I do not believe that true optimism can come about except through tragedy. — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
One of the outstanding tragedies of this age of struggle and money-madness is the fact that so few people are engaged in… — Napoleon Hill Copy Share Image
Tragedy and comedy are simply questions of value; a little misfit in life makes us laugh; a great one is tragedy and… — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
“There are no tragedies in life, only violent coup d’etats on the state of irrational optimism” — Dean Cavanagh Copy Share Image
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“After a brief moment of splendour, the whole enterprise too a sad turn.” — Bruno Schulz Copy Share Image
Today's tragedy in Paris reminds us very viscerally that it's a right that some people are inexplicably forced to die for. So… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
An actor must communicate his author's given message--comedy, tragedy, serio- comedy; then comes his unique moment, as he is confronted by the… — Eleanor Robson Belmont Copy Share Image
Sometimes you have this tragedy which turns into an incredible opportunity. — Eli Roth Copy Share Image
Marriage -- yes, it is the supreme felicity of life. I concede it. And it is also the supreme tragedy of life.… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
I kept imagining these people, just living their daily lives, and then having them suddenly ended in unjust tragedy. When we watch… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
“If your life is like a tragedy it is because you have been neglecting something — most likely yourself.” — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
“Through forgiveness you can be free of the tragedies and pain in other people's failures.” — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
“Some are born rich While others poor; Some are born free While others captives; Some are born blessed While others deprived; Some… — Emmanuel Aghado Copy Share Image
It got to the point the last time, at Texas, where every loss was a tragedy and every win was exhaling. — Mack Brown Copy Share Image
It is one of history's great tragedies that American conservatism, born in part in resistance to Soviet torture, should end by endorsing… — Andrew Sullivan Copy Share Image
I have accumulated a wealth of knowledge in innumerable spheres and enjoyed it as an always ready instrument for exercising the mind… — Richard Goldschmidt Copy Share Image
People are drawn deeper into tragedy not by their defects but by their virtues. — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
The world is a mess. It seems that life gets harder on a personal level each and every day. Hug and kiss… — Kevin Nash Copy Share Image
We are too near the scene of tragedy to realize that this canker or untouchability has traveled far beyond its prescribed limits… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Arrogance is a way for a person to cover up shame. After years of arrogance, the arrogant person is so out of… — John Bradshaw Copy Share Image
“He hadn't known her, didn't know her, of course. There wasn't the time.” — Alexander Freed Copy Share Image
“Shut up and do not think. All the theorists agree: shut up and keep the words from being said. And all of… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
