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Revenge by young men is considered gain, even at the cost of their own lives, but old men who stay at home in times of war, and mothers who have sons to lose, know better.

~Chief Seattle

Topics: Better Considered Cost Even Gain Home Know Lives Lose Men Mothers Old Old Men Own Revenge Sons Stay Times War Who Young Young Men

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Prefer a loss to a dishonest gain; the one brings pain at the moment, the other for all time.

~Chilon

Topics: Brings Dishonest Gain Loss Moment Other Pain Prefer Time

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It is an Englishman who turns out to be the real villain of 'The Moonstone.' By contrast, the three Indian priests who dedicate their lives to returning the jewel to its proper home in the temple, though they have nothing personal to gain by doing so, are positively heroic.

~Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Topics: Contrast Dedicate Doing Englishman Gain Heroic Home Indian Jewel Lives Nothing Out Personal Positively Priests Proper Real Returning Temple Though Three Turns Villain Who

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Schools serving disadvantaged students need more time to help these students catch up and gain the core academic skills they will need to succeed in our economy and society.

~Chris Gabrieli

Topics: Academic Catch Core Disadvantaged Economy Gain Help More Need Our Schools Serving Skills Society Students Succeed Time Up Will

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Why not have a motivation beyond me to get to a healthy weight? Every actor does that. We're chameleons. We change; we grow as an actor. You lose weight, you gain weight, you change your hair or whatever.

~Chrissy Metz

Topics: Actor Beyond Change Does Every Gain Gain Weight Get Grow Hair Healthy Lose Me Motivation Weight Whatever Why Why Not You Your

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Our weights fluctuate: Some people gain or lose, even friends who are average size. If I would say 'I'm fat,' my friends would say, 'Don't say that!' And I'd think, 'Are you offended, you can't handle the word? Or do you think I am embarrassed?'

~Chrissy Metz

Topics: Am Average Embarrassed Even Fat Friends Gain Handle Lose Offended Our People Say Size Some Some People Think Weights Who Word Would You I Am

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Well, obviously, as soon as I'd finished the script I read a lot of books on Winston Churchill, and started to gain weight and really prepare emotionally, mentally and physically for the role.

~Christian Slater

Topics: Books Churchill Emotionally Finished Gain Gain Weight Lot Mentally Obviously Physically Prepare Read Really Role Script Soon Started Weight Well Winston Winston Churchill

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A photograph doesn't gain weight or lose weight, or change from being happy to being sad. It's frozen. You can use it, then recycle it.

~Chuck Close

Topics: Being Being Happy Change Frozen Gain Gain Weight Happy Lose Photograph Recycle Sad Then Use Weight You

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So if one, or two, or a handful of guys sells drugs for their own personal gain and profit who just so happens to be a member of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, we want that same consideration.

~Chuck Zito

Topics: Angels Club Consideration Gain Guys Handful Happens Hells Just Member Motorcycle One Or Two Own Personal Profit Same Sells Two Want Who

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There are things I'd wish weren't part of ageing. But what you gain is much more than you're giving up. I don't think you come into your own until you're 35 or so.

~Cindy Crawford

Topics: Ageing Come Gain Giving Giving Up More Much Own Part Than Things Think Until Up Were Wish You Your

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