“The relativism which is not willing to speak about truth but only about ‘what is true for me’ is an evasion of the serious business of living. It is the mark of a tragic loss of nerve in our contemporary culture. It is a preliminary symptom of death.” CultureSpeakLossWillingSeriousMarkContemporaryTragicNervesSymptomsRelativismEvasionSerious BusinessTragic Loss Book:The Gospel in a Pluralist Society: SPCK Classic Source: The Gospel in a Pluralist Society: SPCK Classic
“I am deeply saddened by the tragic loss of my dear friend Ronni Chasen. I have had the honor of working with her for over 15 years. She was one of a kind. I loved her. I miss her.” YearsKindLossMissingHonorDearTragicDear FriendSaddenedOne Of A KindTragic Loss Author:Diane Warren
“Fortunately for the human race, pain, however piercing, is not a lasting emotion. The recollection of happiness lingers, but the consciousness never retains for long the first thrust of tragic loss. The details of daily life crowd in upon the mind.” MindFirstsHumansLongPainLossRaceEmotionConsciousnessDetailsCrowdsHuman RaceTragicDaily LifeLastingThrustRecollectionPiercingsTragic Loss Author:Wallis Simpson
“As we reflect back upon the tragic loss of Challenger and her brave crew of heroes who were aboard that fateful day, I am reminded that they truly represented the best of us, as they climbed aloft on a plume of propellant gasses, reaching for the stars, to inspire us who were Earthbound.” StarsLossInspireHeroBraveReachingTragicCrewReaching For The StarsTragic Loss Author:Buzz Aldrin
“My daughter fell in love with Ben Barnes, of course. She's 17. What are you gonna do? That was a tragic loss. He didn't fall in love with her.” FallCoursesLossDaughterFalling In LoveTragicMy DaughterTragic Loss Author:Diane Keaton
“The only equivalent plunge from genius I could think of was Ernest Hemmingway's tragic loss of ability to write. Hemmingway got up one morning and shot himself. Nicklaus got up the next morning and shot 66.” ThinkingWritingNextLossAbilityMorningGeniusShotsGolfTragicPlungeTragic Loss Author:Ian Wooldridge
“Gordon Edgley's sudden death came as a shock to everyone - not least himself. One moment he was in his study, seven words into the twenty-fifth sentence of the final chapter of his new book, And the Darkness Rained upon Them, and the next he was dead. A tragic loss, his mind echoed numbly as he slipped away.” MindBookMomentsNextLossDarknessStudyTwentiesSevenFinalsSentencesShockTragicChaptersFifthNew BooksSudden DeathTragic Loss Book:Skulduggery Pleasant - Source: Skulduggery Pleasant -
“Liberty and equality, spontaneity and security, happiness and knowledge, mercy and justice - all these are ultimate human values, sought for themselves alone; yet when they are incompatible, they cannot all be attained, choices must be made, sometimes tragic losses accepted in the pursuit of some preferred ultimate end.” HumansMadeEndsSometimesValuesChoicesJusticeLossLibertySecurityMercyUltimateLibertarianAcceptedPursuitTragicSpontaneityHuman ValuesLiberty And EqualityTragic Loss Book:The Power of Ideas Source: The Power of Ideas