“this is no dream just my oily life where the people are alibis and the street is unfindable for an entire lifetime.” PeopleLifeDreamLossStreetsLifetimeAlibis Book:45 Mercy Street Source: 45 Mercy Street
“The only way to deal with loss - as a horribly unwelcome guest that you know will show up eventually. And so you deny it and reject it and ignore it and laugh in its face. You toss it out into the street and push it away and fight it off, and only it has landed square in your lap, only then do you deal with it.” KnowsWayShowsMotivationalFacesSuccessMotivationFightingLossDealsLaughingStreetsInspireDenyRejectsSquaresGuestsLapTossUnwelcome Author:Michael Johnson
“We do not know what awaits each of us after death, but we know that we will die. Clearly, it must be possible to live ethically-with a genuine concern for the happiness of other sentient beings-without presuming to know things about which we are patently ignorant. Consider it: every person you have ever met, every person you will pass in the street today, is going to die. Living long enough, each will suffer the loss of his friends and family. All are going to lose everything they love in this world. Why would one want to be anything but kind to them in the meantime?” KnowsWorldWantKindPersonsLongEnoughTodayDeathReligionSufferingDiesLosesLossStreetsThis WorldMetsConcernGenuineIgnorantFamily And FriendsAfter DeathSentient BeingsPresumingGenuine ConcernLiving Long Author:Sam Harris
“Evidently there is no need for delay, no need for further study, if the government takes a loss and Wall Street makes a profit, but it is absolutely necessary to delay if homeowners might have a chance to cut their mortgages and stay in their homes. This is wrong, and it is time to fight back!” IfsNeedsHomeGovernmentMightFightingChanceLossStudyCuttingStreetsWallProfitDelayMortgageHomeowners Author:Elizabeth Warren
“We are devastated to learn of the death of Alexander McQueen, one of the greatest talents of his generation. He brought a uniquely British sense of daring and aesthetic fearlessness to the global stage of fashion. In such a short career, Alexander McQueen's influence was astonishing - from street style, to music culture and the world's museums. His passing marks an insurmountable loss.” WorldCultureLossCareersGenerationsInfluenceStreetsStageTalentFashionStyleMarkBritishPassingPassingsMuseumsAestheticDaringAstonishingFearlessnessDevastatedInsurmountableMcqueenMusic Culture Author:Anna Wintour
“... the loss of public confidence in the financial community growing out of its own conduct in recent years. I insist that more damage has been done to stock values and to the future of equities from inside Wall Street than from outside Wall Street.” YearsHas BeensDoneValuesCommunityLossGrowingStreetsWallFinancialDamageEquity Author:Benjamin Graham
“Teenagers expressing this on a daily basis in the middle of the streets - you can't help but believe we are in the mind state of taking our losses and changing people's perceptions of us and our community. We are strong. Our families are tired of being hurt.” PeopleMindBelieveStatesHelpingStrongCommunityHurtLossStreetsMiddlePerceptionBasesTiredTeenagerOur FamilyOur CommunityBeing Hurt Author:Kendrick Lamar
“The economic insecurity of the past ten to 15 years, the 2008 Wall Street crash, NAFTA, and the loss of millions of good jobs - these directly grow out of Democratic Party neo-liberal policies.” YearsJobsPastGrowsLossPartyMillionsEconomicStreetsPolicyWallTenDemocraticInsecurityCrashGood JobDemocratic PartyNafta Author:Jill Stein
“Sometimes you walk past a pretty girl on the street there's something beyond beauty in her face, something warm and smart and inviting, and in the three seconds you have to look at her, you actually fall in love, and in those moments, you can actually know the taste of her kiss, the feel of her skin against yours, the sound of her laugh, how she'll look at you and make you whole. And then she's gone, and in the five seconds afterwards, you mourn her loss with more sadness than you'll ever admit to.” KnowsFeelsLooksSometimesWholeMomentsPastFacesFallGirlThreeSoundLossWalksLaughingGoneFiveSadnessStreetsTasteKissingSmartSkinsFalling In LoveWarmSecondsMournInvitingPretty Girl Author:Jonathan Tropper
“Little by little, studying the infinite possibilities of a loss of memory, he realized that the day might come when things would be recognized by their inscriptions but that no one would remember their use.... At the beginning of the road into the swamp they put up a sign that said "Macondo" and another larger one on the main street that said "God exists".” LittlesSaidUseMightWould BeRememberMemoriesLossStudyStreetsPossibilityInfiniteGod ExistsSwampsInfinite PossibilitiesInscriptionsMain Street Author:Gabriel Garcia Marquez