SISTER JOSEPHA MONTEFIORE, Revelations (2005)
The test of a true hero is to struggle with feelings of loss and to overcome them, not to avoid them.
JOR-EL, Smallville, "Savior" (2009)
Every life comes to an end when time demands it. Loss of life is to be mourned, but only if the life was wasted.
MR. SPOCK, Star Trek, "Yesteryear" (1973)
Maybe if we felt any loss as keenly as we felt the death of one close to us, human history would be a lot less bloody.
COMMANDER WILLIAM T. RIKER, Star Trek: The Next Generation, "The Bonding" (1989)
All greatness comes from loss.
OLD PTOLEMY, Alexander (2004)
The fear of loss is a path to the dark side.
YODA, Star Wars: Episode III-Revenge of the Sith (2005)
For everything you gain, you lose something else.
NARRATOR, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, "Grievous Intrigue" (2010)
You can focus on what is lost, or you can fight for what is left.
BLAIR WILLIAMS, Terminator Salvation (2009)
It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything.
TYLER DURDEN, Fight Club (1999)
Sudden loss causes us to look backward, but it also forces us to look forward. To reflect in the present and the future, on the manner in which we live our lives and nurture our relationships with those who are still with us.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, Tucson Memorial Service (2011)
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