“The truly great consider, first, how they may gain the approbation of God, and, secondly, that of their own conscience. Having done this, they would then willingly conciliate the good opinion of their fellow-men. But the truly little reverse the thing. The primary object with them is to secure the applause of their fellow-men; and having effected this, the approbation of God and their own conscience may follow on as they can.” MenFirstsMayLittlesDoneOpinionAtheismObjectsConscienceGainsFellowsSecurePrimariesReverseFellow ManApplause Book:Remarks on the Talents of Lord Byron and the Tendencies of Don Juan Source: Remarks on the Talents of Lord Byron and the Tendencies of Don Juan
“If we allow terrorism to undermine our freedom of action, we could reverse at least part of the palpable gains achieved by postwar globalization. It is incumbent upon us not to allow that to happen.” IfsHappensActionGainsTerrorismReverseGlobalizationIncumbents Author:Alan Greenspan
“I think it's been unfortunate, but it's happened, that since the Great Recession, the gains have all gone to the top. And we need to reverse that.” ThinkingNeedsGoneHappenedGainsReverseUnfortunateRecessionsGreat Recession Author:Hillary Clinton
“The strong are strengthened by reverses; the trouble is that the true meaning of events scores next to nothing in the match we play with men. Appearances decide our gains or losses and the points are trumpery. And a mere semblance of defeat may hopelessly checkmate us.” MenMayPlayNextStrongLossTroubleEventsGainsMereDefeatAppearanceScoreReverseTrue MeaningSemblanceCheckmate Author:Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“To me, this goes beyond disappointing. It shows that we are failing to gain ground on the very conditions we need to reverse to improve our graduation rates and produce more students who are ready for college and the workforce.” NeedsShowsFailingConditionsStudentsProduceCollegeReadyGainsRateReverseDisappointingWorkforce Author:Bob Wise