#absence

The absence of political personalities in the government will help rather than hinder a solid base of support for the government in parliament and in the political parties because it will remove one ground for disagreement. ↗

— Mario Monti

#base #because #disagreement #government #ground

For the signifier is a unit in its very uniqueness, being by nature symbol only of an absence. ↗

— Jacques Lacan

#being #nature #only #symbol #uniqueness

Wilderness is not defined by the absence of certain activities, but rather by the presence of certain unique and invaluable characteristics. ↗

— Nick Rahall

#activities #certain #characteristics #defined #invaluable

A month after the scandal broke, I tried to go back to work at the pharmaceutical company after a leave of absence. But because of all the publicity and resulting pressure and stress, I finally resigned. ↗

— Donna Rice

#after #back #because #broke #company

For peace is not mere absence of war, but is a virtue that springs from, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice. ↗

— Baruch Spinoza

#benevolence #confidence #disposition #justice #mere

Peace is not the absence of war, but a virtue based on strength of character. ↗

— Baruch Spinoza

#based #character #peace #strength #virtue

We want to see Israel withdraw from our territory. But we don't want to be accountable vis-a-vis Israel on the security basis, because we don't see, in the absence of a peace agreement, that Lebanon can really be accountable to Israel if anything happens. ↗

— Rafik Hariri

#accountable #agreement #anything #basis #because

If Bill Finger created Batman, where is Bill Finger's byline on my strip? It is conspicuous by its absence. ↗

— Bob Kane

#batman #bill #conspicuous #created #finger

The job is to ask questions-it always was-and to ask them as inexorably as I can. And to face the absence of precise answers with a certain humility. ↗

— Arthur Miller

#always #answers #ask #certain #face

The heart may think it knows better: the senses know that absence blots people out. We really have no absent friends. ↗

— Elizabeth Bowen

#absent #better #blots #friends #heart