#loss

The great question, is there anything at all which is worth fighting such a war about, with the devastating loss it will bring? I believe yes, there are some freedoms which to sacrifice would be EVEN worse. ↗

— Anne Perry

#anything #believe #bring #devastating #even

If you look at casualties, you find countries that had much higher loss rates per capita than the US. Denmark comes to mind, the United Kingdom, they have suffered heavy losses at various points, the Germans as well. ↗

— David Petraeus

#casualties #comes #countries #denmark #find

In those long-ago days I saw a daughter with a disability. Now I see a beautiful, engaging person with a different ability, one that has blessed her with extra gifts and special perceptions. ↗

— Lee Woodruff

#life-lessons #beauty

The slaves of socialism are slaves, but they are no one's property and therefore no one's loss. ↗

— George Reisman

#property #slaves #socialism #therefore

I was definitely incredibly close to my dad, in a way that was all-encompassing. I am close to my mum, too, but there were areas that she and I did not share. So his loss to me was huge, personally and professionally. He believed in me, not just as a father, but as a director, and that always meant a lot. ↗

— Natasha Richardson

#am #areas #believed #close #dad

The thing about hearing loss is that no one can see it. Most people are so impatient; they just assume that the person with hearing loss is being rude, or slow-witted. ↗

— Marion Ross

#assume #being #hearing #impatient #just

Rule number one is, make sure that you face the person with hearing loss when you are speaking to them. ↗

— Marion Ross

#hearing #loss #make #number #person

The inward area is the first place of loss of true Christian life, of true spirituality, and the outward sinful act is the result. ↗

— Francis Schaeffer

#area #christian #christian life #first #inward

Opening day. All you have to do is say the words and you feel the shutters thrown wide, the room air out, the light pour in. In baseball, no other day is so pure with possibility. No scores yet, no losses, no blame or disappointment. No hangover, at least until the game's over. ↗

— Mary Schmich

#baseball #blame #day #disappointment #feel

She used to write all the time,' Elizabeth explained, 'before she lost all that weight. Remember? When she was the butt of everyone’s jokes instead of the girl all the boys want to date? ↗

— Francine Pascal

#sweet-valley #weight-loss #writing #dating