S Quotes
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“Spending all my remaining money on a ticket to Florence was rendered needlessly complicated by the fact that none of the ticket-sellers had ever heard of the place. At last their supervisor showed up and set them straight by informing them that the city they had always referred to as 'Firenze' was in reality called Florence.”
Source: Falling Towards England
“Spending an evening on the World Wide Web is much like sitting down to a dinner of Cheetos, two hours later your fingers are yellow and you're no longer hungry, but you haven't been nourished.”
“Spending and tax cut decisions must be both fiscally responsible and fair to our working families. I believe that fiscal responsibility is the way to create prosperity for America and secure the retirement of America's seniors.”
“Spending by government currently amounts to about 45 percent of national income. By that test, government owns 45 percent of the means of production that produce the national income. The U.S. is now 45 percent socialist.”
“Spending comes just as natural to liberals in Minnesota and the Minnesota legislature as bashing decency comes to the editorial board of our major metropolitan newspapers.”
“Spending creates more wealth for everybody.”
“Spending energy to understand the audience and carefully crafting a message that resonates with them means making a commitment of time and discipline to the process.”
Source: Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences
“Spending her eighties in constant thrall to findmypast.com, familyhistory.net.au, yesterdaygeneaology.com and ancestor.com, Aunty Eily had tracked down the 1850s address of Conor Cleary’s father Daniel and mother Maureen to 28 New Way, Templemore. The street still existed and the Avis car’s GPS took Ryan there.”
Source: Whipbird
“Spending is a language, every dollar tells the story of what you value.”
“Spending is an addiction.”
“Spending is not caring. Spending is what politicians do instead of caring. Spending more does not guarantee success. Politicians like to measure spending because it is easier than measuring actual metrics of accomplishment.”
“Spending is not the problem. It’s a heart issue. If we truly focus on accomplishing contentment, peace, and joy in our Savior’s plan for us, our spending habits will fall in line. The things we currently desire will change.”
Source: Spiritual Wealth: a 40-Day Journey to Developing Stewardship Mindset
“Spending money on art has always been frowned upon in this country - even earlier, when my and others' paintings cost almost nothing. Something is always more important. The people in charge are always peddling reasons that others seem to accept. Those who don't drink and aren't crazy, or who don't attract attention with how they behave in public, aren't noticed in art.”
“Spending money to show people how much money you have is the fastest way to have less money.”
Source: The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness
“Spending money you don't have for things you don't need to impress people you don't like.”
“Spending more time with friends and family costs nothing. Nor does walking, cooking, meditating, making love, reading or eating dinner at the table instead of in front of the television. Simply resisting the urge to hurry is free.”
Source: In praise of slow: how a worldwide movement is challenging the cult of speed
“Spending more time with the right people is the key to changing your life.”
“Spending on oneself does not boost wellbeing. However, spending money on others does -- and it appears to be as important to people's happiness as the total amount of money they make.”
Source: Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements
“Spending on the military doesn't increase the deficit.”
“Spending one hour with Isaias is far more worthwhile, rewarding and enlightening than reading ten books”
“Spending only what the country can afford, rewarding savings, encouraging independence, supporting marriage: people know that these things are common sense.”
“Spending our tax dollars on actually preventing crimes, instead of pursuing death sentences after they've already been committed, will assure us we will have fewer victims.”
“Spending practically every minute of your day on pure survival is an absolutely boring life.”
Source: Tales of Nevèrÿon
“Spending so much time on the road, I get to fart all the time. Then when it's, like, Thanksgiving dinner and I'm sitting with my grandmother, I can't fart for, like, two hours.”
“Spending so much time stuffing everything that lent itself to filling in any way or form, I am not surprised that the Jerusalemites never had time to raise their heads or look out of their windows to see what their neighbours were up to.”
Source: Golda Slept Here
“Spending some time alone is a therapy that most of us don’t know how to practice. You need a little time alone every now and then to know what you are made of, to know and to do what you really like and to actually like yourself.”
Source: Honest
“Spending some time getting quiet can really be the best remedy for tangled situations. Taking a step back from all the emotion, frustration, and exhaustion to sit quietly with Jesus will do more to untangle a mess than anything else I've ever found.”
“Spending ten days in a subway station search for a four-year-old boy was an experience that will stay with me for the rest of my life. Not merely because of the desperation that gripped me every minute of those ten days, but especially because of my sense of helplessness in the face of a city so huge that it could swallow up anything, anyone, without explanation, as if they had never existed. Amidst the most absolute indifference. Even a little boy that you had seen playing until just a few hours ago.”
Source: Il fuggiasco
“Spending that many hours in the saddle gave a man plenty of time to think. That's why so many cowboys fancied themselves Philosophers.”
“Spending the day with you has been marginally better than watching mother die of cancer.”
“Spending time alone in your own company reinforces your self-worth and is often the number-one way to replenish your resilience reserves.”
Source: Resilient Me: How to Worry Less and Achieve More
“Spending time at the Federal Reserve was a good learning opportunity for me. It helped me to understand economic philosophies and polices that I had not previously known about.”
“Spending time by myself is VERY important to me and I wake up pretty early, I wake up around 5 in the morning, and I get to have a couple hours to myself, and that is definitely I think really important to me and I think it's important for moms to have that too. And I love to carve out time for myself and sometimes I'll hang out with girlfriends, but i like to keep things pretty intimate.”
“Spending time for and with yourself sometimes is what you need the most to heal and replenish your heart and soul.”
“Spending time in a church does not make you religious, any more than spending time in a garage makes you a car.”
“Spending time in jail really helped me stay away from what my brother did because I got a taste of jail time. I realized this isn't the life I want to live being locked up 24 hours a day.”
“Spending time in nature assists a person reconnect with his or her inner state. A wounded person undoubtedly benefits by bowing down and taking communion beside the healing waters of a river.”
Source: Dead Toad Scrolls
“Spending time in prayer is better than worrying about the problem. The latter does not contribute to a solution; it only leads to more frustration.”
Source: Prayer: An Antidote for the Inner Man
“Spending time in the presence of Jesus is a non-negotiable. Don't wait until you have time to do it. MAKE time.”
“Spending time looking for what is missing in your life is futile; if you fail to look within yourself. When we challenge everything we believe we are, we reveal that which we never knew about our own selves.”
Source: Gay: A New Path Forward
“Spending time near the focal point of a large radio telescope may produce radiation sickness in the human.”
“Spending time outdoors makes you feel great.”
“Spending time with America's soldiers is always inspiring.”
“Spending time with children is more important than spending money on children.”
“Spending time with friends, being able to laugh, and encouraging each other while pushing our own personal abilities highlighted my experiences in the sport. We bonded through this shared appreciation for being out in nature and attempting climbs together. No matter the age or background of the participants, climbing was a unifying undertone tone that created instant friendships.”
Source: Women Who Dare
“Spending time with God is an investment in your spiritual growth, mental well-being, and emotional health. It's a choice that will always bring long-term benefits and joy, unlike moments of worldly pleasure.”
“Spending time with God is the key to our strength and success in all areas of life. Be sure that you never try to work God into your schedule, but always work your schedule around Him.”
“Spending time with God through prayer and His Word is a prerequisite for having a great life and fulfilling your purpose.”
“Spending time with God will fill vacant places in our lives.”
Source: Heart Renovation: A Construction Guide to Godly Character
“Spending time with LIVE goats and chickens makes you feel calm. It furnishes more energy to your body, than their dead body does. Love them frolicking on pasture than on your platter.
- Reshma Cheknath Umesh-”