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For as long as our people are held hostage by controllable socio-economic forces, we cannot afford to be indifferent to the ravages of poverty in all its dimensions and ramifications.

Quote by Ibrahim Babangida about force, poverty, people

To those who have chosen the profession of medicine, a knowledge of chemistry, and of some branches of natural history, and, indeed, of several other departments of science, affords useful assistance.

Quote by Charles Babbage about medicine, science, knowledge, history

I mean the interesting thing I think would be if something happened like, what happened in England where all these kids that all of a sudden can't afford the ticket prices.

Quote by Lester Bangs about things

When kids can't afford to see it anymore maybe we'll have a whole resurgence of garage bands all over America and this New Wave thing will start to mean something on a grass roots level.

Quote by Lester Bangs about things

Others can afford it but do not know about the beauty of the genre and are asking to be seduced.

Quote by Placido Domingo about beauty

With my personal preparation at the piano, I can afford to hum at half voice.

Quote by Placido Domingo about voice

My mother couldn't afford to raise me, but then she had my little brother, so when we moved back to Michigan, we were just staying wherever we could, with my grandmother or whatever family would put us up.

Quote by Eminem about family, mother

There are very little things in this life I cannot afford and patience is one of them.

Quote by Larry Hagman about patience, things, life

I mean, in some cases with libel laws, you know, they can write things about people who have no course of action, because they can't afford to take legal action against them.

Quote by Elton John about action, things, people

Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about difficulties, pleasure, life

No place affords a more striking conviction of the vanity of human hopes than a public library.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about proudness, vanity, public, human imperfections

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about immortality, life, man

You find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about man, life

The car dealer always works-up a great payment plan for the car they know you need but can't afford.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about cars, need

If you ask the cost of playing CAS you probably can’t afford it.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about cowboys

Although reading the classics in Latin in school may be not as fulfilling as it would be at a more mature age, few scientists can afford the time for such diversion later in life.

Quote by George Andrew Olah about school, age, olderness, time, life

There are many things I can improve on. I'm challenged every day, and I still want to work hard and earn what I've been afforded.

Quote by Brad Paisley about things, work, day

I want more muscles. I go to the gym three or four times a week with a personal trainer. I can afford that now. I can't put on weight though, no matter how much I eat.

Quote by Christopher Parker about wish

My parents couldn't afford a full time drama school, but I basically just did every class I could do, and followed every drama interest I could. When I was 15 or 16 I did drama courses.

Quote by Christopher Parker about parents, interest, school, time

No sane man can afford to dispense with debilitating pleasures, no ascetic can be considered reliably sane.

Quote by Robert M. Parker, Jr. about man