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  Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.

  Ambrose Bierce

  Political Will, Greed, Nerd

  Ambrose Bierce (2009). “The Devil's Dictionary: Easyread Super Large 18pt Edition”, p.271, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• Freedom from labor itself is not new; it once belonged among the most firmly established privileges of the few. In this instance, it seems as though scientific progress and technical developments had been only taken advantage of to achieve something about which all former ages dreamed but which none had been able to realize.

  Hannah Arendt

  Freedom, Taken, Progress

  Hannah Arendt (2013). “The Human Condition: Second Edition”, p.4, University of Chicago Press

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• Sometimes people don't trust the force of kindness. They think love or compassion or kindness will make you weak and kind of stupid and people will take advantage of you; you won't stand up for other people.

  Sharon Salzberg

  Kindness, Stupid, Thinking

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• Fugitive slaves were rare then, and as a fugitive slave lecturer, I had the advantage of being the first one out.

  Frederick Douglass

  Firsts, Slave, Fugitive

  Frederick Douglass (2016). “Life and Times of Frederick Douglass: The Illustrated Edition”, p.102, Zenith Press

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• A lot of people resist transition and therefore never allow themselves to enjoy who they are. Embrace the change, no matter what it is; once you do, you can learn about the new world you're in and take advantage of it.

  Nikki Giovanni

  People, Transition, World

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• Orchestras only need to be sworn at, and a German is consequently at an advantage with them, as English profanity, except in America, has not gone beyond a limited technology of perdition.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Technology, America, Needs

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• You get people talking about being worried about their art, and dances... their culture being wiped out or taken over, and yet these same people are taking advantage of their people to use them as cheap labour.

  Arlo Guthrie

  Art, Taken, Talking

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• There are few in America that really know how to take advantage of the current health care system.

  Matthew Lesko

  America, Care, Currents

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• Do not adultery commit; Advantage rarely comes of it.

  Arthur Hugh Clough

  Adultery, Commit

  'The Latest Decalogue' (1862)

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• My parents didn't believe in luck. They believed in hard work and in preparing me to take advantage of opportunity. Like many parents, they taught me to be generous but never to depend on the generosity of others.

  Naveen Jain

  Believe, Hard Work, Opportunity

  "Tips for Entrepreneurial Philanthropy" by Naveen Jain, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 23, 2011.

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• For them to perceive the advantage of defeating the enemy, they must also have their rewards.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Enemy, Perceive

  James Clavell, Sun Tzu (2013). “The Art of War”, p.14, Hachette UK

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• It's about taking advantage of the opportunities you have right now, and right now we're in a position where you call somebody and they're willing to pick up and take the call because they're a fan, you have to take advantage of that and have a chance to capitalize on your ideas.

  Dwyane Wade

  Basketball, Opportunity, Ideas

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• Obviously, the highest type of efficiency is that which can utilize existing material to the best advantage.

  Jawaharlal Nehru

  Fuel Efficiency, Type, Materials

  Jawaharlal Nehru (1954). “Speeches”

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• Generally speaking, the less privileged groups in democratic society, as they become aware of their interests and their political power, will be found to press for ever more state intervention in practically all fields.

  Gunnar Myrdal

  Political, Groups, Fields

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• When you're in the position I'm in, you have two options: you can either shut yourself off from everybody, from the world, and not live a full life. Or you welcome everybody into your life and occasionally somebody will try to take advantage.

  Daniel Radcliffe

  Two, Trying, World

  "Dan the man". Interview with Craig McLean, www.theguardian.com. July 3, 2009.

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• It is, no doubt, an immense advantage to have done nothing, but one should not abuse it.

  Antoine Rivarol

  Abuse, Doubt, Done

  Preface to "Le Petit Almanach de nos Grands Hommes", 1788.

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• The best way to improve the American workforce in the 21st century is to invest in early childhood education, to ensure that even the most disadvantaged children have the opportunity to succeed along side their more advantaged peers

  James Heckman

  Education, Children, Opportunity

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• No matter how full a reservoir of maxims one may possess, and no matter how good one's sentiments may be, if one has not taken advantage of every concrete opportunity to act, one's character may remain entirely unaffected for the better.

  William James

  Success, Uplifting, Taken

  William James, Robert D Richardson (2010). “The Heart of William James”, p.112, Harvard University Press

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• Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Motivational, Running, Spiritual

  Thomas Jefferson (2004). “Light and Liberty: Reflections on the Pursuit of Happiness”, p.103, Modern Library

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• Americans have the right and advantage of being armed - unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms.

  James Madison

  Country, Gun, Government

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• A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read.

  Mark Twain

  Inspirational, Success, Education

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• That God cannot lie, is no advantage to your argument, because it is no proof that priests can not, or that the Bible does not.

  Thomas Paine

  Lying, Biblical, Religion

  Thomas Paine (1824). “The Theological Works of Thomas Paine”, p.336

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• The present time has one advantage over every other -- it is our own.

  Charles Caleb Colton

  Happiness, Time, Literature

  Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.), Charles Caleb Colton (1861). “Lord Chesterfield's advice to his son on men and manners. To which are added, selections from Colton's 'Lacon'.”, p.125

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• ...and the great advantage of being a literary woman, was that you could go everywhere and do everything.

  Henry James

  Henry James (2016). “The Portrait of a Lady, Complete: American Literature”, p.124, 谷月社

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• The only advantage of not being too good a housekeeper is that your guests are so pleased to feel how very much better they are.

  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Guests, Cleaning, Housekeeping

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