I need to be alone. I need to ponder my shame and my despair in seclusion; I need the sunshine and the… — Henry Miller Copy Share Image
The turn from this end [despair] to a new beginning came from three things. A blooming cherry tree, the unexpected kindness of… — Jürgen Moltmann Copy Share Image
I do believe that most men live lives of quiet desperation. For despair, optimism is the only practical solution. Hope is practical.… — Harry Nilsson Copy Share Image
When despair for the world grows in me... I come into the presence of still water. And I feel above me the… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
Christianity has a hunter's instinct for finding out all those who by one means or another may be driven to despair -although… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
Like Magellan, let us find our islands To die in, far from home, from anywhere Familiar. Let us risk the wildest places,… — Mary Oliver Copy Share Image
Tears, idle tears, I know not what they mean, Tears from the depth of some divine despair Rise in the heart, and… — Alfred Tennyson Copy Share Image
“We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Any of us who work on the task of solving the climate crisis have at times an internal struggle between hope and… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
Hope, and fear. Twin forces that tugged at us first in one direction and then in another, and which was the stronger… — Kamala Markandaya Copy Share Image
You will often be in despair. You will sometimes think it's the worst decision in your life. That's fine. That's not a… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
We can surely no longer pretend that our children are growing up into a peaceful, secure, and civilized world. We've come to… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
“We have reached a stage in evolution which is not the final stage. We must pass through it quickly, for if we… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Because I wake up late, my day is often short. I'm much more active in the evenings, during which I alternately read,… — Cate Marvin Copy Share Image
St. Andrews provided a gentle forgetfulness over the preceding painful years of my life. It remains a haunting and lovely time to… — Kay Redfield Jamison Copy Share Image
Can it be that I have overlooked something, that there is something which I have failed to understand? Is it not possible… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
Since when do we even play games?” “Since when don’t we play games? Games of life, games of death. Games of love,… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
My generation, faced as it grew with a choice between religious belief and existential despair, chose marijuana. Now we are in our… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
People are really suffering these days. There's a lot of corporate triumph and a lot of personal despair as they wonder what… — Laurie Anderson Copy Share Image
“We do not want to comprehend that people may and do die of emotional pain, or to recognize the terror in ourselves… — Jill Bialosky Copy Share Image
Be calm and strong and patient. Meet failure and disappointment with courage. Rise superior to the trials of life, and never give… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Anyone who cannot come to terms with his life while he is alive needs one hand to ward off a little his… — Franz Kafka Copy Share Image
When we contemplate the heroes of Christianity, and compare our feeble efforts with their astonishing performance and self devotion, we should fall… — John Strachan Copy Share Image
“Despair filled his skull even more tightly than his own brain. All around him cars filled with normal people perfectly unaware of… — Scott Sigler Copy Share Image
I learned about the strength you can get from a close family life. I learned to keep going, even in bad times.… — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
We are not, however, a species that can choose the baggage with which we must travel. In spite of our best intentions,… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
Don't worry too much about how spiritually poor you are. God sees that, but for you it is expected to trust in… — Seraphim Rose Copy Share Image
“despair threatens to overwhelm me.i have no life. my friends only tolerate me, they don't really like me. i'm just useful to… — joanna kendrick Copy Share Image
On this day, countless lifes were born. And just as many lifes will fade away. It will be the same tomorrow, and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Depression is the flaw in love. To be creatures who love, we must be creatures who can despair at what we lose,… — Andrew Solomon Copy Share Image
I despair about the lack of proper respect shown for the piano. If you want it to sound like a traffic jam,… — Oscar Peterson Copy Share Image
It is necessary to understand that Black Power is a cry of disappointment. The Black Power slogan did not spring full grown… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
And the wind will whip your tousled hair, The sun, the rain, the sweet despair, Great tales of love and strife. And… — Harry Chapin Copy Share Image
“People seem to believe that despair is the same as anguish, but it is not. It's true that despair is surrounded by… — Elizabeth Kostova Copy Share Image
When Reason Breaks is infused with a rare blend of suspense and sensitivity, despair and hope. The poetic spirit of Emily Dickinson… — Margarita Engle Copy Share Image
Sin is, somehow, at the root of all human misery. Sin is what keeps us from God and from life. It is… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Do parents sit down and tell their kids everything? I don't know. I don't know. I've convinced myself - I hope I'm… — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
I know not how to defeat others, I only know how to win over myself. The real and most dangerous opponents we… — Chris Bradford Copy Share Image
If we neglect or abandon those who are suffering in poverty ... not only are we depriving ourselves of potential opportunities for… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image