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- Nov 07, 2020
Lose Quotes
On defeat, restraint, and what slips away.
This set covers losing in several senses: standing by a cause even in defeat, losing enjoyment by over-thinking something, and losing composure under pressure. The tension between winning and losing shows up again in our Game quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
Depriving the oppressed of a beacon of hope could lose us the world we have built and thrived in. It could cost our reputation in history as the nation distinct from all others in our achievements, our identity, and our enduring influence on mankind. Our values are central to all three.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People say there's no trace of an accent anymore, and there isn't because I worked very hard to lose it. And the reason I did that is a British accent in America is a real status symbol.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
History keeps her secrets longer than most of us. But she has one secret that I will reveal to you tonight in the greatest confidence. Sometimes there are no winners at all. And sometimes nobody needs to lose.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've never read a script in which you are actively pulling for the protagonist in the beginning, but little by little, you lose that.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
Theatre is a game of hide-and-seek. For both the hiders and the seekers, the thrill is in the discovery. When the rules of the game are too vague or too complicated, however, the audience can lose its urge to play; the prize no longer seems quite worth the hunt.
- Purpose
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- Nov 07, 2020
Snooker players go into steady decline and lose their intensity after a while. But I will have real purpose the next five years. I want to prove people wrong and win a lot more tournaments.
- Nov 07, 2020
I've tried to lose weight two or three times, and every time, my golf game was horrible.
- Free
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- Nov 07, 2020
I thought to myself, Join the army. It's free. So I figured while I'm here I'll lose a few pounds.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know what I have to do if I want to lose weight and stay healthy: eat a proper diet and exercise. All I've got to do is apply it.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Now if the harvest is over, And the world cold, Give me the bonus of laughter, As I lose hold.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020