Mr. C. Klackner has for sale four etchings etched by myself, at the expense of two years’ time & hard work – ‘The Life Line,’ ‘Peril on the Sea,’ ‘Eight Bells,’ ‘Mending Tears,’ – all of which are very good and should have been put forward long ago, but C. Klackner is waiting for me to die, is my idea of the matter.
Telling us to obey instinct is like telling us to obey ‘people.’ People say different things: so do instincts. Our instincts are at war… Each instinct, if you listen to it, will claim to be gratified at the expense of the rest.
Business chief executive officers and their boards succumb to the pressures of the financial markets and their fears of takeovers and pour out their energies to produce quarterly earnings – at the expense of building their companies for the long term.
At best, a 100-day measurement of a new presidency is a meaningless abstraction. At worst, it’s an invite to cheap politicking at the expense of the common good.
Freedom isn’t to do what you want at somebody else’s expense.
I am going to put money into education at the expense of other programs.
Cancer is really a DNA disease… We have these certain genes that prevent our cells from growing out of control at the expense of the body. And it’s a pretty good, robust system. But if a couple of these genes fail, then that’s when cancer starts, and cells start growing out of control.
With the continued support of citizens who refuse to accept inaction at the expense of future generations, we will lead the world toward a sustainable future.
My father is a real idealist, and he’s all about learning. If I asked for a pair of Nikes growing up, it was just a resounding ‘No.’ But if I asked for a saxophone, one would appear and next day and I’d be signed up for lessons. So anything to do with education or learning, my father would spare no expense.
Raillery is a mode of speaking in favor of one’s wit at the expense of one’s better nature.
I am faithfully devoted to the Republic but will not serve it at the expense of my conscience and my honor.
One person’s rights do not have to come at the expense of another’s. If we can find common ground on religious freedom and LGBT issues in Utah – one of the nation’s most religious and conservative states – we can do it anywhere in the country.
Commercial theater, in its agenda to appeal to everybody, is often at the expense of the unique vision of the artist.
The moment we put an end to speculation in land, we put an end to making money at the expense of our sons and daughters.
One of the biggest mistakes people make when they cook for other people is to think that it has to be fancy and elaborate. This results in enormous expense and nine days of labor, plus you end up trying to assemble a croquembouche in front of your guests and everyone’s experiencing flop sweat.
By helping New Yorkers turn their greatest expense – their home – into an asset, Airbnb is a vehicle that artists, entrepreneurs, and innovators can use to earn extra money to pursue their passion.
My role is really just to try to make sure that the voice of all shareholders and employees is heard – that no one is bullying their agenda, their choice of a CEO, or their selection of who should be the board members. Benchmark, I believe, has been pushing their agenda at the expense of those stakeholders.
Fame and power are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained by very few; and that, too, at the expense of social pleasure, health, conscience, life.
I don’t like people waiting on me. I feel it is an unnecessary expense.
Nowhere in the Beatitudes did Jesus say, ‘Blessed are the queue-jumpers,’ trying to gain an advantage at the expense of others. This is what the people at Calais are.
I prioritise story over science, but not at the expense of being really stupid about it.
I am indeed rich, since my income is superior to my expenses, and my expense is equal to my wishes.
Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.
