#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. ↗

— Joseph Wood Krutch

#any #begins #ceases #euphemism #game

I think some parents now look at a youngster failing as the final thing. It's a process, and failure is part of the process. I would like it if the teacher and the parents would connect more. I think that used to be, but we're losing a little bit of that right now. ↗

— Mike Krzyzewski

#connect #failing #failure #final #i

We are a people that have always celebrated other people's success so long as we always had the opportunity to meet that success ourselves. That is the American nature. That is the American character. That is one of the things that makes us different from the rest of the world. And I'm afraid we could lose that or are on the verge of losing that. ↗

— Marco Rubio

#always #american #celebrated #character #could

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. ↗

— Kurt Russell

#experience #find #go #i #interested

America has always been a nation of small places, and as we lose them, we're losing part of ourselves. ↗

— Richard Russo

#america #been #lose #losing #nation

Poetry is the opening and closing of a door, leaving those who look through to guess about what is seen during the moment. ↗

— Carl Sandburg

#about #closing #door #during #guess

I don't like losing money. I don't go gamble. Because I don't want to lose any money. I didn't grow up with any money and I'm not going to go gamble and lose money. ↗

— Rick Scott

#because #gamble #go #going #grow

I was happy being a journalist. I didn't realize losing my job, my identity went with it. ↗

— Maria Shriver

#happy #i #identity #job #journalist

A good balance of winning and losing is important. If you just win all the time, you won't get anything out of it; having some tough losses can be really important. ↗

— Andrew Shue

#balance #get #good #having #important

If you are losing your leisure, look out; you may be losing your soul. ↗

— Logan P. Smith

#look #losing #may #out #soul