- 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
- Skinny
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I run I lose so much weight, which I need because you're limited on weight when you are a tall driver. And have you seen marathon runners? They're quite skinny.
- Moment
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- Nov 07, 2020
Talking to actors is the same as talking to any other artists; it's getting into the moment for them, and making sure they can lose themselves in the performance!
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm very close to my family. Not like these big stars - not mentioning any names - who lose the plot and don't know who they are.
- Freedom
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- Nov 07, 2020
The celebrated film critic Pauline Kael once wrote that movies function as escape pods, portals to parallel universes that can be radically different from emotional norms and societal conditioning of our own. What she meant was they parceled out freedom, allowing viewers to lose their selves in an effort to find greater connection to the self.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
The conventional wisdom is that authors get only one chance in this world. If your first novel doesn't sell, publishers and bookstores lose interest, and your career stalls, barring an act of God or Oprah.
- First One
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think it's hugely important to have a strong episode one; you can lose an audience so quickly now. You can't afford to take the attitude that you will use the first one as an introduction and save the high drama for later.
- May
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- Nov 07, 2020
While it may be true that the best advertising is word-of-mouth, never lose sight of the fact it also can be the worst advertising.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
If a future U.S. president were to refuse to defend an ally under attack, NATO would lose all credibility.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't like knowing about other people's feelings. There is nothing more embarrassing. Just as when you play cards and you see your opponent's hand. You are sure to lose.
- Lot
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- Nov 07, 2020