“So much of my self worth was tied with my position. It felt like I was being enveloped in darkness. It was a sense of loss of enthusiasm, a loss of happiness, a significant decline in self worth.” SelfFeltLossDarknessPositionSignificantSelf WorthEnthusiasmDeclineTiedMy Self Worth Author:Tom Johnson
“Successful or not, acts of physical courage always bring honor. It is the smaller forms of valor - standing up for principle at the risk of social disapproval, economic loss or injury to career - that require the greatest moral will power. Since there is usually little upside to winning and a significant and often lasting downside to losing, moral courage often requires as much character as physical bravery.” LittlesCharacterFormWinningSocialLossMoralPrinciplesCareersSuccessfulRiskEconomicHonorLosingStandingBraverySignificantInjuryLastingWill PowerValorMoral CourageDisapprovalPhysical Courage Author:Michael Josephson
“You cannot suddenly make Lower Manhattan into a sad place because we saw such a dramatic loss of life. You have to balance the memory, which is so important, and use it as a kind of Archimedean Point to create a lively, incredibly interesting, and culturally significant piece of a city and neighborhood.” KindImportantUseMemoriesLossInterestingCitiesSawsPiecesBalanceSignificantDramaticNeighborhoodManhattanLively Author:Daniel Libeskind
“[Donald Trump] is talked about enormous loss that we've had in this country by allowing radical Islamic extremists to run rampant without having a coherent plan for how to destroy them, not just to contain them, but to destroy them. And the implications of that for all families who are losing service members is significant.” CountryRunningLossPlansTrumpMembersLosingSignificantEnormousRadicalIslamicAllowingImplicationsExtremistIslamic Extremists Author:Benjamin Carson
“I fear that our loss of a sense of connection with, and duties to, each other leaves us unable to effectively address growing inequality and the bitter antagonism between different communities in American society. We've been at our best when we've felt in significant degree that our fates bound up with each other, where we've had a very inclusive sense of the other, and that's now very much not the case.” DifferentCommunityLossFateDutySignificantBitterInequality Author:David Wong
“It is true that building a green economy will not be good for everyone's jobs. Notably, people working in the fossil fuel industry will face major job losses. The communities in which these jobs are concentrated will also face significant losses. But the solution here is straightforward: Just Transition policies for the workers, families and communities who will be hurt as the coal, oil and natural gas industries necessarily contract to zero over roughly the next 30 years.” PeopleCommunityNaturalHurtLossEconomyPolicyBuildingSolutionsBe GoodSignificantGasStraightforwardFossil FuelNatural Gas Author:Robert Pollin
“No company that I ever hacked into reported any damages, which they were required to do for significant losses. Sun didn't stop using Solaris and DEC didn't stop using VMS.” LossCompanySunSignificantDamageHackedSolaris Author:Kevin Mitnick
“A dying culture invariably exhibits personal rudeness. Bad manners. Lack of consideration for others in minor matters. A loss of politeness, of gentle manners, is more significant than is a riot.” MatterCultureLossDyingSignificantMannersGentleConsiderationMinorsRiotPolitenessExhibitsRudenessBad MannersConsideration For Others Book:Friday Source: Friday