#gained

I just felt like reflecting on my junior year, when I didn't know what I was doing, I left a lot of stuff out there. Actually, I gained close to 700 yards more and I took myself out of a lot of games. ↗

— Marcus Allen

#close #doing #felt #gained #games

Through the mythology of Einstein, the world blissfully regained the image of knowledge reduced to a formula. ↗

— Roland Barthes

#einstein #formula #image #knowledge #mythology

It wasn't until late high school and early college that I gained enough size and skill to make me welcome on intramural basketball teams. ↗

— Paul D. Boyer

#college #early #enough #gained #high

I have frequently gained my first real insight into the character of parents by studying their children. ↗

— Arthur Conan Doyle

#children #first #frequently #gained #i

The notion of a neutral, mainstream national media gained dominance only in World War II and in its aftermath, when what turned out to be a temporary moderate consensus came to govern the country. ↗

— Howard Fineman

#came #consensus #country #dominance #gained

Toward the end of my pregnancy, I felt really big - I gained about 40 pounds, which is a lot for my size. ↗

— Christina Aguilera

#big #end #felt #gained #i

When I was young, I just sat down and started playing Chopsticks at the piano. I got so far and then lost interest. Eventually, I regained it and started writing songs. ↗

— Otis Blackwell

#down #eventually #far #got #i

I gained a great deal from the period during which I worked in theater and I value those things a great deal. ↗

— Asghar Farhadi

#during #gained #great #great deal #i

The only compensation, gained through the influence of nongovernmental organizations, consisted in slightly broadening for private individuals the possibility of access and appeal to the agencies enforcing the Covenant concerned with civil and political rights. ↗

— Rene Cassin

#agencies #appeal #broadening #civil #compensation

You find yourself refreshed in the presence of cheerful people. Why not make an honest effort to confer that pleasure on others? Half the battle is gained if you never allow yourself to say anything gloomy. ↗

— Lydia M. Child

#anything #battle #cheerful #confer #effort