Absence Quotes

1418 Absence quotes by 972 unique authors

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
In my Lucia's absence Life hangs upon me, and becomes a burden; I am ten times undone, while hope, and fear, And grief, and rage… — Joseph Addison
We lie in the lap of immense intelligence, which makes us receivers of its truth and organ of its activity. When we discern justice, when… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
When we speak of peace, we should not mean just the absence of war. True peace rests on the pillars of individual freedom, human rights,… — Ronald Reagan
Peace is more than just an absence of war. True peace is justice, true peace is freedom, and true peace dictates the recognition of human… — Ronald Reagan
Perfect love is to feeling what perfect white is to color. Many think that white is the absence of color. It is not. It is… — Neale Donald Walsch
The best generals I have known were... stupid or absent-minded men. Not only does a good army commander not need any special qualities, on the… — Leo Tolstoy
Except for poverty, incompatibility, opposition of parents, absence of love on one side and of desire to marry on both, nothing stands in the way… — Cyril Connolly
Separated lovers cheat absence by a thousand fancies which have their own reality. They are prevented from seeing one another and they cannot write; nevertheless… — Victor Hugo
In judging our progress as individuals we tend to concentrate on external factors such as one's social position, influence and popularity, wealth and standard of… — Nelson Mandela
Christianity takes for granted the absence of any self-help and offers a power which is nothing less than the power of God. — Aiden Wilson Tozer
It is an understatement to say that the time has arrived for a serious and open international dialogue regarding the possibility of future interplanetary relations.… — Steven M. Greer
That's the thing I want to make clear about depression: It's got nothing at all to do with life. In the course of life, there… — Elizabeth Wurtzel
The near cousin of optimism is hope: knowing the steps needed to get to a goal and having the energy to pursue those steps. It… — Daniel Goleman
The Green-eyed Monster causes much woe, but the absence of this ugly serpent argues the presence of a corpse whose name is Eros. — Minna Antrim
Once again you are wrong sir, darkness does not exist either. Darkness is in reality the absence of light. Light we can study, but not… — Albert Einstein

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