#gained

True dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn. ↗

— Philip Massinger

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The work I did in Vertigo meant nothing if no one cared about the movie. Luckily, Vertigo had a revival and people had begun to recognize there was something special and it gained in reputation. But it just as well could have ended up rotting in film cans somewhere. ↗

— Kim Novak

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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. ↗

— Joseph Franklin Rutherford

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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. ↗

— William Banting

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

— Voltaire

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

— Andrzej Wajda

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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

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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

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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

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Just as long as something is gained, a lesson is learned. I do like those. The more quiet victories are always great. ↗

— Jon Heder

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