how poor and disheartening a thing is experience compared…

Of all the bewildering things about a new country, the absence of human landmarks is one of the most depressing and disheartening.

— Willa Cather

I love the art form, but working in film can be a disheartening experience.

— Madonna Ciccone

“There’s little in life that’s so disheartening as constant cold.”

— Stephen King

“I can’t think of anything more disheartening than living a life without a clear purpose.”

— Daniel Willey

If there is any one thing that will bring peace and contentment into the human heart, and into the family, it is to live…

— Heber J. Grant

So I'll be honest, after the whole Rusev Day thing ended with more of a whimper than a bang, it was a little disheartening.

— Aiden English

The most disheartening tendency common among readers is to tear out one sentence from a work, as a criterion of the writer's ideas or…

— Emma Goldman

“Don’t tell me you’re one of those people who becomes their disease. I know so many people like that. It’s disheartening.”

— John Green

I went to a private school, and I struggled academically. It was really disheartening to always be considered bad at that.

— Gia Coppola

I think any filmmaker will tell you when they wandered from theater to theater to watch their prints, it was disheartening to see the…

— Oliver Stone

Among the most disheartening and dangerous of . . . advisors, you will often find those closest to you, your dearest friends, members of…

— Minnie Maddern Fiske

My mother told me that everything in life happened for a purpose. She said all things were part of God's plan, even the most…

— Ronald Reagan

I'll be honest, watching the music industry collapse has been demoralizing and disheartening at times.

— Trent Reznor

“But for fear of disheartening them, we also spoke to them of disappointments and the bitter taste that rest has after a useless action.…

— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

As the reflections of our pride upon our defects are bitter, disheartening, and vexatious, so the return of the soul towards God is peaceful…

— Francois Fenelon