“The loss of candor is grievous, and in my opinion it may yet prove to be mortal, because if we cannot discuss our problems in plain speech that describes reality, it is unlikely that we will be able to solve them.” IfsMayProblemRealityTruthAbleLossOpinionProveSpeechSolveMortalsUnlikelyCandor Author:Alexander Haig
“I can give the loser leave to chide.” GivingI CanPoliticsLossSpeechLoser Book:Henry VI, Part Two Source: Henry VI, Part Two
“In a speech at the just-concluded G20 summit in London, President Obama urged Americans not to let their fears crimp their spending. It would be unwise, he argued, for Americans to let the fear of job loss, lack of savings, unpaid bills, credit card debt or student loans deter them from making major purchases. According to the president, 'we must spend now as an investment for the future'....instead of saving for the future, we must spend for the future.” Would BeJobsPresidentLossStudentsSpeechMajorsBillsInvestmentCreditDebtSpendingLondonCardsSavingPresident ObamaLoanSummitSavingsCredit CardUnwiseStudent LoanCredit Card DebtJob Loss Author:Peter Schiff
“As entertainers, you're afraid [about] loss of income - but if other people start going to jail for free speech, then we've lost this great thing that America is, and I'd like to keep that.” PeopleIfsAmericaLostLossSpeechIncomeGreat ThingsJailFree SpeechEntertainers Author:Killer Mike
“The mark of a true politician is that he is never at a loss for words because he is always half-expecting to be asked to make a speech.” LossHalfPoliticianSpeechMarkExpectingA Loss For Words Author:Richard M. Nixon
“Every mother can easily imagine losing a child. Motherhood is always half loss anyway. The three-year-old is lost at five, the five-year-old at nine. We consort with ghosts, even as we sit and eat with, scold and kiss, their current corporeal forms. We speak to people who have vanished and, when they answer us, they do the same. Naturally, the information in these speeches is garbled in the translation.” PeopleYearsChildrenFormMotherThreeLostSpeakLossAnswersHalfFiveImagineInformationKissingSpeechLosingCurrentsMotherhoodNineGhostFive YearsThree YearsTranslationsFive Year OldsThree Year OldsLosing A Child Book:Black Glass: Short Fictions Source: Black Glass: Short Fictions