save what you get. A fool can earn money; but it takes a wise man to save and dispose of it to his own advantage.

  Brigham Young

  Wise, Men, Wish

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• He hugged her again, before she could put some distance between them. Then the most sneaky wolf in the den lowered his voice and whispered, “But you’ve got an advantage, sweetheart. You’re already in his head. And you know how to mess with it.

  Nalini Singh

  Distance, Voice, Sweetheart

  Nalini Singh (2011). “Kiss of Snow”, p.100, Penguin

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• Our books still do not require batteries. But I am no fool. It is a slender advantage.

  Robin Sloan

  Book, Batteries, Fool

  Robin Sloan (2012). “Mr Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore”, p.44, Atlantic Books Ltd

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• Being an outsider to some extent, someone who does not "fit in" with others or is rejected by them for whatever reason, makes life difficult, but it also places you at an advantage as far as enlightenment is concerned. It takes you out of unconsciousness almost by force.

  Eckhart Tolle

  Enlightenment, Doe, Outsiders

  Eckhart Tolle (2010). “The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment”, p.173, New World Library

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• Vanity, right?" Nash reappeared in the living room with an open bag of potato chips. "I nominate my venerable brother. He likes to play hero, and one look at him should establish the vanity angle." "Nash!" I really shouldn't have been surprised by the dig. But I was. "What?" He raised one brow at me in challenge. "It's okay to call me jealous, but not to call him vain?" "Awareness of one's obvious advantages doesn't imply vanity," Tod insisted calmly. Nash turned on him. "Does it imply narcissism?" Tod huffed. "This coming from the guy who owns more hair products than his girlfriend.

  Rachel Vincent

  Girlfriend, Brother, Hero

  Rachel Vincent (2014). “Soul Screamers: Volume 4”, p.33, Harlequin

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• The single greatest advantage anyone can take into any battle is hope.

  Karen Marie Moning

  Battle

  Karen Marie Moning (2016). “The Fever Series 7-Book Bundle: Darkfever, Bloodfever, Faefever, Dreamfever, Shadowfever, Iced, Burned”, p.134, Dell

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• You're tough when you need to be, and you can charm the pants off men who have three times your experience. Well, yes. Although I try not to take advantage of that too often. Very awkward negotiating with people who are sitting around in their underwear.

  Julie James

  Men, People, Awkward

  Julie James (2010). “Something About You”, p.222, Penguin

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• Sophronia was minding her own business and running late to luncheon, as was her custom. She'd let to learn the advantage of punctuality. As she told Sister Mattie the third time she was late to household potions and poisons, nothing interesting happened until after an event commenced.

  Gail Carriger

  Running, Interesting, Events

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• Sometimes we forget about our own advantages because we focus on what we don't have. Just because you have to work a little harder at something that seems easier to others doesn't mean you're without your own talents.

  Chris Colfer

  Mean, Focus, Littles

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• Can I take advantage of you in the limo?” His eyes laughed at me. “By all means, angel mine.

  Sylvia Day

  Mean, Eye, Angel

  Sylvia Day (2013). “The Crossfire Series Books 1-3 by Sylvia Day”, p.772, Penguin

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• And a human being whose life is nurtured in an advantage which has accrued from the disadvantage of other human beings, and who prefers that this should remain as it is, is a human being by definition only, having much more in common with the bedbug, the tapeworm, the cancer, and the scavengers of the deep sea.

  James Agee

  Cancer, Sea, Definitions

  James Agee (2013). “Cotton Tenants: Three Families”, p.21, Melville House

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• Italics provide a wonderful advantage: you see, right away, that the words are in a rush. When something exists at a slant, you can't help but consider irony.

  Ann Beattie

  Irony, Helping, Wonderful

  Ann Beattie (2010). “Walks With Men: Fiction”, p.4, Simon and Schuster

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• Make use of time, let not advantage slip.

  William Shakespeare

  Inspirational, Life, Time

  1593 Venus and Adonis, stanza 22, l.129-32.

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• Make use of time, let not advantage slip;
  Beauty within itself should not be wasted:
  Fair flowers that are not gather'd in their prime
  Rot and consume themselves in little time.

  William Shakespeare

  Time, Flower, Use

  1593 Venus and Adonis, stanza 22, l.129-32.

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• No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.

  Epictetus

  Inspirational, Mistake, Failure

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• Emotional labor is available to all of us,
  but it is rarely exploited as a competitive
  advantage.

  Seth Godin

  Inspirational, Emotional, Labor

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• To love blindly is to love selfishly, because the goal of such love is not the real advantage of the beloved but only the exercise of love in our own souls.

  Thomas Merton

  Real, Being Single, Being Alone

  Thomas Merton (2005). “No Man is an Island”, p.3, Shambhala Publications

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