#gains

The last thing in the world I should have done was go into the theater because was inordinately shy as a young man. I couldn't open my mouth. At a party, I was the one stuck up against the wall. I was embarrassed about talking. I felt that I couldn't talk well. ↗

— Gale Gordon

#against #because #done #embarrassed #felt

You know, sometimes guys work with other guys because they're buddies off the track, not necessarily because they're buddies on the track. Sometimes you've got that going against you or for you. ↗

— Jeff Gordon

#because #buddies #going #got #guys

Industry has operated against the artisan in favor of the idler, and also in favor of capital and against labor. Any mechanical invention whatsoever has been more harmful to humanity than a century of war. ↗

— Remy de Gourmont

#also #any #artisan #been #capital

No weapon formed against me shall prosper. ↗

— Fred Hammond

#formed #me #prosper #shall #weapon

Smiling is very important. If we are not able to smile, then the world will not have peace. It is not by going out for a demonstration against nuclear missiles that we can bring about peace. It is with our capacity of smiling, breathing, and being peace that we can make peace. ↗

— Nhat Hanh

#about #against #being #breathing #bring

We both agreed that Stalin was determined to hold out against the Germans. He told us he'd never let them get to Moscow. But if he was wrong, they'd go back to the Urals and fight. They'd never surrender. ↗

— W. Averell Harriman

#agreed #back #both #determined #fight

People who don't vote have no line of credit with people who are elected and thus pose no threat to those who act against our interests. ↗

— Marian Wright Edelman

#against #credit #elected #interests #line

Once you achieve a certain level of success or fame, it becomes really difficult to go against type. ↗

— Famke Janssen

#against #becomes #certain #certain level #difficult

The natural urge when running a distance is to push harder and finish sooner - to race against time. Every second behind a deadline is a little defeat. ↗

— Joe Henderson

#behind #deadline #defeat #distance #every

The danger I faced was not accepted as reasonable grounds for deferring my tax payments, as authorities, who despite being told all of this, still chose to pursue action against me, as opposed to finding an alternative solution. ↗

— Lauryn Hill

#action #against #alternative #authorities #being