#pounds

There is no intrinsic worth in money but what is alterable with the times, and whether a guinea goes for twenty pounds or for a shilling, it is the labor of the poor and not the high and low value that is set on gold or silver, which all the comforts of life must arise from. ↗

— Bernard de Mandeville

#comforts #goes #gold #guinea #high

We haven't sat down with Scott and Caroline and said, Now you realize that there's X amount of pounds of thrust. And this can happen and that can happen. ↗

— Christa McAuliffe

#down #happen #haven #now #pounds

We're Norwegians. You know, the Vikings. My deadlift was 310 pounds. I mean, I was very, very strong - and I didn't take steroids. I did it all on my own. ↗

— Eleanor Mondale

#i #know #mean #my own #own

Despite what many nutritionists have preached for years, rapid weight-loss diets can be healthy if done correctly and can work wonders on reducing pounds and inches in just days. ↗

— Mike Moreno

#days #despite #diets #done #healthy

I try to give to the poor people for love what the rich could get for money. No, I wouldn't touch a leper for a thousand pounds; yet I willingly cure him for the love of God. ↗

— Mother Teresa

#cure #get #give #god #him

I recently lost 50 pounds. I'm hovering on the cusp of a size eight, which seems unbelievable. ↗

— Kathy Najimy

#eight #hovering #i #lost #pounds

I've spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on the very best security and I can assure you my homes are as safe as the Bank of England. ↗

— Simon Cowell

#bank #best #england #homes #hundreds

The truth, Prime Minister, is that you have run out of our money. The country as a whole is now in negative equity. Every British child is born owing around 20,000 pounds. Servicing the interest on that debt is going to cost more than educating the child. ↗

— Daniel Hannan

#born #british #child #cost #country

Yes, some people say to me you're too skinny, but never a skinny person says that to me, only people who could lose a few pounds say that. ↗

— Karl Lagerfeld

#few #lose #me #never #only

I wasn't like those girls who give birth and are back on the runway. It took me probably six months to gain 45 pounds and I would say it took me double that time to lose it. ↗

— Padma Lakshmi

#birth #double #gain #give #i