#lose

Man's natural character is to imitate; that of the sensitive man is to resemble as closely as possible the person whom he loves. It is only by imitating the vices of others that I have earned my misfortunes. ↗

— Marquis de Sade

#closely #earned #i #imitate #imitating

Never lose sight of the fact that all human felicity lies in man's imagination, and that he cannot think to attain it unless he heeds all his caprices. The most fortunate of persons is he who has the most means to satisfy his vagaries. ↗

— Marquis de Sade

#cannot #fact #felicity #fortunate #his

Of course the illusion of art is to make one believe that great literature is very close to life, but exactly the opposite is true. Life is amorphous, literature is formal. ↗

— Francoise Sagan

#art #believe #close #course #exactly

People who are running for office mislead the American people by saying that there's a three-point plan or a bumper sticker kind of way of bringing down gasoline prices. The fact of the matter is that nobody can do that. The price of oil is set on the global economy. People who have looked at this closely and hard know that's the case. ↗

— Ken Salazar

#american people #bringing #bumper #bumper sticker #case

Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset. ↗

— Saint Francis de Sales

#calm #even #everything #hurry #inner

Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections. ↗

— Saint Francis de Sales

#considering #imperfections #lose #own #your

So I feel a responsibility to help first-time film-makers in Brazil, but also to increase the dialogue between film cultures which are really wonderful and so much closer to us than what we do see on our screens. ↗

— Walter Salles

#between #brazil #closer #cultures #dialogue

I hate to lose, and I do whatever I can to win, and if it is ugly, it is ugly. ↗

— Pete Sampras

#i #i can #i do #lose #ugly

Globalization presumes sustained economic growth. Otherwise, the process loses its economic benefits and political support. ↗

— Paul Samuelson

#economic #economic benefits #economic growth #globalization #growth

My family and I took visits to each and every school and listened to each coaching staff. I felt the most comfortable with and really excited about playing at SC. Being close to home in one of the best offensive systems is paying off now as I'm making the jump to the pros. ↗

— Mark Sanchez

#being #best #close #coaching #coaching staff