- 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
- Good Thing
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- Nov 07, 2020
With the DVR, I was mostly writing about it as a good thing in giving us the choice of when and how to watch things. But there's what we lose in the bargain, which is the collective spectacle. 'Did you see Jay Leno last night?'
- Present
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's very easy to lose track of the environment around you, to lose touch with the present.
- Everybody
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everybody's doing it. When I'm performing and I do the Dougie, the fans lose their minds.
- Deep
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- Nov 07, 2020
Win or lose, I've been fortunate to be able to pitch deep enough into games to get decisions.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
No matter if you win or lose, the most important thing in life is to enjoy what you have.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've never deprived myself of anything. I've always thought if you need to lose weight, carry on eating what you like, just eat less. I don't agree with doing without pasta or bread; it's too harsh.
- Just
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- Nov 07, 2020
Failure. It doesn't exist. 'Failure' is just what happens when we lose perspective.
- Try
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- Nov 07, 2020
My work schedule has changed over the years. The one constant is, when at work on a novel, I try to work seven days a week, so as not to lose touch with that world. Within that, I'm flexible on hours and output.
- Bad
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- Nov 07, 2020