(93 quotes found)
“To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.”
Charles de Gaulle
“When I was first here, we had the advantages of the underdog. Now we have the disadvantages of the overdog.”
Abba Eban
“Every disadvantage has an advantage”
Johan Cruijff
“Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles.”
Washington Irving
“More than once I had seen a noble who had gotten his enemy at a disadvantage stop to pray before cutting his throat.”
Mark Twain
“Every advantage has its disadvantage”
Proverb
“The benefit would be access to public capital markets so it can take on new products and markets. The disadvantage is an additional layer of responsibility and reporting.”
Robert Merton
“AOL is very aggressively going after broadband. Does this deal put them at a disadvantage? I don't know. I know AOL wants access to @Home's network. But it certainly makes @Home a more direct competitor to AOL.”
Bruce Smith
“Adrian moved up to heavyweight and is only 215, so he was at a big disadvantage but didn't get discouraged.”
Brian Donnelly
“Whether or not we are an investor in these stocks is irrelevant to how we feel the NYSE structure disadvantages certain investors by giving privileges to a certain few.”
Anne Crowley