I'm optimistic yet disillusioned, hopeful yet frustrated.

Young people all over the world are very frustrated. They are very disillusioned. Many of them are turning their backs on religion. They are…

— Myles Munroe

As far as viewpoints, I think I'm more well-rounded and definitely more educated, and probably more hopeful than I used to be. I think…

— Eddie Vedder

I'm just disillusioned with the hip-hop sound right now. It's too materialistic. You know, I'm the kind of guy ... I can't do that.…

— Ice T

I have been disillusioned, however, this long, long time in the means used by any but the saints to live in this world God…

— Dorothy Day

I was kind of burned out, a little jaded, and just sort of disillusioned by all the 'Mighty Duck' movies and everything just being…

— Elden Henson

When she was younger, my mother was quite committed to Roman Catholicism. But she got disillusioned with it and moved closer to something like…

— Ralph Fiennes

I went into the business for the money, and the art grew out of it. If people are disillusioned by that remark, I can't…

— Charlie Chaplin

One of the great sadnesses of modern life, because of our disenfranchisement and disillusionment with religion, is that we don't have access to these…

— Russell Brand

So one time for my disillusioned artists, I hear ya Two times for the kid that air-guitars in the mirror Three times for the…

— Danny Denzongpa

Globalization is a reality. And this makes most leaders today realize that populist illusions can't be sustained before they collapse into stagnation and leave…

— Fernando Henrique Cardoso

Psychological factors are vital. We don't learn how to improve our emotional intelligence. Even in ancient cultures, such as the Greeks, cultivation of the…

— Patrick Holford

To be poor, ugly and, moreover, intelligent condemns one in our society to a dark and disillusioned life...to beauty all is forgiven.

— Muriel Barbery

“Personal disillusionment accompanied by self-pity and self-loathing are the Achilles’ heel of modern humankind, representing the weakness of the human spirit.”

— Kilroy J. Oldster

Our modern world of old story is completely failing humanity. This is the reason that increasing numbers of people have become and are becoming…

— Satish Kumar

Much of what I saw in Geneva really disillusioned me about how my government functions and what its impact is in the world. I…

— Edward Snowden