Absence Quotes

1418 Absence quotes by 972 unique authors

For many Americans, including many who are employed, going to the doctor when they fall ill or become injured may not be an option because… — Ben Nelson
I would much prefer to be a judge than a coal miner because of the absence of falling coal. — Peter Cook
Judicious absence is a weapon. — Charles Reade
A month after the scandal broke, I tried to go back to work at the pharmaceutical company after a leave of absence. But because of… — Donna Rice
I called their attention also to the absence of all means of ventilating the hall, remarking that, as we had already breathed the air which… — George Combe
It would be hard to ignore the absence of democracy in any Arab nation. — Jack Schwartz
A necessary consequent of religious belief is the attaching ideas of merit to that belief, and of demerit to its absence. — Frances Wright
There can be little doubt that absence from work, and inefficient work, are frequently due to intemperance. — William Lyon Mackenzie King
The situation in the region is flammable and may explode at any moment, because of the crucial events and because of the absence of justice… — Ali Abdullah Saleh
In the absence of a magnetic field the period of all these oscillations is the same. But as soon as the electron is exposed to… — Pieter Zeeman
That a great battle must soon be fought no one could doubt; but, in the apparent and perhaps real absence of plan on the part… — Edward Everett
The absence of the heavy boot of Europe has preserved to these people the agile walk of the wild animal, while the general simplicity of… — John Millington Synge
Belief in the absence of illusions is itself an illusion. — Barbara Grizzuti Harrison
For peace is not mere absence of war, but is a virtue that springs from, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice. — Baruch Spinoza
This is a big deal. My wife and I sat in our home and we watched those young men get slaughtered on the streets of… — Dick Armey
The Middle East is ailing. The malady stems from pervasive violence, shortages of food, water and educational opportunities, discrimination against women and - the most… — Shimon Peres
The absence of political personalities in the government will help rather than hinder a solid base of support for the government in parliament and in… — Mario Monti
At first I had some idea that the absence of color made the work more physical. Early on I was very involved with the notion… — Jasper Johns
I never suffered from the absence of a father. On the contrary, as a child I was more inclined to see men as a disturbing… — Michael Haneke
The best thing about science is that hard, empirical answers are always there if you look hard enough. The best thing about religion is that… — Jeffrey Kluger
We were a religious, practicing, Catholic family - Mass together on Sunday, Catholic schools, and parents who practiced everything they preached. A great gift was… — Trina Paulus
In the absence of full-fledged Congressional investigations, American policymakers rarely look back. They are bound by continuity and fealty across administrations and generations. — Samantha Power
If happiness is the absence of fever then I will never know happiness. For I am posessed by a fever for knowledge, experience and creation. — Anais Nin
There are persons who cannot make friends. Who are they? Those who cannot be friends. It is not the want of understanding or good nature,… — William Hazlitt
Absence extinguishes small passions and increases great ones, as the wind blows out a candle, and blows in a fire. — Francois La Rochefoucauld

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