Losing Quotes

Temper is the one thing you can't get rid of by losing it.

Losers never know why they are losing. They will mention injuries, the officiating, the weather and bad breaks.

a caring that gains only when losing; an obsessed desire to be bound, for love , in jail ; a capitulation to the one you've conquered yourself; a devotion to your own assassin every single day.

One can watch hours and hours of TV without actually losing interest, but, as with Chinese food, one is rarely left with much residue of nourishment.

As well as any bloom upon a flower I like the dust on the nettles, never lost Except to prove the sweetness of a shower.

For a certain type of woman who risks losing her identity in a man, there are all those questions . . . until you get to the point and know that you really are living a love story.

While the human gaze becomes more and more fixed, losing some of its natural speed and sensitivity, photographic shots, on the contrary, become even faster.

I was brought up by two people who just said, Whatever it is you're interested in, go do it. There is no winning or losing. You find out when you do it what the experience is.

All that's bright must fade, The brightest still the fleetest; All that's sweet was made But to be lost when sweetest.

There's so many lessons I get from chess, it's incredible, but I think the biggest thing for me has always been is that losing is learning.

It's not about winning or losing, but love and respect.

Lists today are a way of trying to get through the day, because we are losing a sense of time.

In general, losing weight is a good thing for those who are overweight, but it's important to lose weight in a way that enhances your health rather than one that may compromise it.

Why isn't there a book about someone losing their faith and it being a beautiful experience?

In losing a friend, she is reminded of all she has lost and all she stands to lose again. There is nothing to be done to make it any easier. We all grieve alone.

When you are ignorant of the enemy but know yourself, your chances of winning or losing are equal.

You don't want to look too chic at a Washington party or people will think you don't have a job worth losing.

Any euphemism ceases to be euphemistic after a time and the true meaning begins to show through. It's a losing game, but we keep on trying.

I certainly went into losing my virginity terrified. Going on stage, I could only have imagined the worst possible outcomes. And then it went fine.

Losing me will hurt; it will be the kind of pain that won't feel real at first, and when it does, it will take her breath away.

I recognize that losing is a part of growth in this sport and it's a positive thing in the long run.

Winning may not be everything, but losing has little to recommend it.

Everybody likes to win. It sure beats the devil out of losing.

No one grows old by living - only by losing interest in living.

In trying to become 'objective,' Western culture made 'objects' of things and people when it distanced itself from them, thereby losing 'touch' with them.

Grief makes one hour ten.

Don't think of it as losing a boyfriend. Think of it as gaining a stalker." -Dan Cahill

I am learning how to be alone without being lonely; I am learning how to be lonely without losing my mind.

Even losing you (the joking voice, a gesture I love) I shan't have lied. It's evident the art of losing's not too hard to master though it may look like (Write it!) like disaster.

Money, amazingly, is losing its power... Our economy is rapidly changing from a money economy to a satisfaction economy.

If you don't want it bad enough to risk losing it- you don't want it bad enough.

I do not know if there is a more dreadful word in the English language than that word "lost."

X-rays ... I am afraid of them. I stopped experimenting with them two years ago, when I came near to losing my eyesight and Dally, my assistant practically lost the use of both of his arms.

I don't like losing a ballgame any more than a salesman likes losing a sale.

Death is one moment, and life is so many of them.

What made something precious? Losing it and finding it.

I do my show half-hour a night four nights a week. I haven't seen my kids in 18 months, and I am losing calcium in my bones. Doctors say I should stop. I'm not going to.

I've been looking at people and how they change with the times, and lately all I've been seeing are people throwing love away and losing their minds.

Most of our difficulties come from losing contact with our instincts, with the age-old forgotten wisdom stored up in us.

Traveling is like gambling: it is always connected with winning and losing and generally where it is least expected we receive, more or less than what we hoped for.

I definitely have curves. I dont intend on losing them.

I'm always calling my doctor because I'm constantly injuring myself while on the road, like tearing a ligament, blasting my ears or losing my voice. Plus, I'm a total hypochondriac.

There might be things more terrible even than losing someone you love by death.

The noble art of losing face may one day save the human race and turn into eternal merit what weaker minds would call disgrace.

I am hoping the four new players can bring in some energy and fresh enthusiasm because they do not have the baggage that comes from being part of a losing side.

Vulnerability is not about winning, and it's not about losing. It's about having the courage to show up and be seen.

For once I'm not the guy losing my temper all the time.

Every time you win, it diminishes the fear a little bit. You never really cancel the fear of losing; you keep challenging it.

Lost really has two disparate meanings. Losing things is about the familiar falling away, getting lost is about the unfamiliar appearing.

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.