Quotes about loss
loss hands earth
And what shall we know of this life on earth after death? The dissolution of our timebound form in eternity brings no loss of meaning. Rather, does the little finger know itself a member of the hand. Carl Jung
loss two risk
A realistic definition of risk recognizes the potential loss of capital through inflation and taxes, and would include at least the following two factors: The probability that the investment you chose will preserve your capital over the time you intend to invest your funds. The probability the investments you select will outperform alternative investments for this period. David Dreman
loss sacrifice privacy
Without whining and without making myself a tragic figure, there is no replacement for the loss of your privacy. It's a huge sacrifice. David Duchovny
loss years wish
The loss of letters in today's world is one of the great losses we are experiencing, though we shan't know the full extent of it for another twenty or thirty years when we'll wish we had those letters never written. David Burnett
loss civilization creative
On this showing, the nature of the breakdowns of civilizations can be summed up in three points: a failure of creative power in the minority, an answering withdrawal of mimesis on the part of the majority, and a consequent loss of social unity in the society as a whole. Arnold J. Toynbee
loss winning matter
You forget about it whether it was 15-2 or 3-2. It's still a loss. It doesn't matter what the score was if we win tomorrow. Derek Jeter
loss admitting disaster
We call it "Nature"; only reluctantly admitting ourselves to be "Nature" too. Denise Levertov
loss thinking safe
Control was just wishful thinking, and you controlled things to hedge your bets, to be safe, to guard against loss. Deb Caletti
loss winning rights
The definition of winning has become distorted. If winning the rights to a property brings with it hundreds of millions of dollars in losses, what have you won? When faced with the prospect of heavy financial losses, we have consistently walked away and have done so again. Dick Ebersol
loss losing problem
I have a disturbing problem with losing things. My vulnerability to loss-distress could properly be labeled not only inordinate, but neurotic. Dick Cavett
loss unnecessary enough
I felt that it was an unnecessary loss of civilian life... We had them beaten. They hadn't enough food, they couldn't do anything. Chester W. Nimitz
loss terror-attacks pay
With the 2001 terror attacks, airline bankruptcies, pension terminations, loss of pay, changes in work rules — we're all working harder and longer than we used to. Chesley Sullenberger
loss people break
When you're young, the loss that you experience when you break up with somebody, that's the loss of a relationship. And the older you get, you actually lose people to death and you lose those relationships, too. Cheryl Hines
loss dust vampire
I so seldom had to dispose of a human body myself, I was at a loss. Fairies turned into dust, and vampires flaked away. Demons had to be burned. Humans were very troublesome. Charlaine Harris
loss stories way
There really is only one ending to any story. Human life ends in death. Until then, it keeps going and gets complicated and there's loss. Everything involves loss; every relationship ends in one way or another. Charlie Kaufman
loss player thinking
And your brain doesn't naturally know how to think the way Zeckhauser knows how to play bridge. "for example," people do not react symmetrically to loss and gain. Well maybe a great bridge player like Zeckhauser does, but that's a trained response. Ordinary people, subconsciously affected by their inborn tendencies... Charlie Munger
loss years nuts
Using [a stock's] volatility as a measure of risk is nuts. Risk to us is 1) the risk of permanent loss of capital, or 2) the risk of inadequate return. Some great businesses have very volatile returns - for example, See's [a candy company owned by Berkshire] usually loses money in two quarters of each year - and some terrible businesses can have steady results.
loss nuts risk
Using volatility as a measure of risk is nuts. Risk to us is 1) the risk of permanent loss of capital, or 2) the risk of inadequate return.
loss second-chance firsts
The first chance you have to avoid a loss from a foolish loan is by refusing to make it; there is no second chance.
loss america world
The main international problem facing America is our lack of - our loss of influence in the world and our lack of an ability to define what U.S. interests really are. Bob Barr
loss people world
And I thought 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. Birch Bayh
loss gains accepting
Treat gain and loss the same.' Don't be Intimidated. Don't make a Big Deal of anything - just accept things as they come to you. Benjamin Hoff
loss praying three
We are all saddened by the loss of Martin... and we are praying for the three children.
loss actors audience
For an actor, there is no greater loss than the loss of his audience. Charlton Heston
loss past years
Churches are more prosperous than at any time within the past several hundred years. But the alarming thing is that our gains are mostly external and our losses wholly internal; and since it is the quality of our religion that is affected by internal conditions, it may be that our supposed gains are but losses spread over a wider field. Aiden Wilson Tozer
loss body energy
When you nourish your body with pure energy, you transform from the inside out. Bill Phillips
loss guy young
You get too old to lose. When you were a young guy, you bounced back from losses. Bill Parcells
loss victory temporary
Every loss is temporary. Every victory is eternal. Bill Johnson
loss blood betray
The inactivity of a conqueror betrays the loss of strength and blood . . . Edward Gibbon
loss men victory
A bloody and complete victory has sometimes yielded no more than the possession of the field and the loss of ten thousand men has sometimes been sufficient to destroy, in a single day, the work of ages.
loss rome history
If all the barbarian conquerors had been annihilated in the same hour, their total destruction would not have restored the empire of the West: and if Rome still survived, she survived the loss of freedom, of virtue, and of honour.
loss keys wish
Frequently, visualization is the key to lose weight. Imagine yourself with your desired body, and work for it. At some point in the future, this wish will come true. David Viscott
loss want imagine
Just imagine that you are the person you want to be.