Absence Quotes

1418 Absence quotes by 972 unique authors

Even if the absence of government really did mean anarchy in a negative, disorderly sense - which is from from being the case - even… — Leo Tolstoy
Cooperation isn't the absence of conflict but a means of managing conflict. — Deborah Tannen
Testing shows the presence, not the absence of bugs. — Edsger Dijkstra
The secret of success is that it is not the absence of failure, but the absence of envy. — Herodotus
It is exceedingly difficult to maintain a sense of absence without turning that absence into some kind of presence — Mark Epstein
When we experience the power of the Self, there is an absence of fear, there is no compulsion to control, and no struggle for approval… — Deepak Chopra
I've been thinking about something for a long time, and I keep noticing that most human speech-if not all human speech-is made with the outgoing… — Li-Young Lee
Good writing, and this is especially important in a subject such as economics, must also involve the reader in the matter at hand. It is… — John Kenneth Galbraith
In the absence of certainty, instinct is all you can follow. — Jonathan Cainer
Let there be an end to the arrogance of the big powers who miss no opportunity to put the rights of the people in question.… — Thomas Sankara
Bravery is not the absence of fear. Bravery is the ability to operate effectively even while totally terrified. — Stuart Wilde
Many Christians are either woefully deficient in their knowledge of Scripture or noticeably devoid of any experience of God's power. The Lord never intended this… — Sam Storms
The idea that political freedom can be preserved in the absence of economic freedom, and vice versa, is an illusion. Political freedom is the corollary… — Ludwig von Mises
Every one wants to command, and no one wants to obey; and this is owing to the absence of that wonderful brahmacharya system of yore.… — Swami Vivekananda
Our world is endangered by the absence of good ideas — Terence McKenna
The greatest joys and the greatest sorrows we experience are in family relationships. The joys come from putting the welfare of others above our own.… — Henry B. Eyring
Insecurity exists in the absence of knowledge. All security derives from knowledge. — L. Ron Hubbard
Every characteristic absence of spirituality, every piece of common vulgarity, is due to an inability to resist a stimulus - you have to react, you… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Darkness is merely the absence of light, and fear is merely the absence of love. If we want to be rid of fear, we cannot… — Marianne Williamson
The full acting out of the self's surrender to God therefore demands pain: this action, to be perfect, must be done from the pure will… — C.S. Lewis
Competition is merely the absence of oppression. — Frederic Bastiat
In the absence of wake-up calls, many of us never really confront the critical issues of life. — Stephen Covey
OSTRICH, n. A large bird to which (for its sins, doubtless) nature has denied that hinder toe . . . . The absence of a… — Ambrose Bierce
The absence of consistent biblical worldview thinking is a key mark of spiritual immaturity. — Albert Mohler
For true peace of mind we must acknowledge whatever fault we live upon, whatever time bomb ticks in our closet, and enjoy our Shangri-la nonetheless.… — Chungliang Al Huang

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