#lost

We lost because we told ourselves we lost. ↗

— Leo Tolstoy

#lost #ourselves #told

I've always written. When I was in school, the only teacher who ever liked me was my creative writing teacher. I used to enter poetry competitions, and I don't think I ever lost one. So I had the idea for a while of being some kind of poet. ↗

— Justin Townes Earle

#being #competitions #creative #creative writing #enter

The thing about it is, all those races we lost, we won this race together. We won it as a team. ↗

— Dale Earnhardt

#lost #race #races #team #thing

I hate flying, airports and the whole rigmarole - queuing up, security and lost luggage. ↗

— Johnny Vegas

#hate #i #lost #luggage #security

I admire David Lynch so much, and I think he made some bad decisions with Lost Highway. ↗

— Greg Egan

#bad #david #david lynch #decisions #highway

In sixth grade, my basketball team made it to the league championships. In double overtime, with three seconds left, I rebounded the ball and passed it - to the wrong team! They scored at the buzzer and we lost the game. To this day, I still have nightmares! ↗

— Zac Efron

#basketball #basketball team #championships #day #double

Well I think comedy everywhere has lost a bit of its bite. In Canada, I can't argue with the quality, but it feels like it's gotten a little safe. ↗

— Scott Thompson

#bit #bite #canada #comedy #everywhere

The truth of the matter is, you lose a parent to murder when you're 10 years old, and in fact at the time of the murder you hate your lost parent, my mother in my case. ↗

— James Ellroy

#fact #hate #in fact #lose #lost

It is better to have loafed and lost, than never to have loafed at all. ↗

— James Thurber

#lost #never #than

While America's infrastructure needs are substantial, there is no reason to delay completion of the highway bill. Every day of delay means jobs lost, investment opportunities missed and growth sacrificed. ↗

— John Engler

#bill #completion #day #delay #every