“The habit of misery had twisted these people, driving them to this paranoia. What had been diligence turned to desperation.” — Duong Thu Huong Copy Share Image
“I’d understood his need for this act – I’d been in the same position myself the first time my men had made… — Sloane Kennedy Copy Share Image
The people at the record company had asked me if I could write a song about my life, my relationship with God,… — Billy Ray Cyrus Copy Share Image
Desperation, weakness, vulnerability - these things will always be exploited. You need to protect the weak, ring-fence them, with something far stronger… — Zadie Smith Copy Share Image
Unto him who is able to keep us from falling, and lift us from the dark to the bright mountain of hope,… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Many of us have felt that sense of desperation - of urgency - when we learn that we or someone we love… — Ron Johnson Copy Share Image
“I did the only thing I knew how to do: I built my own walls of silence to disguise my desperation and… — Sharon E. Rainey Copy Share Image
But I'm not here just to make records and money. I'm here to say something and to touch other people, sometimes in… — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
The United States has more people living in poverty than at almost any time in the modern history of our country. I… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Each reaching and aspiration is an instinct with which all nature consists and cöoperates, and therefore it is not in vain. But… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
“Tina dropped her eyes. She hated this feeling. She wished she could tell the woman that her life hadn’t always been governed… — Nicole Trope Copy Share Image
I got tired and embarrassed by the constant poverty of those years. I told Doug [ Brinkley] this is really going to… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
Desperation precludes reflection. That is one of the reasons why smart people can get involved in very obviously unworkable relationships. Like addiction,… — Melissa Febos Copy Share Image
I've heard people say that God is the gift of desperation, and there's a lot to be said for having really reached… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I think it’s me. I think I must be doing something wrong, giving out subliminal messages so they can smell the… — Jane Green Copy Share Image
There is also this great sense of triumphalism, that just as we defeated the Soviet Union, we can do this. And out… — Edward Said Copy Share Image
So, how to stay inside the world of entertainment without actually getting another job? I felt the only logical answer was to… — Lee Child Copy Share Image
Extremism can flourish only in an environment where basic governmental social responsibility for the welfare of the people is neglected. Political dictatorship… — Benazir Bhutto Copy Share Image
'Beyond Glory' is responsible for this wave that I've been fortunate enough to ride for the last few years. And that I… — Stephen Lang Copy Share Image
Even in the inevitable moments when all seems hopeless, men know that without hope they cannot really live, and in agonizing desperation… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The vast majority of the people who populate our planet live lives of quiet desperation that are all too often quite harsh… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Patience is not just the avoidance of desperation, but the courage to wait for the best in the midst of serious desperations. — Terry Mark Copy Share Image
When people consume, they want more. Then they choose the best, and you suddenly get innovation coming in. Now combine that with… — Anand Mahindra Copy Share Image
Terrorism is a state of mind that on the one hand has to do with ignorance and, on the other hand, can… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Salvation now consists of a deep wrestling in our souls with the sinfulness of our hearts, the depth of our depravity, and… — David Platt Copy Share Image
I felt a constant, low-flying desperation, the kind you feel when you are trying, trying, trying to get something you will never,… — Deb Caletti Copy Share Image
I have ne'er been in a chamber with a lawyer when I did not wish either to scream with desperation or else… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
What we [writers] do might be done in solitude and with great desperation, but it tends to produce exactly the opposite. It… — Junot Diaz Copy Share Image
Be moral. Be brave. Be a heart-whole man, strictly moral, brave unto desperation. Don't bother your head with religious theories. Cowards only… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
“Maybe it is desperation," I say. "Maybe we can't let things fall apart without trying. We can't let go of the people… — Lauren DeStefano Copy Share Image
“Desperate and dammed persons share an affinity for flirting with danger; an infectious case of erotic morbidity fetters them to self-destruction.” — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“My stomach lurched. I glanced with desperation at Jennifer, but she couldn’t help me. She’d already passed out. Great. She left me… — Joanna Mazurkiewicz Copy Share Image
As in all matters involving love, which has so many different meanings, you find that the feeling that we label 'love' is… — Helen Garner Copy Share Image
Don't do this to us." He warned, his voice hoarse with angry desperation as he realize he was losing her. "You're letting… — Judith McNaught Copy Share Image
I want to know why I read as a child with such a frantic appetite, why I sucked the words off the… — Francis Spufford Copy Share Image
Let me do my work each day, and if the darkened hours of despair overcome me, may I not forget the strength… — Max Ehrmann Copy Share Image
“When there is silence, Give your voice. When there is darkness, Shine your light. When there is desperation, Offer hope.” — Tim Fargo Copy Share Image
“I know I shouldn't be doing this. I know I'm poking a wound, not healing it. I know there's no way to… — David Levithan Copy Share Image
I just want someone to come up to me and kiss me and tell me that they're in love with me. I… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Gazing at the typewriter in moments of desperation I console myself with three thoughts. Alcohol at six, dinner at eight, and to… — Gyles Brandreth Copy Share Image
![“I got tired and embarrassed by the constant poverty of those years. I told Doug [ Brinkley] this is really going to be a horrible downer of a book [The Proud Highway] if all it's going to be is about being broke. I didn't like being reminded of desperation at all times.” quote by Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/b16/hunter-s-thompson-278_all-time_i-got-tired-and-embarrassed-by-the-const_463350.jpg)
![“What we [writers] do might be done in solitude and with great desperation, but it tends to produce exactly the opposite. It tends to produce community and in many people hope and joy.” quote by Junot Diaz](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/a52/junot-diaz-531_community_what-we-writers-do-might-be-done-in-soli_3082576.jpg)
