The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that…

We are witnessing the beginning of one of the great tragedies of history. The United States, in a misguided effort to reduce its oil…

— Lester R. Brown

One can relish the varied idiocy of human action during a panic to the full, for, while it is a time of great tragedy,…

— John Kenneth Galbraith

One of the great tragedies of life is that men seldom bridge the gulf between practice and profession, between doing and saying.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

It's a great tragedy when the Bible is interpreted by those who are not in love.

— Bill Johnson

“This is the great tragedy of love—even if you are lucky enough to stumble on it, it never lasts. Every young person believes that…

— Hannah Mary Rothschild

“The great tragedy of our lives seems to be that we are smart enough to ask the questions of meaning but too dumb to…

— Donald Miller

A life that is never willing to change is a great tragedy - a wasted life. Change is a necessary part of a growing…

— Rick Warren

This is one of the great tragedies of the Bush administration. The more successful they’ve been at intercepting and stopping bad guys, the less…

— Newt Gingrich

Socialism has been a great tragedy this century.

— Robert Heilbroner

If you don't win, it's not a great tragedy - the worst that happens is that you lose a game.

— Bobby Fischer

It really seems to me that in the midst of great tragedy, there is always the horrible possibility that something terribly funny will happen.

— Philip K. Dick

Tragedy and comedy are simply questions of value; a little misfit in life makes us laugh; a great one is tragedy and cause for…

— Elbert Hubbard

It is one of history's great tragedies that American conservatism, born in part in resistance to Soviet torture, should end by endorsing it in…

— Andrew Sullivan

It is always a great honour to mention a truth which has not become widespread yet. One of these truths is that man has…

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

The great tragedy of Alzheimer's disease, and the reason why we dread it, is that it leaves us with no defence, not even against…

— P. D. James