Losing Quotes - page 42

Do you think I take any pleasure in this dog's life, in seeing and causing death in people unknown to me, in losing friends and acquaintances daily, in seeing my reputation ceaselessly exposed to the caprices of fortune, in spending the whole year with uneasiness and apprehension, in continually risking my life and my fortune? I certainly know the value of tranquility, the charms of society, the pleasures of life, and I like to be happy as much as anybody. Although I desire all these good things, I will not buy them with baseness and infamy. Philosophy teaches us to do our duty, to serve our country faithfully at the expense of our blood and of our repose, to commit our whole being to it. (Frederick II of Prussia)
My family survived losing money to Bernie Madoff incredibly well compared to others. View quote
Kevin Bacon
My mother was very involved with me. And we had a dialogue constantly. And it was like an umbilical cord. As long as the words were flowing back and forth we were connected and feeding each other. And I probably grew up very afraid of losing that connection. View quote
Howard Stern
About winning and losing: It isn't important, what really counts is how you play the game. About playing the game: PLAY TO WIN! View quote
Robert Fulghum
Every single time you make a merger, somebody is losing his identity. And saying something different is just rubbish. View quote
Carlos Ghosn
What I worry about is not just Nissan, but Japanese manufacturers losing motivation to maintain production in Japan. The high yen is definitely a headwind. View quote
Carlos Ghosn
I work with a place in Santa Monica called Phase IV. My doctor recommended them to me when I started losing weight. They help people train for things like triathlons or biking and running races. They offer physical therapists, testing, lectures. View quote
Drew Carey
Dogs and other animals we bring into our homes serve as one of our most important links to Mother Nature. We may not think about it consciously, but they are our lifelines to a part of ourselves that we are at the brink of losing altogether. View quote
Cesar Millan
If you are losing at a game, change the game. View quote
Gregory Benford
At a time when the Post Office is losing substantial revenue from the instantaneous flow of information by email and on the Internet, slowing mail service is a recipe for disaster. View quote
Bernie Sanders
It was also suggested that, In London, I should work as a porter to gain some monetary pounds while losing some pounds in weight. (P. L. Deshpande)
She's driving me crazy, but I'm into it, but I'm into it I'm kinda into it It's getting crazy, I think I'm losing it, I think I'm losing it Oh, I think she said "I'm having your baby, it's none of your business" "I'm having your baby, it's none of your business" "I'm having your baby, it's none of your business" "I'm having your baby, it's none of your, it's none of your" View quote
Harry Styles
It seems to me that we're in danger of losing sight of certain basic civic values in society by allowing the growth of a whole generation of people who really have no sense of attachment to society. View quote
Alexander McCall Smith
Losing all was winning's cost! Eternally owned is but what's lost! View quote
Henrik Ibsen
We're in danger of losing the ship generation. View quote
Ken MacLeod
I have a disturbing problem with losing things. My vulnerability to loss-distress could properly be labeled not only inordinate, but neurotic. View quote
Dick Cavett
I think I started realizing I was losing my hair when I was in Illinois. And it was traumatic. It was not something I had figured on in my life. View quote
Stephen Tobolowsky
Sharing tales of those we've lost is how we keep from really losing them. View quote
Mitch Albom
You have to start over. That's what they say. But life is not a board game, and losing a loved one is never really "starting over." More like "continuing without. View quote
Mitch Albom
You could be winning and feel like you're losing because the scorecard you're using is unfair. View quote
Anthony Robbins
The disappointment of losing is huge. (Jack Youngblood)
He [ Richard Wagner ] was very happy but very nervous [Renoir proposed him to paint his portrait]... In short, I think I spent my time well, thirty five minutes is not long, but if I had stopped sooner it would have been better, because my model [Wagner] ended up by losing some of his good humor, and he became stiff. I followed these changes too closely [in the portrait]... At the end Wagner asked to see it. He said 'Ah! Ah! It's true that I look like a Protestant minister. View quote
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
I feel like when you have an unauthorized police badge and something that looks like it could be a concealed weapon in the small of your back that when you, someone crosses you, pisses you off, road rage, I think just the slight badge and the little moving away of the jacket and not losing eye contact does amazing things. View quote
Sandra Bullock
Since having the babies, I realize that 90 percent of losing weight is my diet. View quote
Mariah Carey
Ultimately, if you can say that I'm a bad owner and we're winning championships, I can live with that. But if we're not making the playoffs and we're spending and losing money, then I have to look in the mirror and say maybe I'm not taking the necessary steps to doing what it takes to run an organization. View quote
Michael Jordan