Loss Quotes - page 3

The loss of wealth is loss of dirt, As sages in all times assert; The happy man's without a shirt. (John Heywood)
As we peer into society's future, we -- you and I, and our government -- must avoid the impulse to live only for today, plundering for our own ease and convenience the precious resources of tomorrow. We cannot mortgage the material assets of our grandchildren without risking the loss also of their political and spiritual heritage. We want democracy to survive for all generations to come, not to become the insolvent phantom of tomorrow. View quote
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Do not measure your loss by itself; if you do, it will seem intolerable; but if you will take all human affairs into account you will find that some comfort is to be derived from them. View quote
Basil of Caesarea
And I hope she does not live in a dark world. Because even the most terrible loss doesn't have to make you darker; it can make you deeper. View quote
Augusten Burroughs
So we can be filled with holes and loss and wide expanses of unhealed geography - and we can also be excited by life and in love and content at the exact same moment. View quote
Augusten Burroughs
The consideration of change over the century is about loss, though I think that social change is gain rather than loss. View quote
Penelope Lively
Sink into morbid, cynical reflection on how much romantic heartbreak is to do with ego and miffed pride rather than actual loss. View quote
Helen Fielding
Every time you don't follow your inner guidance, you feel a loss of energy, loss of power, a sense of spiritual deadness. View quote
Shakti Gawain
She was the kind of girlfriend God gives you young, so you'll know loss the rest of your life. View quote
Junot Diaz
My recipes aren't geared towards women; my books are marketed towards women because women are the biggest market for weight loss, weight management and weight maintenance and for cooking. View quote
Bethenny Frankel
Historians still often see the end of the war as meaning nothing more for Germany than lost territories, lost participation in colonization, and lost assets for the state and individuals. They frequently overlook the most serious loss that Germany suffered. (Gustav Stresemann)
Even across the dark, even across the loss, even across the emptiness, soul will speak to soul. View quote
Catherine Fisher
What saddens me is the corruption of youth and beauty, and the loss of soul, which is only replaced by money. View quote
Lisa Bonet
There's no great loss without some small gain. View quote
Laura Ingalls Wilder
The garden is growth and change and that means loss as well as constant new treasures to make up for a few disasters. View quote
May Sarton
Increasingly prices are set by sellers to raise their prices without a loss of sales sufficient to wipe out the gain. View quote
William Vickrey
And I thought my loss my loss was not, certainly, the end of the world, but to lessen the enthusiasm of those young people who were signed up, I thought that was tragic. View quote
Birch Bayh
After the break up of the municipality and the loss of his income my father lost health and spirits. View quote
Catherine Helen Spence
Yet, despite our many advances, our environment is still threatened by a range of problems, including global climate change, energy dependence on unsustainable fossil fuels, and loss of biodiversity. View quote
Dan Lipinski
I believe that everyone can appreciate the right of a family to grieve the loss of a loved one in peace, regardless of anyone's position on the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. View quote
Dave Reichert
I believe that the freedom of speech should be protected, but so should a family's right to privacy as they grieve their loss. There is a time and a place for vigorous debate on the War on Terror, but during a family's last goodbye is not it. (Dave Reichert)
At a family's most difficult time, I want to make sure at a minimum that they have the very basic of comforts: the ability to grieve their loss privately and the knowledge that their country is grateful for their loved one's sacrifice and service. View quote
Dave Reichert
And yet, I suppose you mourn the loss or the death of what you thought your life was, even if you find your life is better after. You mourn the future that you thought you'd planned. View quote
Lynn Redgrave
People lose people, we lose things in our life as we're constantly growing and changing. That's what life is is change, and a lot of that is loss. It's what you gain from that loss that makes life. View quote
Thomas Jane
... but a dying culture invariable exhibits personal rudness. Bad manners. Lack of consideration for others in minor matters. A loss of politeness, of gentle manners, is more significant than is a riot. View quote
Robert A. Heinlein
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