Absence Quotes

1418 Absence quotes by 972 unique authors

To find love in Paris you must go down among those classes where the absence of education and of vanity, and the struggle for bare… — Stendhal
Women need to see ourselves as individuals capable of creating change. That is what political and economic power is all about: having a voice, being… — Madeleine M. Kunin
If all properly economic problems were solved once for all . . . the social struggle and strife would . . . [not necessarily] be… — Frank Knight
Faith is one of the forces by which men live, and the total absence of it means collapse — William James
My dear, the duty that devolved wholly on you in my absence of guiding and expanding the minds of our dear children is a laborious… — Ezra Cornell
I wish you to inform the Court that my absence, though deliberate, is not intended in any way to be disrespectful. Nor is it prompted… — Bram Fischer
Indeed, the test of orderliness in a country is not the number of millionaires it owns, but the absence of starvation among its masses. — Mahatma Gandhi
When my self is not with you, it is nowhere. — Heloise
Speak not evil of the absent for it is unjust. — George Washington
A man in a desert can hold absence in his cupped hands, knowing it is something that feeds him more than water. — Michael Ondaatje
My life will be sour grapes and ashes without you. — Daisy Ashford
Absence may or may not make the heart grow fonder, but it certainly freshens the eye. — Stephen King
Absence becomes the greatest Presence. — May Sarton
Don't confuse good taste with the absence of taste. — William Bernbach
It's the nasty and the accident that form the foundation for elegance that comes later. — Nick Bantock
I spent my life folded between the pages of books. In the absence of human relationships I formed bonds with paper characters. — Tahereh Mafi
It is his absence that is part of me and has been for years. This is who I am, perhaps who we all are, keepers… — Camilla Gibb
If your parent is deployed and you are that young, you spend the whole time wondering where they are and waiting for them to come… — Suzanne Collins
What we call evil is the absence of Light, of love, in all cases. — Gary Zukav
Health is not the mere absence of disease, it is the dynamic expression of life. — Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
If wine were to disappear from human production, I believe it would cause an absence, a failure in health and intellect, a void much more… — Charles Baudelaire
The problem with death is absence — Roger Rosenblatt
We should not seek to confirm God's will by the absence of adversity. — Alistair Begg
Books are like people. Some look deceptively attractive from a distance, some deceptively unappealing; some are easy company, some demand hard work that isn’t guaranteed… — Mark Haddon
Deeply in love with you, I feel the keen pain of your absence. — Laura Ramirez

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