#advantage

It is in the gift for employing all the vicissitudes of life to one's own advantage and to that of one's craft that a large part of genius consists. ↗

— Georg C. Lichtenberg

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The two big advantages I had at birth were to have been born wise and to have been born in poverty. ↗

— Sophia Loren

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Calculation has its advantages, but no one likes naked calculation. ↗

— Rich Lowry

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It was just really, really tough getting anything when you were a female. Basically, I just took advantage of everything I could. But when people are going to flat out tell you they're not going to hire anyone that's female, there's not much you can do about it. ↗

— Shannon Lucid

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Further-more, partisan attachments powerfully shape political perceptions, beliefs and values, and incumbents enjoy advantages well beyond the way in which their districts are configured. ↗

— Thomas E. Mann

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In the House, Republican prospects have been buoyed by several successful rounds of redistricting, which have sharply reduced the number of competitive seats and given the Republicans a national advantage of at least a dozen seats. ↗

— Thomas E. Mann

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Bill Bradley is a serious politician and if Al Gore stumbles seriously, then Bradley is there to take advantage of that. ↗

— Tom Mann

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Sure, the home-field is an advantage - but so is having a lot of talent. ↗

— Dan Marino

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There have been people who have tried to take advantage of me. They want to be linked to me just because I'm Ethel Merman. ↗

— Ethel Merman

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Do not be desirous of having things done quickly. Do not look at small advantages. Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished. ↗

— Wilson Mizner

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