Quotes with stake

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  • Horace Your own safety is at stake when your neighbor's house is in flames.
    Horace
    Roman poet
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  • Ann Oakley Clearly, society has a tremendous stake in insisting on a woman's natural fitness for the career of mother: the alternatives are all too expensive.
    Ann Oakley
    British sociologist, writer (1944 - )
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  • Martin Luther Faith is a living, daring confidence in God's grace, so sure and certain that a man could stake his life on it a thousand times.
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  • Cass Sunstein From the standpoint of democratic legitimacy, it's a problem if half the electorate, or close to it, declines to vote, not least because they may not feel much of a stake in the whole process.
    Cass Sunstein
    American legal scholar (1954 - )
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  • Kriyananda Happiness is understanding that friendship is more precious than mere things, more precious than getting your own way, more precious than being in situations where true principles are not at stake.
    Kriyananda
    Romanian-born religious leader (born James Donald Walters) (1926 - 2013)
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  • Benjamin Disraeli I have brought myself, by long meditation, to the conviction that a human being with a settled purpose must accomplish it, and that nothing can resist a will which will stake even existence upon its fulfillment.
    Benjamin Disraeli
    English statesman and writer (1804 - 1881)
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  • Brendan Behan If you greatly desire something, have the guts to stake everything on obtaining it.
    Brendan Behan
    Irish poet, short story writer, novelist and playwright (1923 - 1964)
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  • Aristotle In revolutions the occasions may be trifling but great interest are at stake.
    Aristotle
    Greek philosopher (384 - 322)
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  • Billy Crudup Interest in certain themes doesn't mandate a personal stake or personal experience of those themes. I've killed people in plays, but no one asks me what it's like to kill people.
    Billy Crudup
    American actor (1968 - )
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  • Bille August It was a major dream come true at last. In many respects, Jerusalem is a very modern and important story about people in a period of transition, with all the unrest that permeates society on the eve of a new century. The big life issues are at stake.
    Bille August
    Danish director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (1948 - )
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  • Ben Shapiro It was always foolhardy for Republicans and conservatives to stake their objections to Obamacare on the number of sign-ups; Social Security is going bankrupt despite 100% enrollment. The reality is that Obama was always destined to hit his required numbers because, after all, he has the power of government to compel action.
    Ben Shapiro
    American conservative political commentator and attorney (1984 - )
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  • Benjamin Disraeli Nothing can resist the human will that will stake even its existence on its stated purpose.
    Benjamin Disraeli
    English statesman and writer (1804 - 1881)
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  • Benjamin Disraeli Nothing can withstand the power of the human will if it is willing to stake its very existence to the extent of its purpose.
    Benjamin Disraeli
    English statesman and writer (1804 - 1881)
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  • Arthur C. Brooks The battle is on, and nothing less than the soul of America is at stake.
    Arthur C. Brooks
    American social scientist and musician (1964 - )
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  • Ban Ki-moon The burden for achieving disarmament cannot be borne by peace groups alone. Everybody, regardless of age, income, profession, gender or nationality, has a stake in this quest.
    Ban Ki-moon
    South Korean politician and diplomat (1944 - )
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  • Bob Schaffer The Russians have a lot at stake, and the power of Moscow pride should never be underestimated.
    Bob Schaffer
    American politician (1962 - )
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  • Rudolf Virchow The task of science is to stake out the limits of the knowable, and to center consciousness within them.
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  • Brad Henry There is too much at stake for us to surrender to the politics of polarization.
    Brad Henry
    American lawyer and politician (1963 - )
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  • Bill Richardson We as a people, as a state, and as a community, have too much promise, too much potential, and too much at stake to go any other way than forward. We are too strong in our hearts, too innovative in our minds, and too firm in our beliefs to retreat from our goals.
    Bill Richardson
    American politician, author, and diplomat (1947 - )
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  • Ban Ki-moon We must eliminate all nuclear weapons in order to eliminate the grave risk they pose to our world. This will require persistent efforts by all countries and peoples. A nuclear war would affect everyone, and all have a stake in preventing this nightmare.
    Ban Ki-moon
    South Korean politician and diplomat (1944 - )
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