“The important task rarely must be done today, or even this week...But the urgent task calls for instant action...The momentary appeal of these tasks seems irresistible and important, and they devour our energy. But in the light of time's perspective, their deceptive prominence fades; with a sense of loss we recall the vital tasks we pushed aside. We realize we've become slaves to the tyranny of the urgent.” ImportantDoneLightSeemsMotivationalTodayActionEnergyRealizingLossWeekPerspectiveTasksSlaveTyrannyAppealsInstantFadesRecallsUrgentIrresistibleMomentaryDeceptiveProminence Author:Charles Hummel
“Mourning has become unfashionable in the United States. The bereaved are supposed to pull themselves together as quickly as possible and to reweave the torn fabric of life. ... we do not allow ... for the weeks and months during which a loss is realized - a beautiful word that suggests the transmutation of the strange into something that is one's own.” StatesTogetherBeautifulLossUnitedGriefUnited StatesWeekStrangeMonthsMourningFabricTornBeautiful WordsTransmutationFabric Of Life Book:A Way of Seeing Source: A Way of Seeing
“Rick Perry was philosophical about (his election losses). He said, 'Last week was Iowa. Yesterday was New Hampshire. ' He said at least it's giving him a chance to learn the names of all the states.” GivingSaidStatesLastsNamesChanceLossWeekPhilosophicalElectionYesterdayIowaHampshireNew Hampshire Author:Jay Leno
“Every three weeks before an election the TV ads expressing great concern about our trade policy and the loss of jobs to China and other low-wage countries. And then it's forgotten about the day after the election.” CountryJobsThreeLossWeekPolicyTvsLowsConcernElectionTradeForgottenChinaAdsJob Loss Author:Bernie Sanders
“The hardest thing was going through different stages of weight loss. At the beginning, it was easy to take off the weight with exercise and eating less but then you reach a point where 90 per cent of the weight loss is achieved purely through reducing your calorie intake. My goal was to lose four pounds per week. That worked well for the first few months but then things got tricky.” FirstsWellsDifferentEasyGoalLosesLossFourWeekStageMonthsExerciseEatingWeightHardestHardest ThingWeight LossReducingTrickyCaloriesEating Less Author:Matthew McConaughey
“How can you sustain life? [Dan] Fogelman is magic, and I think the other scripts of his that I've read for this show specifically are as beautiful as the pilot script [of This Is Us]. And he said it in a meeting [regarding the stillbirth of a child], "You can't kill a baby every week." But I think the idea that you can have these impactful moments that are as heightened as the loss of a child - it's life.” ThinkingChildrenSaidIdeasMomentsShowsBeautifulLossMagicWeekBabyMeetingsScriptsPilotsLoss Of A ChildStillbirth Author:Milo Ventimiglia
“Donald Trump is a businessman, not a career politician. He actually built a business. Those tax returns that were - that came out publicly this week show that he faced some pretty tough times 20 years ago. But like virtually every other business, including the New York Times not too long ago, he used what's called net operating loss. We have a tax code that actually is designed to encourage entrepreneurship in this country.” LongCountryLossWeekPoliticianTaxesToughEntrepreneurshipCodeBusinessmanTough Times Author:Mike Pence
“It was like that. Sometimes I'd go for a period—days or weeks—without feeling the full sweep of my loss, and then as unexpected as a thunderclap, the realization would rip the protective coating from my senses. Maybe that's the way it is with trick knees and aging griefs. Totally pain free one moment and absorbingly painful the next.” WaySometimesMomentsFeelingsPainNextLossGriefWeekPeriodsAgingPainfulSensesTricksRealizationKneesUnexpectedRipProtective Book:Morning is a long time coming Source: Morning is a long time coming
“Over the past few years, the road to confrontation has shown its consequences: loss of innocent lives, destruction and fear. Most costly, however, was the loss of hope. The most precious gift that you can present to your peoples over the coming weeks is renewed hope born out of tangible progress on the ground.” YearsPastBornLossProgressWeekConsequenceDestructionInnocentConfrontationTangibleOver The PastPrecious GiftsInnocent Life Author:Abdallah II