Upper Hand Quotes

The thirst for powerful sensations takes the upper hand both over fear and over compassion for the grief of others.
Anton Chekhov

Fear, Powerful, Others

Exoticism can give you an edge: it makes people assume you're cleverer than you are and gives you the upper hand.
Kristin Scott Thomas

Give, Makes, Hand

It's funny how the hippies and the punks tried to get rid of the conservatives, but they always seem to get the upper hand in the end.
Bjork

Funny, End, Hand

That's what my mother did. And my father was the first person she'd met who treated her kindly. She was terrified of men, and she married a very meek, kind, dear man. And she had the upper hand. She ruled the roost.
Lynn Johnston

Men, Mother, Father

I'd go dance at talent shows, and because I was young I had the upper hand on a lot of other crews. People thought it was cute. I used that to my advantage.
Jermaine Dupri

Thought, Young, Dance

Politically speaking, you don't necessarily give away information that allows your enemy to get an upper hand. But at the same time you don't keep reality from the population.
Dwight Schultz

Time, Enemy, Reality

Development in this county is always going to be an issue. Until development and zoning are handled on a regional basis, rather than each municipality left to its own devices, we will suffer from developers having the upper hand in suits and in front of zoning boards.
John Murray

Rather, Until, Left

I'd like to see an arrested growth of development. You can't stop it, but it's important we do something about the developers having the upper hand.
John Murray

Important, Growth, Stop

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