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Some humans strive to squander precious time while complaining about the advancements of technology, blinded to the fact that it can grant them the luxury of more moments with their cherished ones. Embrace innovation, for it offers opportunities to learn and bask in the warmth of love, rather than merely wasting away in the endless abyss of mindless media consumption. – Yvonne Padmos	added by Freelancer 3 months ago
Many people take for granted that they always have and always will have the right to vote, but shedding doubt on that may be enough to make people realize that they shouldn’t squander their votes. – Oscar Auliq-Ice	added by Auliq-Ice 10 months ago
Because of the bravery of the Ukrainian people, President Biden was giving something you rarely get in geopolitics: a second chance. But if he signs this deal, if he signs this instrument of simultaneous surrender to Iran, Russia, and China, he will squander the second chance and America will suffer in the process, it’s like giving Putin the pistol to point at our heads to hold us hostage. It makes absolutely no sense and again, it undermines everything that President Biden promised with respect to Vladimir Putin. – Mike Gallagher	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
There will be a lot of lawmakers who just want to repair their local potholes or old bridges rather than invest in 21st century technology, we can't squander a generational opportunity by investing in the last generation's infrastructure. – Seth Moulton	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Being disabled: Being able to function properly is usually a gift to most people but some people have to work very hard for it, they have to earn it, it's more of a reward then a gift, and some people are disabled, handicap, and they won't ever be able to function properly no matter how much they want it, no matter how hard they try, so don't ever squander it, don't ever abuse it, always be respectful for what you have, don't ever take what you have for granted and never misuse what's been given to you. – Ryan Pack	added by littleking 3 years ago
High fees only guarantee that more wealth will trickle up from your account to the pockets of your broker or advisor,” says Ilijevski. “Fees and costs squander returns.” – Dejan Ilijevski	added by anonymous 3 years ago
I have asked the UK government not to deploy their' Stay Alert' advertising campaign in Scotland, because the message at this stage in Scotland is... except for the essential reasons you know about, stay at home, we must not squander our progress by easing up too soon, or by sending mixed messages that result in people thinking it's okay to ease up now. Let me be very blunt about the consequences if we were to do that : people will die unnecessarily. We must not take that risk. – Nicola Sturgeon	Found on CNN 3 years ago
We still have a chance to contain it, if we don't, if we squander the opportunity, then there will be a serious problem on our hands. – Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
These harsh tactics might work if you're willing to burn down the rest of the party in order to be the last man standing, but if we're going to beat Donald Trump in November, we are going to need huge turnout within our party, and to get that turnout, we will need a nominee that the broadest coalition of our party feels they can get behind. We can't afford to fall into factions. We can't afford to squander our collective power. We will win when we come together. – Elizabeth Warren	Found on CNN 4 years ago
I've seen people with very little to give do things in an extremely meaningful way, and I've seen people with $1 billion, squander it and fail. – Todd Fithian	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Too many people around the world are going hungry for us to be throwing away as much as we do, world resources — from water to land and energy — are too scarce to squander them on growing and transporting food that will never be eaten. To meet this ambitious new goal, we need everyone who grows, serves and eats food to do their part to ensure a steady global food supply into the future. – Dana Gunders	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Congress has been reluctant to give Amtrak the money because they squander it. They don't have a plan that has milestones and can be seriously considered, we're a Third World country when it comes to passenger rail and we need to look at the alternatives out there. – John Mica	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The writing of the wise are the only riches our posterity cannot squander. – Walter Savage Landor	added by anonymous 9 years ago
Faith is an excitement and an enthusiasm: it is a condition of intellectual magnificence to which we must cling as to a treasure, and not squander on our way through life in the small coin of empty words, or in exact and priggish argument. – George Sand	added by anonymous 9 years ago
Physical pleasure is a sensual experience no different from pure seeing or the pure sensation with which a fine fruit fills the tongue; it is a great unending experience, which is given us, a knowing of the world, the fullness and the glory of all knowing. And not our acceptance of it is bad; the bad thing is that most people misuse and squander this experience and apply it as a stimulant at the tired spots of their lives and as distraction instead of a rallying toward exalted moments. – Rainer Maria Rilke	added by anonymous 10 years ago
Can you support the expense of a husband, hussy, in gaming, drinking and whoring? Have you money enough to carry on the daily quarrels of man and wife about who shall squander most? – John Gay	added by anonymous 10 years ago
To-day is thine to spend, but not to-morrow; Counting on morrows breedeth bankrupt sorrow: O squander not this breath that Heaven hath lent thee; Make not too sure another breath to borrow. – Omar Khayyam	added by anonymous 12 years ago
Dost thou love life? Than do not squander time, for it is the stuff life is made of. – Benjamin Franklin	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of. – Benjamin Franklin	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Dost thou love life Then do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made of. – Benjamin Franklin	added by anonymous 14 years ago

Some humans strive to squander precious time while complaining about the advancements of technology, blinded to the fact that it can grant them the luxury of more moments with their cherished ones. Embrace innovation, for it offers opportunities to learn and bask in the warmth of love, rather than merely wasting away in the endless abyss of mindless media consumption.

– Yvonne Padmos

added by Freelancer
3 months ago

Many people take for granted that they always have and always will have the right to vote, but shedding doubt on that may be enough to make people realize that they shouldn’t squander their votes.

– Oscar Auliq-Ice

added by Auliq-Ice
10 months ago

Because of the bravery of the Ukrainian people, President Biden was giving something you rarely get in geopolitics: a second chance. But if he signs this deal, if he signs this instrument of simultaneous surrender to Iran, Russia, and China, he will squander the second chance and America will suffer in the process, it’s like giving Putin the pistol to point at our heads to hold us hostage. It makes absolutely no sense and again, it undermines everything that President Biden promised with respect to Vladimir Putin.

– Mike Gallagher

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

There will be a lot of lawmakers who just want to repair their local potholes or old bridges rather than invest in 21st century technology, we can't squander a generational opportunity by investing in the last generation's infrastructure.

– Seth Moulton

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Being disabled: Being able to function properly is usually a gift to most people but some people have to work very hard for it, they have to earn it, it's more of a reward then a gift, and some people are disabled, handicap, and they won't ever be able to function properly no matter how much they want it, no matter how hard they try, so don't ever squander it, don't ever abuse it, always be respectful for what you have, don't ever take what you have for granted and never misuse what's been given to you.

– Ryan Pack

added by littleking
3 years ago

High fees only guarantee that more wealth will trickle up from your account to the pockets of your broker or advisor,” says Ilijevski. “Fees and costs squander returns.”

– Dejan Ilijevski

added by anonymous
3 years ago

I have asked the UK government not to deploy their' Stay Alert' advertising campaign in Scotland, because the message at this stage in Scotland is... except for the essential reasons you know about, stay at home, we must not squander our progress by easing up too soon, or by sending mixed messages that result in people thinking it's okay to ease up now. Let me be very blunt about the consequences if we were to do that : people will die unnecessarily. We must not take that risk.

– Nicola Sturgeon

Found on CNN
3 years ago

We still have a chance to contain it, if we don't, if we squander the opportunity, then there will be a serious problem on our hands.

– Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

These harsh tactics might work if you're willing to burn down the rest of the party in order to be the last man standing, but if we're going to beat Donald Trump in November, we are going to need huge turnout within our party, and to get that turnout, we will need a nominee that the broadest coalition of our party feels they can get behind. We can't afford to fall into factions. We can't afford to squander our collective power. We will win when we come together.

– Elizabeth Warren

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I've seen people with very little to give do things in an extremely meaningful way, and I've seen people with $1 billion, squander it and fail.

– Todd Fithian

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Too many people around the world are going hungry for us to be throwing away as much as we do, world resources — from water to land and energy — are too scarce to squander them on growing and transporting food that will never be eaten. To meet this ambitious new goal, we need everyone who grows, serves and eats food to do their part to ensure a steady global food supply into the future.

– Dana Gunders

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Congress has been reluctant to give Amtrak the money because they squander it. They don't have a plan that has milestones and can be seriously considered, we're a Third World country when it comes to passenger rail and we need to look at the alternatives out there.

– John Mica

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The writing of the wise are the only riches our posterity cannot squander.

– Walter Savage Landor

added by anonymous
9 years ago

Faith is an excitement and an enthusiasm: it is a condition of intellectual magnificence to which we must cling as to a treasure, and not squander on our way through life in the small coin of empty words, or in exact and priggish argument.

– George Sand

added by anonymous
9 years ago

Physical pleasure is a sensual experience no different from pure seeing or the pure sensation with which a fine fruit fills the tongue; it is a great unending experience, which is given us, a knowing of the world, the fullness and the glory of all knowing. And not our acceptance of it is bad; the bad thing is that most people misuse and squander this experience and apply it as a stimulant at the tired spots of their lives and as distraction instead of a rallying toward exalted moments.

– Rainer Maria Rilke

added by anonymous
10 years ago

Can you support the expense of a husband, hussy, in gaming, drinking and whoring? Have you money enough to carry on the daily quarrels of man and wife about who shall squander most?

– John Gay

added by anonymous
10 years ago

To-day is thine to spend, but not to-morrow; Counting on morrows breedeth bankrupt sorrow: O squander not this breath that Heaven hath lent thee; Make not too sure another breath to borrow.

– Omar Khayyam

added by anonymous
12 years ago

Dost thou love life? Than do not squander time, for it is the stuff life is made of.

– Benjamin Franklin

added by anonymous
13 years ago

Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.

– Benjamin Franklin

added by anonymous
13 years ago

Dost thou love life Then do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made of.

– Benjamin Franklin

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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