Absence Quotes

1418 Absence quotes by 972 unique authors

In the absence of truth, power is the only game in town. — Richard John Neuhaus
Your absence has gone through me — W S Merwin
Good nature will always supply the absence of beauty; but beauty cannot supply the absence of good nature. — Joseph Addison
It isn't the absence of conscience or values that prevents us from being all we should be, it is simply the lack of moral courage. — Michael Josephson
...if the fear of falling into error is the source of a mistrust in Science, which in the absence of any such misgivings gets on… — Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
But under the beaming, constant and almost vertical sun of Virginia, shade is our Elysium. In the absence of this no beauty of the eye… — Thomas Jefferson
The void in our society has been produced by the absence of values... we have no widespread belief in the value of participation. The rational… — John Ralston Saul
I am an advocate for awareness, the truth, and a person's right to know. I believe that in the absence of the truth, all of… — Erin Brockovich
The abandonment of the gold standard made it possible for the welfare statists to use the banking system as a means to an unlimited expansion… — Alan Greenspan
Each generation has its few great mathematicians, and mathematics would not even notice the absence of the others. They are useful as teachers, and their… — Alfred Adler
It is, I fear, but a vain show of fulfilling the heathen precept, ''Know thyself,'' and too often leads to a self- estimate which will… — George Eliot
If we fail to nourish our souls, they wither, and without soul, life ceases to have meaning.... The creative process shrivels in the absence of… — Marion Woodman
Still, our creationist incubi, who would never let facts spoil a favorite argument, refuse to yield, and continue to assert the absence of all transitional… — Stephen Jay Gould
With your ego you cannot know. Only in an egolessness, in a deep abyss, in the absence of the ego, does the perception happen -… — Rajneesh
Trust is not established in the absence of betrayal, but in those whose betrayal is least. — Wes Fesler
The Central Bank should have a permanent window for discounting high quality securities where banks could go and discount these. It gives peace of mind… — Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair
Will capitalist economies operate at full employment in the absence of routine intervention? Certainly not. Are deviations from full employment a social problem? Obviously. — Janet Yellen
Freedom is not the absence of obligation or restraint, but the freedom of movement within healthy, chosen parameters. — Kristin Armstrong
The U.N. is worse than disaster. The U.N. creates conflicts. Look at the disgraceful U.N. Human Rights Council: It transmits norms which are harmful, anti-liberty… — Charles Krauthammer
No-tech tourism is a form of temporal eco-tourism in which one reads books or watches film and TV precisely because of the absence of 21st-century… — Douglas Coupland
It is possible to rise to the lofty standard set by the Lord for priesthood holders in making decisions in quorums. It is possible when… — Henry B. Eyring
Will capitalist economies operate at full employment in the absence of routine intervention? Certainly not. Do policy makers have the knowledge and ability to improve… — Janet Yellen
I boldly assert, in fact I think I know, that a lot of friendships and connections absolutely depend upon a sort of shared language, or… — Christopher Hitchens
The absence of God in most spheres of life is perceived to be normal, and even Christians feel it as normal - which is why… — John Piper
I see all this talk about jobs going overseas as a symptom of the absence of innovation. And the absence of innovation is a symptom… — Neil deGrasse Tyson

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