There are some current theories' that, when divested of begged questions, reduce to the non-controversial statement, Here are some facts and there may be some relation between them.'
Quotes about divested (16 Quotes)
The rich and the honorable, if divested of this right, have still their wealth and their honors to repose on, and to solace them.
And so, little by little, I gradually divested myself of pretty nearly all of the guest conducting I used to do, because I was at the same time working in the places like the Met, where I could work in this sort of depth.
We believe the company should also see a boost in interest income now that the handset and infrastructure businesses are divested.
Judgment is justest
When the Judged,
His action laid away,
Divested is of every Disk
But his sincerity.
The businesses to be divested are very good, ... We expect strong interest from trade and equity buyers.
So long as I confine my thoughts to my own ideas divested of words, I do not see how I can be easily mistaken.
IBM (NYSEIBM) remains a favorite with several All Stars. In mid-July, the company reported second quarter earnings per share of 1.12, which topped the consensus by almost 8. Total revenue of 22.3 billion was down 4 from the prior year, but up 6 without the impact of the divested PC business. IBM returned to form in this quarter, ... In particular, strategic, high-growth businesses -- in Business Performance Transformation Services, software and in key industry sectors and emerging markets -- were among our best-performing operations, achieving double-digit revenue growth.
... He had by now divested himself of schoolboy attitudes. He was unburdened by the desire to be a martyr or a hero. Any thoughts in that direction, Belgica effectively had quashed. Heroism in the corrupt sense of the age almost by definition, meant wanton self-sacrifice and bungling. For neither had he any taste. He wanted rational attainment victory, but not at any price. No point upon the globe was worth the cost of a single life.
While we are not bullish on the outlook for GM's auto business, we believe the worse it gets, the sooner Hughes will be divested,
And I hereby distinctly and emphatically declare that I consider myself, and earnestly desire to be considered by others, as utterly divested, now and during the rest of my life, of any such rights, the barbarous relics of a feudal, despotic system.
The pilasters reaching down were adorned with a glistering substance (I know not what) under glass (as it seemed), resembling a homely fancy, but I judged it to be sugar-candy yet to my raised imagination, divested of its homelier qualities, it appeared a glorified candy.
History shows that where ethics and economics come in conflict, victory is always with economics. Vested interests have never been known to have willingly divested themselves unless there was sufficient force to compel them.
It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they were divested of their clothes.
Until it is kindled by a spirit as flamingly alive as the one which gave it birth a book is dead to us. Words divested of their magic are but dead hieroglyphs.
Nothing is more desirable than to be released from an affliction, but nothing is more frightening than to be divested of a crutch.