#gains

There never has been a war yet which, if the facts had been put calmly before the ordinary folk, could not have been prevented. The common man, I think, is the great protection against war. ↗

— Ernest Bevin

#been #before #calmly #common #common man

I had just won the lawsuit against Melrose Place. ↗

— Hunter Tylo

#had #i #just #lawsuit #place

When you play against the best, it brings the best out in everybody. ↗

— Fuzzy Zoeller

#best #brings #everybody #out #play

People are pushing against the fabric of society all the time. ↗

— Andrew Vachss

#fabric #people #pushing #society #time

Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand. ↗

— Mark Twain

#assault #laughter #nothing #stand

Religion is a means of exploitation employed by the strong against the weak; religion is a cloak of ambition, injustice and vice. ↗

— Georges Bizet

#ambition #cloak #employed #exploitation #injustice

Commerce is against morality. Morality is going to lose every time. ↗

— Robin Day

#commerce #every #every time #going #lose

I'm not against vodka - they just asked us. They put out some story about us entertaining international celebrities with vodka, which of course wasn't true. ↗

— Robin Day

#against #asked #celebrities #course #entertaining

To have in general but little feeling, seems to be the only security against feeling too much on any particular occasion. ↗

— George Eliot

#any #feeling #general #little #much

I'm proof against that word failure. I've seen behind it. The only failure a man ought to fear is failure of cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best. ↗

— George Eliot

#behind #best #failure #fear #i