tragedy in the theater opens our eyes so that we can discover and appreciate the heroic in reality. — Jose Ortega y Gasset Copy Share Image
The tragedy of human history is decreasing happiness in the midst of increasing comforts. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“His eyes were closing again, all of their own accord, so that he lay in red, pain-filled darkness. It occured to him… — Herbie Brennan Copy Share Image
The problem is that I work in more than one genre. It's impossible for me to aim for a single one because,… — Pedro Almodovar Copy Share Image
A lot of "successful" people are tragedies, because what they've accomplished aren't the things they wanted. Intentionally create the question "how" instead… — Rory Vaden Copy Share Image
Tragedy isn't an easy thing to kill. It takes more than a turtle. Tragedy must be destroyed by someone willing to be… — N.D. Wilson Copy Share Image
“Each new morn New widows howl, new orphans cry, new sorrows Strike heaven on the face, that it resounds As if it… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
The greatest tragedy in life is to spend your whole life fishing only to discover it was never fish that you were… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Effort without talent is a depressing situation... but talent without effort is a tragedy. — Mike Ditka Copy Share Image
The Lusitania is a monument to this optimism, to the hubris of the era. I love that, because where there is hubris,… — Erik Larson Copy Share Image
Having studied biology really helped me a lot because I quickly understand how biological systems work, and how they fail, and the… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
Very early in my life I took the question of the relation of art to truth seriously: even now I stand in… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
On Thanksgiving I will stop to give thanks that my family is safe and healthy, especially because I realize that, following the… — Bobby Jindal Copy Share Image
“The tragedy of being; we believe all things but doubt the truth.” — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
Losing hope means ceasing to love my son and my girlfriend and many friends and people around the world. We in Iraq… — Hassan Blasim Copy Share Image
Comedy, I imagine, is harder to do consistently than tragedy, but I like it spiced in the wine of sadness. — Bernard Malamud Copy Share Image
While we have the gift of life, it seems to me the only tragedy is to allow part of us to die… — Gilda Radner Copy Share Image
I refuse to finance the mass murder of innocent civilians...What is one more life thrown away in this sad and useless national… — Malachi Ritscher Copy Share Image
To me, the tragedy about this whole image-obsessed society is that young girls get so caught up in just achieving that they… — America Ferrera Copy Share Image
Only when we fix our gaze on the heavenly things do we begin to understand the eternities. Only with the help of… — Carlos H. Amado Copy Share Image
“Life is a mystical and tragic thing. It is a journey often full of fear, when it ought to be full of… — L.K. Hill Copy Share Image
I used to think that the Civil War was our country's greatest tragedy, but I do remember that there were some redeeming… — Sam Ervin Copy Share Image
Roy Orbison was one of the genuinely nicest persons I've ever known. With one of the most beautiful voices in the history… — Kris Kristofferson Copy Share Image
According to how gifted we are, we are all given a large or small key to this treasury of wonders. I have… — Rosemary Wells Copy Share Image
