Losing Quotes - page 4

With Americans worried about losing their jobs, their savings, their homes and their chance at the American Dream, the New Direction Congress will work in a bipartisan way to lift our economy and help America's middle class. (Nancy Pelosi)
When you are losing it can seem like there is a black cloud following you around, but like they say there is a silver lining in every cloud. View quote
Mario Andretti
When thou was a player, I didn't expect my teammates to play the way I did. I did expect them to work hard hard every day and get better. And I never learned anything by losing. View quote
Larry Bird
Losing love is so rich a philosophical ordeal that it makes a hairdresser into a rival of Socrates. View quote
Emil Cioran
The basic confrontation which seemed to be colonialism versus anti-colonialism, indeed capitalism versus socialism, is already losing its importance. What matters today, the issue which blocks the horizon, is the need for a redistribution of wealth. Humanity will have to address this question, no matter how devastating the consequences may be. View quote
Frantz Fanon
Perhaps if Hitler had had the wisdom to withdraw his troops and prepare for the defense of his own country, Germany, despite the loss of face this would entail in the losing of all Italy, then the course of the war, if not the outcome, would have been quite different. View quote
Christopher Vokes
Family farmers are small farmers who love the land. They're still not getting enough money for their product and are rapidly losing their battle to stay in business. By helping the American family farmer, we will in turn help ourselves out of the economic hole that we find ourselves in today. It doesn't really matter how we got here; the point is, we have to dig our way out. View quote
Willie Nelson
Were not this desire of fame very strong, the difficulty of obtaining it, and the danger of losing it when obtained, would be sufficient to deter a man from so vain a pursuit. View quote
Joseph Addison
As Iraqi forces gain experience and the political process advances, we will be able to decrease our troop level in Iraq without losing our capability to defeat the terrorists. These decisions about troop levels will be driven by the conditions on the ground in Iraq and the good judgment of our commanders, not by artificial timetables set by politicians in Washington. View quote
George W. Bush
Sometimes it feels like you're losing, but even when you're losing, you're getting something. View quote
Eliza Dushku
As I said, I began losing confidence in my instincts, which is tough and very bad for an instinctive person. (Kim Novak)
By means of an image we are often able to hold on to our lost belongings. But it is the desperateness of losing which picks the flowers of memory, binds the bouquet. View quote
Colette
He often felt that too many people lived their lives acting and pretending, wearing masks and losing themselves in the process. View quote
Nicholas Sparks
A man with wife and daughters has no place losing his temper. View quote
David Gemmell
Winning means fame and fortune. Losing means certain death. The Hunger Games have begun. View quote
Suzanne Collins
And while I was talking, the idea of actually losing Peeta hit me again and I realized how much I don't want him to die. And it's not about the sponsors. And it's not about what will happen back home. And it's not just that I don't want to be alone. It's him. I do not want to lose the boy with the bread. View quote
Suzanne Collins
I don't want to get involved in the racial situation at the expense of losing fans. I wouldn't say anything too strong but I do know that God created us equal and we're not living up to it. View quote
Jayne Mansfield
The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too. View quote
Ernest Hemingway
My mother had a look on her face that I'll never forget. It was one of complete despair and horror, for losing Bing, for being so foolish as to think she could use faith to change fate. View quote
Amy Tan
After forty a woman has to choose between losing her figure or her face. My advice is to keep your face, and stay sitting down. View quote
Barbara Cartland
I got my head bashed in at a demonstration against the Vietnam War. Police were losing control because they were up against a world they really didn't understand. (Terry Gilliam)
I let go. Lost in oblivion. Dark and silent and complete. I found freedom. Losing all hope was freedom. View quote
Chuck Palahniuk
This was freedom. Losing all hope was freedom. View quote
Chuck Palahniuk
The surprise is half the battle. Many things are half the battle, losing is half the battle. Let's think about what's the whole battle. View quote
David Mamet
You got to choose between tightening your belt or losing your pants. View quote
Navjot Singh Sidhu