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Quotes About Use

It is strange how long some men will lie in wait to speak somewhat they desire to say; and how far about they will fetch; and how many other matters they will beat over, to come near it. It is a thing of great patience, but yet of much use.
~ bacon francis xviii
The ages of isolation had their use, for they trained men for ages when they were not to be isolated.
~ bagehot walter iv
Men rarely worry about using or being used because all relationships work that way. A man perceives himself as owning and being owned by a woman. 'Use' is a dirty word only when there's an imbalance in the relationship.
~ Warren Farrell
Exchange rate understandings are of little use on their own.
~ Charles Dallara
There's probably a way to use that great content and to live under the radar now and then in order to reach a new audience. That's the thinking I'm talking about.
~ John Tesh
I just love any kind of language that can change the energy in a room. There are no limits for me, as long as it feels like it's being used in a particular way to garner or elicit a very particular reaction so that you can then use that reaction later for something else.
~ Phoebe Waller-Bridge
I was one of the first to use the online medium as a way to talk about celebrity news in as close to real time as possible.
~ Perez Hilton
Who can I trust?" Arthur blurted out. "Those who wish you well," said the Old One. "Not those who wish to use you well. Be a player, not a pawn
~ Garth Nix
Each person has the potential of making a positive impact on the world. It all depends on what you do with what you have. Success is not to be measured by the amount of money you possess or the position you attain but rather in how you use both. Position and money can be squandered or abused, but they can also be used to help others.
~ Gary Chapman
What use, Milton, a silly story Of our lost general parents, eaters of fruit?
~ Gary Snyder
It is necessary to distinguish between history and fantasy wherever possible. And then use them against each other.
~ Geoff Ryman
Conservatives are not against big government when use of the power of the federal government fits their moral system.
~ George Lakoff
Magic's an art where you use slight of hand or illusion to create wonder. And I was just intrigued with that idea.
~ David Blaine
In our daily lives as programmers, we process text strings a lot. So I tried to work hard on text processing, namely the string class and regular expressions. Regular expressions are built into the language and are very tuned up for use.
~ Yukihiro Matsumoto
The threat and use of violence is stimulating nuclear proliferation along with jihadi terrorism.
~ Noam Chomsky
Our oceans are facing innumerable threats - from overfishing and pollution to ocean acidification and invasive species - yet we haven't had a blueprint for its use and development, incredible as that seems.
~ Philippe Cousteau, Jr.
Deep Throat's information, and in my view, courage, allowed the newspaper to use what he knew and suspected.
~ Bob Woodward
Thus the public use of reason and freedom is nothing but a dessert, a sumptuous dessert.
~ Johann Georg Hamann
In terms of the technology I use the most, it's probably a tie between my Blackberry and my MacBook Pro laptop. That's how I communicate with the rest of the world and how I handle all the business I have to handle.
~ John Legend
Silicon is all around but it's tied up in rocks... with these very strong silicon-oxygen bonds that living systems would have to break in order to use silicon.
~ Frances Arnold
I think the tight end position is so unique because you always have a mismatch if you know how to dial it up or use it right.
~ Travis Kelce
I write in my notebook with the intention of stimulating good conversation, hoping that it will also be of use to some fellow traveler. But perhaps my notes are mere drunken chatter, the incoherent babbling of a dreamer. If so, read them as such.
~ Sam Hamill
It is a man's own fault, it is from want of use, if his mind grows torpid in old age.
~ Samuel Johnson
Clouds out of control decoct anticipation. What use can any of us have for two moons? The miracle of order has run out and I am left in an unmiraculous city where anything may happen.
~ Samuel R. Delany