Absence Quotes

1418 Absence quotes by 972 unique authors

There is absolute truth in anarchism and it is to be seen in its attitude to the sovereignty of the state and to every form… — Nikolai Berdyaev
Inspiration leads to invention. Tenacity is the breeding ground for inspiration. There can be no invention in the absence of tenacity. — Momofuku Ando
Love's absence ailed me. I could not imagine loving my husband. He was a superior and I did not know how to love and be… — Tehmina Durrani
Most of us have become Ecozombies, desensitized, environmental deadheads. On average, society conditions us to spend over 95% of our time and 99.9% of our… — Michael J Cohen
Courage is not the absence of fear and pain, but the affirmation of life despite fear and pain. — Earl A Grollman
Many of our miseries are merely comparative: we are often made unhappy, not by the presence of any real evil, but by the absence of… — Samuel Johnson
There is never a lack of subject matter; just absence of creativity. — Lee Hammond
The errors which arise from the absence of facts are far more numerous and more durable than those which result from unsound reasoning respecting true… — Charles Babbage
Mindfulness is when you are engaged in activities but the mind is set into the meditative state all the time. Meditation is to be aware… — Frederick Lenz
Our lives are fed by kind words and gracious behavior. We are nourished by expressions like 'excuse me' and other such simple courtesies...Rudeness, the absence… — Edward M Hays
I was born in a suburb outside of Philadelphia called Lower Merion. After taking many leaves of absence, I just received my BA from NYU… — Gideon Glick
The absence of war is not peace. — Harry S. Truman
L'absence diminue les mediocres passions, et augmente les grandes,comme le vent eteint les bougies, et allume le feu. Absence diminishes commonplace passions, and increases great… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Darkness is the absence of light. Absences do not exist. Sin does not exist . — Rajneesh
Luck implies an absolute absence of any principle. — Zhuangzi
Among the defects of the bill [Lord Derby's] which are numerous, one provision is conspicuous by its presence and another by its absence. — John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
If there is one thing fundamental to the life of the spirit it is the absence of force. — Harold Laski
In man's life, the absence of an essential component usually leads to the adoption of a substitute. The substitute is usually embraced with vehemence and… — Eric Hoffer
Rudeness luxuriates in the absence of self-respect. — Eric Hoffer
The security of Society lies in custom and unconscious instinct, and the basis of the stability of Society, as a healthy organism, is the complete… — Oscar Wilde
One hopes to achieve the zero option, but in the absence of that we must achieve balanced numbers. — Margaret Thatcher
Courage is not the absence of fear, courage is acting in spite of fear. — Carly Fiorina
I'm working hard with more determination than ever. My success at the Salon led to my selling several paintings and since your absence I have… — Claude Monet
The meditator develops new depths of insight through direct communication with the reality of the phenomenal world... He or she is able to see not… — Chogyam Trungpa
It is generally recognized that creativity requires leisure, an absence of rush, time for the mind and imagination to float and wander and roam, time… — Nathaniel Branden

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