Absence Quotes

1418 Absence quotes by 972 unique authors

In my Lucia's absence Life hangs upon me, and becomes a burden; I am ten times undone, while hope, and fear, And grief, and rage… — Joseph Addison
We lie in the lap of immense intelligence, which makes us receivers of its truth and organ of its activity. When we discern justice, when… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
When we speak of peace, we should not mean just the absence of war. True peace rests on the pillars of individual freedom, human rights,… — Ronald Reagan
Peace is more than just an absence of war. True peace is justice, true peace is freedom, and true peace dictates the recognition of human… — Ronald Reagan
Perfect love is to feeling what perfect white is to color. Many think that white is the absence of color. It is not. It is… — Neale Donald Walsch
The best generals I have known were... stupid or absent-minded men. Not only does a good army commander not need any special qualities, on the… — Leo Tolstoy
Except for poverty, incompatibility, opposition of parents, absence of love on one side and of desire to marry on both, nothing stands in the way… — Cyril Connolly
Separated lovers cheat absence by a thousand fancies which have their own reality. They are prevented from seeing one another and they cannot write; nevertheless… — Victor Hugo
In judging our progress as individuals we tend to concentrate on external factors such as one's social position, influence and popularity, wealth and standard of… — Nelson Mandela
Christianity takes for granted the absence of any self-help and offers a power which is nothing less than the power of God. — Aiden Wilson Tozer
It is an understatement to say that the time has arrived for a serious and open international dialogue regarding the possibility of future interplanetary relations.… — Steven M. Greer
That's the thing I want to make clear about depression: It's got nothing at all to do with life. In the course of life, there… — Elizabeth Wurtzel
The near cousin of optimism is hope: knowing the steps needed to get to a goal and having the energy to pursue those steps. It… — Daniel Goleman
The Green-eyed Monster causes much woe, but the absence of this ugly serpent argues the presence of a corpse whose name is Eros. — Minna Antrim
Once again you are wrong sir, darkness does not exist either. Darkness is in reality the absence of light. Light we can study, but not… — Albert Einstein
Evil does not exist sir, or at least it does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is just like… — Albert Einstein
The mass gross absence of sound in space is more than just silence. — Gene Cernan
There's nothing wrong with being afraid. It's not the absence of fear, it's overcoming it. Sometimes you've got to blast through and have faith. — Emma Watson
I just think the Kardashians have an absence of taste and I don’t think that that should be perpetuated. I’m sorry I’m sounding like an… — Tim Gunn
Maybe the absence of signs is a sign. — John Cusack
Happiness is the absence of suffering. I think it's an interesting way of looking at it. I think the absence of suffering exists very rarely… — Julie Christie
No mistake. I shall regret the absence of your keen mind. Unfortunately it is inseparable from an extremely disturbing body. — Gary Cooper
I was a shy, awkward sort of a boy and my fathers frequent absences from home, along with my hero worship for him, made me… — Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
This poem is one of a series, all of them elegiac in intention, and subject to the strange forces of mourning that let loose illogical… — Lyn Hejinian
Loss isn't an absence after all. It is a presence. A strong presence right next to me. I look at it. It doesn't look like… — Jackie Kay

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