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• Your Letters concerning Miss N. have given me as much Concern as they ought-not knowing the Character nor what to advise, but feeling all a Fathers Tenderness, longing to be at home that I might enquire and consider and take the Care I ought.

  John Adams

  Family, Father, Home

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• Life provides losses and heartbreak for all of us-but the greatest tragedy is to have the experience and miss the meaning.

  Robin Roberts

  Loss, Tragedy

  Robin Roberts, Veronica Chambers (2014). “Everybody's Got Something”, p.101, Hachette UK

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• He that would seriously set upon the search of truth, ought in the first place to prepare his mind with a love of it. For he that loves it not, will not take much pains to get it; nor be much concerned when he misses it.

  John Locke

  Pain, Mind, Firsts

  John Locke (1836). “An Essay Concerning Human Understanding”, p.532

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• I don't care how many friends you have on Facebook or how many followers you have on Twitter. Those are not actual friends or truly followers. I care about how many people will miss you if you're not back here again tomorrow.

  Seth

  Life, Motivational, Work

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• Some things you don't need until they leave you, they're the things that you miss.

  Rob Thomas

  Needs

  "Song: "Bright Lights" ("More Than You Think You Are")". 2002.

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• Yesterday I parked my car in a tow-away zone...when I came back the entire area was missing.

  Steven Wright

  Funny, Humor, Yesterday

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• O fie, miss, you must not kiss and tell.

  William Congreve

  Kissing

  Love for Love act 2, sc. 10 (1695)

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• Life is a goddam mess...but you wouldn't want to miss it!

  Joseph Mitchell

  Want, Life Is, Mess

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• I guess it is the sense of personal satisfaction that racing gives you that I am probably going to miss, because in racing you get that feedback very quickly

  Bobby Rahal

  Missing You, Sports, Giving

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• There's no director who wants to portray cheese puffs with a certain color that's going to make or break the commercial, in his opinion. We don't have to do that, so I don't miss it at all, really.

  Jamie Hyneman

  Color, Directors, Make Or Break

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• If doing a good act in public will excite others to do more good, then 'Let your light shine to all.' Miss no opportunity to do good.

  John Wesley

  Opportunity, Light, Shining

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• Draw your line in the sand. Make your decision now and start taking action to really live your dream. By not taking bold steps to live your dream, not only are you missing out on fully living, but the world is missing out on the greatness you have to offer. Be bold!

  Les Brown

  Dream, Greatness, Decision

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• If I wake up in the morning and I don't want to get you a coffee or if I don't see you for a week and I don't want to go figure out something to FedEx you, then we've got a problem. You can fake the words I miss you, but you can't fake getting someone a book.

  John Mayer

  Morning, Coffee, Book

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• Boston is a very proud franchise. The NBA misses them when they are not in the mix. They, along with teams like the Knicks and 76ers are a big part of the heart, soul and history of the league.

  Doug Collins

  Team, Heart, Boston

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• His friends he loved. His direst earthly foe - Cats-I believe he did but feign to hate. My hand will miss the insinuated nose, Mine eyes the tail that wagged contempt at Fate.

  William Watson

  Dog, Hate, Believe

  William Watson, “Epigrams”

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• I don't do sketch anymore and sometimes I miss it. But I think what I really miss is that time in my life, it was kind of like college. No kids, no real responsibilities, just comedy, food and late nights.

  Alex Borstein

  Real, Kids, Responsibility

  Reddit AMA, www.reddit.com. December 27, 2013.

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• If I'm not at my desk by 4 AM, I feel like I'm missing my most productive hours. In addition to starting early, I keep an antique hour glass on my desk and every hour break briefly to do pushups, sit-ups, and some quick stretches. I find this helps keep the blood (and ideas) flowing.

  Dan Brown

  Glasses, Blood, Ideas

  "Dan Brown: Veni vidi da Vinci". www.theguardian.com. December 12, 2004.

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• I was thinking that women should put pictures of missing husbands on beer cans.

  Steven Wright

  Funny, Husband, Humor

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• I am sober, grounded, focused, I'm writing again, I like where I am. I'm real positive and I got this great family that came along with my wife - I'm happily married and she's a great part of me that was missing - and I feel real good.

  Joe Walsh

  Real, Writing, Wife

  Source: thequietus.com

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• I do miss the idea of the crew getting together to watch dailies after work. I will usually get selected dailies printed on film especially for the early part of a shoot as HD dailies really don't tell me much photographically.

  Roger Deakins

  Ideas, Together, Watches

  Source: www.movieweb.com

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• It's an unknown quantity. It's actually almost a cliché to say it, how hard comedy is. What's that famous quote? "Dying is easy, comedy's hard." I think the broader it gets, if you miss by a millimetre, you've missed completely. It's a very hard thing to do.

  Colin Firth

  Thinking, Dying, Comedy

  "St Trinian's - Colin Firth interview". www.indielondon.co.uk.

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• Sometimes people have a wild past because they have an essentially wild nature, and that's how they plan to go through life. Sometimes such people settle into happy monogamy, and can be content there because they never have to wonder, "What did I miss?"

  Emily Yoffe

  Past, People, Sometimes

  "Outnumbered" by Emily Yoffe, www.slate.com. October 12, 2015.

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• No matter what the level of funding or success may be, there's always money missing, and you still want to have a gorgeous image, an endless cast and a flawless rendering.

  Michel Ocelot

  Want, Flawless, Matter

  Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com

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• The way Hollywood portrays mothers - you're either all good and saint-like, or you're all bad. And I think the real honesty of motherhood is not given a voice in movies. I miss that as an audience member.

  Ellen Barkin

  Inspiring, Mothers Day, Honesty

  "Ellen Barkin Talks “Another Happy Day”: 'I’ve been waiting for a part this good for my entire career.'" by Erica Abeel, www.indiewire.com. November 18, 2011.

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• The hardest thing about moving to California from Connecticut was just missing my family. If I went back, it would be just because I was homesick.

  Kevin Nealon

  Moving, California, Would Be

  Source: www.avclub.com

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