You may lose by it now and then, but it will be a loss well gained if you do.

There is no diplomacy like candor.

Nothing is wasted.

Nothing is so boring as having to keep up a deception.

There can be no defense like elaborate courtesy.

You may lose by it now and then, but it will be a loss well gained if you do.

The art of life is to show your hand.

The French never allow a distinguished son of France to lack a statue.

Americans are people who prefer the Continent to their own country, but refuse to learn its languages.

My biggest loss was the Olympics. I just can't forget losing. I never will.

Our loss was very heavy, especially in the officers. Capt. Sale, of Co. E, Duke's regt, was among the killed, making the third Capt. that has been killed in that company.

Who has suffered? The families of the dead, no doubt. But a greater loss was inflicted on Pakistan because, as I said, we lost the pillars of our society.

No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting. She will not want new fashions nor regret the loss of expensive diversions or variety of company if she can be amused with an author in her closet.

I am pleased to see that information campaigns, such as the America's WETLAND effort, are getting the message out, and people are beginning to realize that wetlands loss in Louisiana affects us all.

I think loss of loved ones is the hardest blow in life.

I was going to buy a book on hair loss, but the pages kept falling out.

Teenagers too often have to deal with loss and death. You had to cope with the untimely death of your brother; how can young people deal with such tragedies?

When a role for a young guy is being offered to me, I think of River Phoenix. It feels like a loss.

Accept loss forever.

Through years of secret work, scientific and basic ground work was laid, in order to be ready again to work the German Armed Forces at the appointed hour, without loss of time or experience.

I mean, I don't want to sound - of course it's very nice, people come up and say appreciative things about my work. But the loss, in terms of privacy and anonymity, is no small thing to me.

As a life's work, I would remember everything - everything, against loss. I would go through life like a plankton net.

At a family's most difficult time, I want to make sure at a minimum that they have the very basic of comforts: the ability to grieve their loss privately and the knowledge that their country is grateful for their loved one's sacrifice and service.

My book 'Trust Your Heart', which is the story of my life, will be followed by 'Singing Lessons', a memoir of love, loss, hope, and healing, which talks about the death of my son and the hope that has been the aftermath of the healing from that tragedy.

When I was in the seventh grade I did a report about the environment and the loss of species. It was supposed to be only a few pages, but ended up being nearly 50.

When you have a tough loss, go through it and agonize. I had one loss that I still want to change, but at the same time I realize it is an important part of who I am.

Writers of novels and romance in general bring a double loss to their readers; robbing them of their time and money; representing men, manners, and things, that never have been, or are likely to be.

I will not be responsible for the loss of the Democratic majority in the United States Senate.

If you are ever at a loss to support a flagging conversation, introduce the subject of eating.

This has a lot to do with the unrest in Nigeria, but also with the production loss after the hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, the decline in Iraq since the 2003 war, and the decline in Venezuelan output since 2002.

We continued to move forward without loss of time, hoping to be able to reach the wood described by the Indians before all our horses should become exhausted.

The loss just made me hungry; it made me want to go out and win another title.

Two aged men, that had been foes for life, Met by a grave, and wept - and in those tears They washed away the memory of their strife; Then wept again the loss of all those years.

You know, we'd just had a birthday, he was... you know, he still had a future out of him, and all I can is he was just one of the most beautiful people in the world... a very gifted man, and it's a loss to the world, not just for us.

I experienced a lot of loss after his death. I lost my city because of all the paparazzi descending upon us. I actually lost my journal during that time, oddly enough. I literally couldn't hold on to anything.

Loss means losing what was We want to change but we don't want to lose. Without time for loss, we don't have time for soul.

When I spoke, I was listened to; and I was at a loss to know how I had so easily acquired the art of commanding attention, and giving the tone to the conversation.

To win you have to risk loss.

The loss of liberty which must attend being a wife was of all things the most horrible to my imagination.

It is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to be charged to the provisions against danger, real or pretended, from abroad.

The loss of a friend is like that of a limb; time may heal the anguish of the wound, but the loss cannot be repaired.

What loss feels he that wots not what he loses?

The art of losing isn't hard to master; so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that their loss is no disaster.

It is not enough to tackle the mechanics of terror organizations. We must also tackle the situations that create terrorists. We desperately need to address the frustration, the loss and the despair that drive some to these actions.

I would certainly say that films like Time Code and the Loss of Sexual Innocence were far more rewarding to me in terms of being able to move forward as a filmmaker.

Since he is of no use anymore, there is no gain if he lives and no loss if he dies.

When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never forgive the loss of their prerogative.

Every human being must find his own way to cope with severe loss, and the only job of a true friend is to facilitate whatever method he chooses.

A $1.7 billion average increase in electricity costs is estimated to result in a $1.3 billion decrease in personal income and a loss of 13,000 more jobs in the region.