Absence Quotes

1418 Absence quotes by 972 unique authors

Greater things are believed of those who are absent. — Tacitus
Woman absent is woman dead. — Ambrose Bierce
...perhaps that is what ultimately unites us as a world: the fact that, no matter how prosperous a nation, how developed, all share the plight… — Audrey Hepburn
In schools the main problem is not the absence of innovations but the presence of too many disconnected... piecemeal, superficially adorned projects... We are over… — Michael Fullan
All the arts are based on the presence of man, only photography derives an advantage from his absence. Photography affects us like a phenomenon in… — Andre Bazin
In the absence of a subject with which you are passionately involved, and without the excitement that drives you to grasp it and exhaust it,… — Brassai
The greatest joy in nature is the absence of man. — Bliss Carman
One of the elementary rules of nature is that, in the absence of a law prohibiting an event or phenomenon, it is bound to occur… — Unknown Author
What is faith? If you believe something because you have evidence for it, or rational argument, that is not faith. So faith seems to be… — Peter Singer
The surest test of discipline is its absence. — Clara Barton
Nothing good or great can be done in the absence of enthusiasm. — Tom Peters
Tyranny is usually tempered with assassination, and Democracy must be tempered with culture. In the absence of this, it turns into a representation of collective… — Unknown Author
For Rousseau and Mandeville the absence of a moral instinct meant the laws of society had no moral validity, they were nothing but the inventions… — Gertrude Himmelfarb
The very lack of evidence is thus treated as evidence; the absence of smoke proves that the fire is very carefully hidden...A belief in invisible… — C.S. Lewis
From the Balkans to Africa, from Asia to the Middle East, we have witnessed the weakening or absence of effective governance leading to the ravaging… — Ban Ki-moon
As a geologist, I love Earth observations, but it is ridiculous to tie this objective to a 'consensus' that humans are causing global warming when… — Harrison Schmitt
Low-income people everywhere will be at risk of food insecurity due to loss of assets, absence of alternative livelihood options and lack of adequate insurance… — Jacques Diouf
Nights, sweet as they, Made short by lovers play, Yet long by the absence of the day. — Richard Crashaw
Friends, though absent, are still present. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
It is a sign of the times that the absence of meaningful ID requirements in many states leaves our voting process vulnerable to fraud and… — Virgil Goode
When a faith-healer commands God to perform a miracle, in the absence of a prayer that says, 'Thy will be done,' it is, as far… — C. Everett Koop
But even in the absence of direct interference by those who had the power to interfere, the process was usually aborted by the non-availability of… — Immanuel Wallerstein
Peace is not simply the absence of warfare. — Pope Paul VI
Loss is the absence of something we were once attached to. Grief is the rope burns left behind, when that which is held is pulled… — Stephen Levine
Your presence in this house is almost as painful and enormous as your absence. — Donald Hall

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