A Quote by Mitch Albom

We all yearn for what we have lost. But sometimes, we forget what we have. — © Mitch Albom
We all yearn for what we have lost. But sometimes, we forget what we have.

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Sometimes I forget to say 'cut' because I am so lost in the performance.
The best antidote I have found is to yearn for something. As long as you yearn, you can't congeal: There is a forward motion to yearning.
This pain in your heart was created to make you yearn less for this life. And to yearn more for jennah. Allahu akbar
In childhood, we yearn to be grown-ups. In old age, we yearn to be kids. It just seems that all would be wonderful if we didn't have to celebrate our birthdays in chronological order.
We all get lost once in a while, sometimes by choice, sometimes due to forces beyond our control. When we learn what it is our soul needs to learn, the path presents itself. Sometimes we see the way out but wander further and deeper despite ourselves; the fear, the anger or the sadness preventing us returning. Sometimes we prefer to be lost and wandering, sometimes it's easier. Sometimes we find our own way out. But regardless, always, we are found.
I'm like a caged animal sometimes. Let me yearn to breathe free.
There are moments in life, and they happen so infrequently that they tend to really stand out, when life hands you the gift of perspective. Sometimes, we forget to show our appreciation. Sometimes, we get our priorities mixed up. And, sometimes, we forget how far we’ve come. But life always has a way of nudging you to remind you about these important things.
They knew now that if there is one thing one can always yearn for, and sometimes attain, it is human love.
After four years at the United Nations I sometimes yearn for the peace and tranquility of a political convention.
If we forget who we lost, then we forget who we once were, and if we forget who we once were, we lose sight of who we are now.
I don't think all people yearn for freedom, actually. I think they yearn for stability.
To be honest, I tend to romanticize the past, and though I appreciate all the conveniences of modern life, sometimes I yearn for simpler times.
When money is lost, a little is lost. When time is lost, much more is lost. When health is lost, practically everything is lost. And when creative spirit is lost, there is nothing left.
Sometimes I forget how much people look at you as their hero. I forget that.
What interests me is whatever it is that allows the heart to continue to yearn for something the intelligence knows is impossible to have: a lost love, a shelter from life's blows, the return of a time past, even a connection to the dead.
I never had one of those glorious young bodies that make older men and women weep. So I don't tend to look back with nostalgia or yearn for what I've lost. Because it was never all that.
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