Quotes about loss
loss numbers infinite
Death itself is too big to take in, she already sees that; the loss comes at you instead in an infinite number of small installments that can never be paid off. Allison Pearson
loss way frustrating
Looking and not finding is certainly one of the most frustrating ways to spend time. Andy Rooney
loss blessing desire
The desire for imaginary benefits often involves the loss of present blessings. Aesop
loss weight-loss long
How long does getting thin take? A. A. Milne
loss men common-sense
Fine sense and exalted sense are not half so useful as common sense. There are forty men of wit for one man of sense; and he that will carry nothing about him but gold, will be every day at a loss for want of readier change. Alexander Pope
loss science intellectual
The price of these failures has been a loss of moral consensus, a greater sense of helplessness about the human condition. ... The intellectual solution to the first dilemma can be achieved by a deeper and more courageous examination of human nature that combines the findings of biology with those of the social sciences. E. O. Wilson
loss years diversity
The one process now going on that will take millions of years to correct is the loss of genetic and species diversity by the destruction of natural habitats. This is the folly our descendants are least likely to forgive us.
loss thinking phrases
The best moments involve a loss of control. It's a kind of rapture, and it can happen with words and phrases fairly often - completely surprising combinations that make a higher kind of sense, that come to you out of nowhere. But rarely for extended periods, for paragraphs and pages - I think poets must have more access to this state than novelists do. Don DeLillo
loss causes bones
Young women should begin to build bone mass early in their lives. The more mass there is, the less they will lose in later life. They should enjoy a diet of calcium-rich foods and avoid food and drink that causes bone loss. Ann Richards
loss way used
There was no one clear point of loss. It happened over and over again in a thousand small ways and the only truth there was to learn was that there was no getting used to it. Ann Patchett
loss impact doe
Just as the body goes into shock after a physical trauma, so does the human psyche go into shock after the impact of a major loss. Anne Grant
loss men thinking
Sydney discovers that she minds the loss of her mourning. When she grieved, she felt herself to be intimately connected to Daniel. But with each passing day, he floats away from her. When she thinks about him now, it is more as a lost possibility than as a man. She has forgotten his breath, his musculature. Anita Shreve
loss self echoes
There’s a hollow where he used to be, and it echoes with self-imposed loss. Ann Aguirre
loss suitcases doe
The aging process is fascinating because it doesn't disturb me, because this is what it is supposed to be like. But I'll tell you what does - it's the lack of strength - you can't hold up suitcases and do it yourself. Loss of physical strength. Anita Roddick
loss ideas support
The usual justification for eating extra meals is that it keeps the metabolism 'revved up' so that weight loss is easier. There is, however, very little hard evidence that supports this idea, and a fair amount that disputes it. Andrew Weil
loss lunch recognition
Seeing no resolution to my existential recognition of loss, I decide to eat lunch. Chuck Klosterman
loss gains september
I acknowledge that I should not like to see again such loss as I sustained on the 23rd September, even if attended by such a gain. Duke of Wellington
loss musical financial
A musical profit outweighs a financial loss. Duke Ellington
loss process deals
How families deal with loss, everyone has their own process. Dwayne Johnson
loss ships profit
We Shall Build Good Ships Here; At A Profit If We Can, At A Loss If We Must, But Always Good Ships. Collis Potter Huntington
loss loser speak
Losers must have leave to speak. Colley Cibber
loss boredom feelings
It is important to grasp that boredom is one of the most common - and undesirable - consequences of 'unicameralism'. Boredom is a feeling of being 'dead inside'; that is to say, loss of contact with our instincts and feelings. Colin Wilson
loss sometimes monument
In our own case, we don't consider the loss of a monastery or a monument the end of our entire way of life. If one monastery is destroyed, sometimes it happens. Dalai Lama
loss inner-strength gains
It is worth remembering that the time of greatest gain in terms of wisdom and inner strength is often that of greatest difficulty.
loss innocence penalties
a loss of sensibility follows a loss of innocence, at once a penalty and a compensation. Dodie Smith
losses outcome
Our family's outcome is better than the increasingly-heart-breaking losses experienced by many families.
loss loved suffered thoughts tragic
Our thoughts are with his family, who have suffered this tragic and untimely loss of a loved one. Mark Jones
loss tough
(Texas) A&M was probably the second-toughest loss I've ever experienced in my 15 years. That was a tough one.
loss pay reduction week wondering
Londoners will be wondering what the RMT actually want. They are getting a 35-hour week with no loss of pay and no reduction in staffing. Ken Livingstone
loss sad time
It is a very sad time and a big loss for me personally. James Arness
loss physical pushing team
I think this loss just showed that they're more physical and more mature. I told my team we need to keep pushing it, but that's what (Quincy) did. That's what an experienced team does.
loss motivates time
I still think about that loss every time we play them. It motivates me. Jon Scheyer
loss quite
I don't think it's quite struck, the loss that we've incurred.