#gained

In Los Angeles, as I gained and lost celebrity, then gained it again, I often found myself wondering why I, out of thousands like me, had become famous. ↗

— Patrick Dempsey

#angeles #become #celebrity #famous #found

But meanwhile time flies; it flies never to be regained. ↗

— Virgil

#meanwhile #never #regained #time #time flies

Men hate the individual whom they call avaricious only because nothing can be gained from him. ↗

— Voltaire

#call #gained #hate #him #individual

Cinemas gained new young audiences who wanted films made for them. ↗

— Andrzej Wajda

#cinemas #films #gained #made #new

Freedom must be gained step by step, slowly. Freedom is a food which must be carefully administered when people are too hungry for it. ↗

— Lech Walesa

#carefully #food #freedom #gained #hungry

The defeat of the Americans in Canada and the advantages gained by the British arms in the Jerseys, and indeed for some months in every other quarter, gave to the royal cause an air of triumph. ↗

— Mercy Otis Warren

#air #arms #british #canada #cause

I didn't wake up one morning and not be in the Replacements. We're all that forever, and I've just grown older. I mean, I haven't lost anything. I've gained a few things. ↗

— Paul Westerberg

#few #few things #forever #gained #grown

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. ↗

— Donnie Yen

#better #could #critics #festivals #film

That's not to say Eddie's never done anything malicious. But he never grabbed power for power's sake. His position was gained only because he has that energy, and that's naturally where he ended up. ↗

— Stone Gossard

#because #done #eddie #ended #energy

Life yields only to the conqueror. Never accept what can be gained by giving in. You will be living off stolen goods, and your muscles will atrophy. ↗

— Dag Hammarskjold

#atrophy #conqueror #gained #giving #goods