"Tragedy isn't getting something, or failing to get it; it's losing something you already have."

-- Mignon McLaughlin

#Tragedy Quotes #Losing Quotes #Failing Quotes

“It's no secret that I didn't love 'An Officer And A Gentleman' then, and I certainly don't love it now, so at least no one could accuse me of being inconsistent.”
“What if there are children who will suffer somehow because I failed to obey God? What if my cowardice costs even one child somewhere in the world his or her life?”

Source : Richard Stearns (2009). “The Hole in Our Gospel: What does God expect of Us? The Answer that Changed my Life and Might Just Change the World”, p.49, Thomas Nelson Inc
“Look, here are we on this starry night staring into space, and I must say I feel as small as dust lying down here.”
“Two commanders on the same field are always one too many.”

Source : General Ulysses S. Grant (2013). “The Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant [Illustrated – 2 volumes in one]”, p.239, Pickle Partners Publishing
“He was a man of great statue”
“Someone remind me why I didnâ€™t want to be an accountant when I grew up,â€ Brock drawled. Niko chuckled. â€œBecause accountants donâ€™t get to make things go boom.”
“The plain man is familiar with blindness and deafness, and knows from his everyday experience that the look of things is influenced by his senses; but it never occurs to him to regard the whole world as the creation of his senses.”

Source : Ernst Mach (1996). “The analysis of sensations”
“I've been successful, and I'm grateful for that.”

Source : Source: www.cbn.com

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