#lose

When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never forgive the loss of their prerogative. ↗

— Francis Bacon

#friends #great #his #laughs #loses

I'm always happier and a better actor when I can really lose myself in a character and become somebody else. ↗

— Kevin Bacon

#always #become #better #better actor #character

I almost died, secretly, behind closed doors. ↗

— Stephen Baldwin

#behind #closed #died #doors #i

I think some of the special effects in Close Encounters hold up better than the new more expensive special effects is because they were better actually. ↗

— Bob Balaban

#because #better #close #effects #encounters

Use a make-up table with everything close at hand and don't rush; otherwise you'll look like a patchwork quilt. ↗

— Lucille Ball

#everything #hand #like #look #make-up

None of the abstract concepts comes closer to fulfilled utopia than that of eternal peace. ↗

— Theodor Adorno

#closer #comes #concepts #eternal #eternal peace

You can't win unless you learn how to lose. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#how #learn #lose #unless #win

Washington is like a self-sealing tank on a military aircraft. When a bullet passes through, it closes up. ↗

— Dean Acheson

#bullet #closes #like #military #passes

You must take the risk to disclose yourself in order to become more real, more human. And even if the price is high. ↗

— Isabelle Adjani

#disclose #even #high #human #more

Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow. ↗

— Aesop

#grasping #lest #lose #shadow #substance