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The master class has always declared the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles. The master class had all to gain and nothing to lose, while the subject class has had nothing to gain and all to lose - especially their lives.
Sep 18, 2025
I have nothing to lose, but something to gain.
The ragamuffin gospel says we can't lose, because we have nothing to lose.
We have nothing to lose, nothing to gain, nothing we desired anymore- except to make our lives into a work of art.
For courage, there must be something at stake. I come here with nothing to lose.
That's the good part of dying; when you've nothing to lose, you run any risk you want.
You can't think of risks. I have nothing to lose. You either make something that you like, or you don't, and you throw it to the universe.
We've got a lot to gain and nothing to lose.
There the poor have another advantage ... for they may defy not only death, but every loss by sea or land, for they have nothing to lose.
The greatest enemy is one that has nothing to lose.
Meager as it is. Nothing to lose as I have. Nothing is something somehow.
Were still gonna do those things not because weve got nothing to lose.. were still gonna do them because.. WERE RICH BIATCH!!
It's tricky. I've never been standing at the top of the tree with tons of money thrown at me. I've never really had a profile. So in a way I have this 'nothing to lose' attitude.
Too many people who don't have anyone they care about. Who think if they don't love anyone else then they're free to do whatever they want. They think they have nothing to lose, and that makes them stronger. If you have nothing to lose, there's nothing you really want, either. You're full of confidence, and look down on people who lose things, who want things, who are happy, or sad sometimes. But that's not the way things are. And it's just not right.
It's the rich you can terrorize. The poor have nothing to lose.
I have nothing to lose and think that it's a positive thing that I am young and playing on a good level.
Humor is such a strong weapon, such a strong answer. Women have to make jokes about themselves, laugh about themselves, because they have nothing to lose.
I'm now so keenly aware that I have everything to prove and nothing to lose.
Beware the short terminal guy with nothing to lose.
I like old men. They can be wonderful bastards because they have nothing to lose. The only people who can be themselves are babies and old bastards.
Everything to lose, nothing to lose, someone's taken it, or you've lost it.
Somewhere after you have few successful films, there is a fear of losing what you have got. It is very easy in the beginning, as you are a risk taker, have nothing to lose, and there is no perception about you.
It may be that the life I desire for her no longer even exists, yet I know what she does not. That there is nothing to lose.
Do something that scares you every day. You have nothing to lose but fear itself.
He who has nothing—it has been said many times—has nothing to lose but his chains.
When you have nothing to lose, the sky's the limit.
Beyond the belief that something can be lost, there is nothing to lose.
Violence is good for those who have nothing to lose.
You have nothing to lose. You had nothing to begin with.
Always leave a way out, unless you really want to find out how hard a man can fight when he’s nothing to lose.
You have everything to gain and nothing to lose by trying.
It is difficult to wrap your mind around this intellectually and until you've had the experience, it can be difficult to understand. I tell people to give it a shot; you have nothing to lose.
Success is achieved and maintained by those who try, and keep trying, for there is nothing to lose by trying and a great deal to gain if successful. By all means TRY! Do it NOW!!!
I've never come into anything successful before. I've always been hired by horrible radio stations with horrendous reputations and nothing to lose.
It's a completely different situation right now because last year it was the time that nobody expected anything from me anything -- I had nothing to lose, basically I was starting from zero. And now I'm back in Top 5. And for me it's a different stage.
We understand that as public figures, we are a target for people who have nothing to lose in their quest for fame and easy money, ... preposterous, slanderous and defamatory lies.
Those who have much to hope and nothing to lose will always be dangerous.
Being sixty-five ... became a crossroads. We said, we have nothing to lose, so we can raise hell.
When one has nothing to lose, one becomes courageous. We are timid only when there is something we can still cling to.
If there is something to gain and nothing to lose by asking, by all means ask!
Life begins at the end of your comfort zone. You won't find glory at the center of safety, but at its edge. You won't find love at a place where you are covered, but in the space where you are exposed. You gotta take some risks. You have to not only pick up the dice, but roll'em. So go ahead, take the gamble. You have nothing to lose except the chance to win. Life is not long enough to spend it on the sidelines.
The difference between a non-suicide and an ex-suicide leaving the house for work, at eight o'clock on an ordinary morning: The non-suicide is a little traveling suck of care, sucking care with him from the past and being sucked toward care in the future. His breath is high in his chest. The ex-suicide opens his front door, sits down on the steps, and laughs. Since he has the option of being dead, he has nothing to lose by being alive. It is good to be alive. He goes to work because he doesn't have to.
I have nothing to lose. My personal casualty means nothing.
You see, all that I ever held dear has been taken from me," she said in a matter-of-fact tone. "And when you've lost everything-" Her facade began to crumble, and her voice broke, but she made herself carry on. "When you've lost everything, you've got nothing to lose.
Still, being fragile creatures, humans always try to hide from themselves the certainty that they will die. They do not see that it is death itself that motivates them to do the best things in their lives. They are afraid to step into the dark, afraid of the unknown, and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore the fact that their days are numbered. They do not see that with an awareness of death, they would be able to be even more daring, to go much further in their daily conquests, because then they would have nothing to lose- for death itself is inevitable.
It is easier for one to take risks and to chase his dreams with a mindset that he has nothing to lose. In this lies the immense passion, the great advantage of avoiding a materialistic, pleasure-filled way of life.
I would have gone to law school, or gotten a psychology degree. I wasn't interested in sleeping on a futon forever. And what happened is I walked into auditions, and I had nothing to lose, because I had a backup plan.
You have nothing to lose. All that you can lose is your tension and your worry, your little-mindedness, fear, and anxiety. And fear and anxiety, tension and worry in the small, little mind will keep the mind from being free, will keep the mind from experiencing its infinite potential, will keep the mind from becoming more powerful on this planet.
I still think about the time when I was fighting for my first real big fight against [Marco Antonio] Barrera back in 2002. I know he can come in thinking that he has nothing to lose, and that's why I have to be aware of that.Always be prepared.
I became bold because I had absolutely nothing to lose: neither honors, nor earnings, nor friends. I had to find myself anew and rely only on myself, because I could rely on no one else. My form is my solitude.