"Once again, the 90/10 rule of money applies - 10% of the borrowers in the world use debt to get richer - 90% use debt to get poorer."
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"I don't know why you use a fancy French word like detente when there's a good English phrase for it - cold war."
"Words mean more than we mean to express when we use them: so a whole book ought to mean a great deal more than the writer meant."
"Use fear as an engine, not as a brake."
"Be very careful about your care. Don't use it for sexual high jinks. It can get ugly - trust me. Also be careful when flushing."
"Great beauty, great strength, and great riches are really and truly of no great use; a right heart exceeds all"
"Constant use had not worn ragged the fabric of their friendship."
"The use of methamphetamines has become pervasive in our country, and especially in rural areas."
"The most remarkable thing about suffering is that God can use it for our good."
"One should use common words to say uncommon things"
"There is no use indicting words, they are no shoddier than what they peddle."
"One of our defects as a nation is a tendency to use what have been called "weasel words.""
"My disability exists not because I use a wheelchair, but because the broader environment isn't accessible."
"Cupid in these latter times has probably laid aside his bow and arrow, and uses fire-arms -- a pistol -- perhaps a revolver."
"When we want to help the poor, we usually offer them charity. Most often we use charity to avoid recognizing the problem and finding the solution for it. Charity becomes a way to shrug off our responsibility. But charity is no solution to poverty. Charity only perpetuates poverty by taking the initiative away from the poor. Charity allows us to go ahead with our own lives without worrying about the lives of the poor. Charity appeases our consciences."
"Since everybody is an individual, nobody can be you. You are unique. No one can tell you how to use your time. It is yours. Your life is your own. You mold it. You make it."
"To be successful in writing, use short sentences."
"Every day without exception - is a gift from God, entrusted to us to use for His glory."
"False teachers of the Way of life use flowery words."
"I'm like a magpie. I use lots of different things to build a character."