#losing

I've been on such a losing streak that if I had been around I would have taken General Custer and given points. ↗

— Joe E. Lewis

#been #custer #general #given #had

I mean, the idea of losing a parent is really inconceivable. I think there's just an undertone of dread about the subject, so people don't talk about it and don't prepare for it. ↗

— Laura Linney

#dread #i #i think #idea #inconceivable

What is new in all of this is that the old poles of attraction represented by nation-states, parties, professions, institutions, and historical traditions are losing their attraction. ↗

— Jean-Francois Lyotard

#historical #institutions #losing #new #old

Losing my mum. That was a punch-me moment. ↗

— Stella McCartney

#moment #mum

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. ↗

— David Mamet

#battle #half #losing #many #surprise

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

— Early Wynn

#ballgame #i #like #likes #losing

When you're in danger of losing a thing it becomes precious and when it's around us, it's in tedious abundance and we take it for granted as if we're going to live forever, which we're not. ↗

— John McGahern

#around #becomes #danger #forever #going

First, accept sadness. Realize that without losing, winning isn't so great. ↗

— Alyssa Milano

#first #great #losing #realize #sadness

Southerners can never resist a losing cause. ↗

— Margaret Mitchell

#losing #never #resist #southerners

Because of their low earnings and family obligations, Latinas would not be putting much money into private investment accounts. An average Latina could wind up losing thousands of dollars under this proposal. ↗

— Grace Napolitano

#average #because #could #dollars #earnings