Quotessence
Home / Topics / Advantage Quotes

Advantage Quotes

Browse 2945 quotes about Advantage.

Related topics

PeopleIfsMenThinkingKnowsGivingWayMayOpportunityUseWorldWantWellsShouldPersonsDoeCompetitive AdvantageNeedsTaking AdvantageFeelsHas BeensTryingMindTakenBelieveMeanKindLooksYearsAbleFirstsLittlesTurnsCountryI CanLongTaken AdvantageStatesDisadvantagesFactsInterestGovernmentCertainGainsHelpingWarHumansStillsArtLawTwoBigsNaturalMadePoliticalWould BeMightRealChildrenSometimesGivenHandsHardImportantAgeIndividualMatterReasonWholeCoursesUsedCompanyEnemyEnjoyHappensSeemsSituationWritingDifferentShowsBenefitsEndsFormRunningSelfHugeMovingOrderTalentAmericaEconomicGamesNumbersAbilityActionDoneIdeasPlayPositionSaidmore

Advantage Quotes

“Everything which might cause doubt about the wisdom of the government or create discontent will be kept from the people. The basis of unfavorable comparisons with elsewhere, the knowledge of possible alternatives to the course actually taken, information which might suggest failure on the part of the government to live up to its promises or to take advantage of opportunities to improve conditions--all will be suppressed. There is consequently no field where the systematic control of information will not be practiced and uniformity of views not enforced.”

PeopleGovernmentMightCoursesOpportunityCausesViewsTakenDoubtConditionsInformationFieldsPromiseAdvantageBasesAlternativesComparisonElsewhereDiscontentSystematicUniformity
Author:Friedrich August von Hayek
Create image

“No one particular religion has been able to secure the exclusive rights for the power of prayer. No matter who you are, we all have the ability to take advantage of this amazing and wonderful power. Once you realize this, you will then be filled with the desire to help others realize this as well. More and more people are resonating with this understanding, and this could result in a more wonderful future for mankind. (165)”

PeopleWellsHas BeensMatterHelpingAbleDesireUnderstandingRealizingPrayerAbilityResultsRightsWonderfulMankindParticularAdvantageFilledWho You AreHelping OthersSecureExclusiveResonating
Book:The Secret Life of Water
Create image

“If you choose to use your status and influence to raise your voice on behalf of those who have no voice; if you choose to identify not only with the powerful, but with the powerless; if you retain the ability to imagine yourself into the lives of those who do not have your advantages, then it will not only be your proud families who celebrate your existence, but thousands and millions of people whose reality you have helped transform for the better. We do not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: we have the power to imagine better.”

PeopleIfsWorldNeedsUseRealityVoiceAbilityPowerfulExistenceMillionsImagineMagicInfluenceProudAdvantageRaisesCelebrateChanging The WorldYou ChoosePowerlessBehalfRaise Your Voice
Author:J. K. Rowling
Create image

“It has been remarked (by a lady infinitely cleverer than the present author) how kindly disposed the world in general feels to young people who either die or marry. Imagine then the interest that surrounded Miss Wintertowne! No young lady ever had such advantages before: for she died upon the Tuesday, was raised to life in the early hours of Wednesday morning, and was married upon the Thursday; which some people thought too much excitement for one week.”

PeopleWorldFeelsHas BeensYoungDiesInterestHoursMorningToo MuchImagineWeekMissingMarriedAdvantageDiedRaisedExcitementTuesdayWednesdayThursdayYoung LadiesWednesday Morning
Book:Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell
Create image

“People can be teachers and idiots; they can be philosophers and idiots; they can be politicians and idiots... in fact I think they have to be... a genius can be an idiot. The world is largely run for and by idiots; it is no great handicap in life and in certain areas is actually a distinct advantage and even a prerequisite for advancement.”

PeopleThinkingWorldFactsRunningCertainTeacherGeniusPoliticianAdvantageAreasPhilosopherIdiotAdvancementPrerequisitesHandicaps
Book:The Crow Road
Create image

“He was welcome everywhere he went, and was well-aware of his inability to tolerate solitude. He felt no inclination to be alone and avoided it as far as possible; he didn't really want to become any better acquainted with himself. He knew that if he wanted to show his talents to best advantage, he needed to strike sparks off other people to fan the flames of warmth and exuberance in his heart. On his own he was frosty, no use to himself at all, like a match left lying in its box.”

PeopleIfsWantWellsHeartUseShowsWantedLyingLeftFeltFansTalentNeededSolitudeAdvantageBoxesStrikesWelcomeFlamesWarmthSparksTolerateInabilityInclinationAvoidedExuberance
Book:Burning Secret
Create image

“The old adage, 'If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is' isn't always correct. In fact, the suspicion, cynicism, and doubt that are inherent in this belief can and does keep people from taking advantage of excellent opportunities.”

PeopleIfsDoeFactsOpportunityBeliefSoundDoubtAdvantageBeing TrueExcellentCynicismInherentSuspicionAdagesTaking AdvantageToo Good To Be True
Book:Don't Worry, Make Money: Spiritual and Practical Ways to Create Abundance and More Fun in Your Life
Create image

“The conventional explanation for Jewish success, of course, is that Jews come from a literate, intellectual culture. They are famously "the people of the book." There is surely something to that. But it wasn't just the children of rabbis who went to law school. It was the children of garment workers. And their critical advantage in climbing the professional ladder wasn't the intellectual rigor you get from studying the Talmud. It was the practical intelligence and savvy you get from watching your father sell aprons on Hester Street.”

PeopleChildrenBookSchoolLawCultureCoursesFatherStudyStreetsIntellectualAdvantageSellsWorkersJewCriticalPracticalsExplanationClimbingConventionalLaddersGarmentsLaw SchoolRabbiSavvyRigorAprons
Book:Outliers: The Story of Success
Create image

“I do not know why I care," Drizzt answered honestly. His eyes turned back to his ancient homeland, where loyalty was merely a device to gain an advantage over a common foe. "Perhaps I care because I strive to be different from my people," he said, as much to himself as to Bruenor. "Perhaps I care because I am different from my people. I may be more akin to race of the surface...that is my hope at least. I care because I have to care about something.”

PeopleKnowsMaySaidDifferentEyeCareCommonRaceGainsAdvantageStriveAncientSurfaceLoyaltyHonestlyHis EyesDevicesI CareFoeHomelandDrizzt
Book:The Crystal Shard: The Legend of Drizzt
Create image

“Religion is an important institution. A nation without religion cannot survive. Yet it is also very important to note that religion is a link between Allah and the individual believer. The brokerage of the pious cannot be permitted. Those who use religion for their own benefit are detestable. We are against such a situation and will not allow it. Those who use religion in such a manner have fooled our people; it is against just such people that we have fought and will continue to fight. Know that whatever conforms to reason, logic, and the advantages and needs of our people conforms equally to Islam. If our religion did not conform to reason and logic, it would not be the perfect religion, the final religion.”

PeopleIfsKnowsNeedsImportantReasonUseFightingIndividualNationsPerfectSituationBenefitsAdvantageLogicInstitutionsNotesIslamFinalsBelieverLinksConformFooledPiousReason And Logic
Author:Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
Create image

“The people who stand before kings may look like they did it all by themselves. But in fact they are invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannot. It makes a difference where and when we grew up.”

PeopleWorldWayLooksMayHardFactsOpportunityDifferencesHard WorkGrewKingsGrew UpAdvantageExtraordinaryLegacyMake SenseMaking A DifferenceBeneficiaries
Author:Malcolm Gladwell
Create image

“You will find ambiguity a great ally on your road to power. Give a sign of Slytherin on one day, and contradict it with a sign of Gryffindor the next; and the Slytherins will be enabled to believe what they wish, while the Gryffindors argue themselves into supporting you as well. So long as there is uncertainty, people can believe whatever seems to be to their own advantage. And so long as you appear strong, so long as you appear to be winning, their instincts will tell them that their advantage lies with you. Walk always in the shadow, and light and darkness both will follow.”

PeopleGivingBelieveWellsLongLightSeemsLyingNextWinningStrongWishWalksDarknessOne DayShadowAdvantageInstinctArguingUncertaintyAlliesAmbiguityLight And DarknessGryffindor
Author:Eliezer Yudkowsky
Create image

“There are some people who cannot help giving. Why? Because they experience a real psychological pleasure in doing so. They don't do it with an eye to their own advantage, they do it on the quiet; they detest doing it openly because that would take away some of the satisfaction. They do it in secret, with quick trembling hands, their breasts rocked by a spiritual well being which they do not themselves understand.”

PeopleGivingWellsRealHelpingHandsEyeSpiritualPleasureSecretQuietAdvantageSatisfactionPsychologicalWell BeingBreastsTremblingDetestTrembling Hands
Author:Knut Hamsun
Create image

“Stability in government is essential to national character and to the advantages annexed to it, as well as to that repose and confidence in the minds of the people, which are among the chief blessings of civil society.”

PeopleMindWellsCharacterGovernmentBlessingEssentialsAdvantageChiefsPatriotismPatrioticStabilityReposeCivil Society
Book:The Essential Federalist: A New Reading of the Federalist Papers
Create image

“The policy or advantage of [immigration] taking place in a body (I mean the settling of them in a body) may be much questioned; for, by so doing, they retain the language, habits, and principles (good or bad) which they bring with them. Whereas by an intermixture with our people, they, or their descendants, get assimilated to our customs, measures, and laws: in a word, soon become one people.”

PeopleMayMeanBodyLawLanguagePrinciplesPolicyHabitAdvantageImmigrationSettlingCustomsDescendants
Author:George Washington
Create image

“Yes, absolutely because we think there is a way to do this through earned legalization without rewarding people who have come in with undocumented status, illegally. We don't want to give them an advantage over those who came here legally and we think that there's a way to do this while still respecting the rule of law. It's clear that what the President is talking about does not do that.”

PeopleThinkingWayWantGivingDoeStillsLawPresidentTalkingClearAdvantageImmigrationRule Of LawImmigration Reform
Author:Paul Ryan
Create image

“All classes of people under social pressure are permeated with a common experience; they are emotionally welded as others cannot be. With them, even ordinary living has epic depth and lyric intensity, and this, their material handicap, is their spiritual advantage.”

PeopleSpiritualSocialJusticeCommonClassMaterialsDiversityOrdinaryAdvantagePressureSocial JusticeDepthIntensityEpicHandicapsSocial PressureCommon Experience
Book:Crit Temp Alain Locke: A Selection of His Essays on Art and Culture
Create image

“Beans are highly nutritious and satisfying, they can also be delicious if and when properly prepared, and they posses over all vegetables the great advantage of being just as good, if not better, when kept waiting, an advantage in the case of people whose disposition or occupation makes it difficult for them to be punctual at mealtime.”

PeopleIfsWaitingDifficultCasesFoodAdvantageCookingPreparedCulinaryOccupationSatisfyingVegetablesDispositionDeliciousBeansIfs AndPunctualPosse
Author:Andre Simon
Create image

“Pilate sentenced him due to fear, in accordance with the petition and intention of others. These people sentence him for their own advantage and without any fear, by dishonoring him through sin that they could abstain from, if they wanted. But they neither abstain from sin nor are they ashamed of their already committed sins, for they do not take into consideration their unworthiness of the kindness of the one whom they do not serve.”

PeopleIfsWantedSinKindnessAdvantageIntentionCommittedSentencesDuesAshamedConsiderationPetitions
Author:Bridget of Sweden
Create image

“If you are proud of your descent from virtuous ancestors, how empty their virtue will leave your hands if you yourself are not virtuous. How little pride your ancestors will have in you in this world and the next if you do no good! All men are children of Adam whom Allah created by His own Hands, giving him paradise for a dwelling place and letting His angels bow down before him. But how little is the advantage from this since all the vices dwell in mankind and all the wicked impious people are among their number.”

PeopleIfsMenWorldGivingChildrenLittlesWisdomHandsNextNumbersVirtueMankindThis WorldPrideProudAngelAdvantageEmptyVicesParadiseIslamicWickedAdamAncestorBowsVirtuousDwellingDescentProud Of YouDwelling Place
Author:Ibn Hazm
Create image

“Be a balanced optimist. Nobody is suggesting that you become an oblivious Pollyanna, pretending that nothing bad can or ever will happen. Doing so can lead to poor decisions and invites people to take advantage of you. Instead, be a rational optimist who takes the good with the bad, in hopes of the good ultimately outweighing the bad, and with the understanding that being pessimistic about everything accomplishes nothing. Prepare for the worst but hope for the best - the former makes you sensible, and the latter makes you an optimist.”

PeopleHappensUnderstandingDecisionPoorWorstAdvantageAccomplishRationalOptimisticFormerLatterPretendingInvitesSensibleBalancedOptimistPessimisticSuggestingHoping For The BestObliviousAccomplish NothingPollyannaPrepare For The WorstPoor Decisions
Author:Dale Carnegie
Create image