--- title: "10 Tragedy Occurs Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 10 Tragedy Occurs quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Tragedy Occurs sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62e/james-lee-burke-2289_forget_if-there-is-any-human-tragedy-there-is-o_213600.png" --- > [If there is any human tragedy, there is only one, and it occurs when we forget who we are and remain silent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lee-burke/if-there-is-any-human-tragedy-there-is-only-one-and-it-occurs-when-we/) [James Lee Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lee-burke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62e/james-lee-burke-2289_forget_if-there-is-any-human-tragedy-there-is-o_213600.png) > [“Tragedy occurs whenever awareness exceeds power; and particularly where awareness of a major need exceeds the power to satisfy it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-jaspers/tragedy-occurs-whenever-awareness-exceeds-power-and-particularly/) [Karl Jaspers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-jaspers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f2/karl-jaspers-11518_awareness_tragedy-occurs-whenever-awareness-exceed_683108.jpg) > [Tragedy occurs when a human soul awakes and seeks, in suffering and pain, to free itself from crime, violence, infamy, even at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whittaker-chambers/tragedy-occurs-when-a-human-soul-awakes-and-seeks-in-suffering-and/) [Whittaker Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whittaker-chambers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5db/whittaker-chambers-13841_cost_tragedy-occurs-when-a-human-soul-awakes_3084477.png) > [“A life lived in an academic environment protected from the real tragedy that occurs on the world stage.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-taylor/a-life-lived-in-an-academic-environment-protected-from-the-real/) [Brad Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/639/brad-taylor-59773_environment_a-life-lived-in-an-academic-environment_2024362.jpg) > [In this part of the world, due to our historical experiences with the Soviet Union and later with Russia, we are used…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrzej-duda/in-this-part-of-the-world-due-to-our-historical-experiences-with-the/) [Andrzej Duda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrzej-duda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/412/andrzej-duda-9432_blame_in-this-part-of-the-world-due-to-our-his_1081757.jpg) > [I think when tragedy occurs, it presents a choice. You can give in to the void: the emptiness that fills your heart,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/i-think-when-tragedy-occurs-it-presents-a-choice-you-can-give-in-to/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02a/sheryl-sandberg-439_emptiness_i-think-when-tragedy-occurs-it-presents_1786510.png) > [Crime, violence, infamy are not tragedy. Tragedy occurs when a human soul awakes and seeks, in suffering and pain, to free itself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whittaker-chambers/crime-violence-infamy-are-not-tragedy-tragedy-occurs-when-a-human/) [Whittaker Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whittaker-chambers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32a/whittaker-chambers-13841_cost_crime-violence-infamy-are-not-tragedy-tr_1186285.jpg) > [Tragedy occurs when people don't want to give up their leisure, yet they want to be rich. Students don't want to study…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-mark/tragedy-occurs-when-people-don-t-want-to-give-up-their-leisure-yet/) [Terry Mark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-mark/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/656/terry-mark-87_compromise_tragedy-occurs-when-people-don-t-want-to_491997.jpg) > [I just think what we ought to do is we ought to stop seizing one moments of tragedy. We ought to assure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-pence/i-just-think-what-we-ought-to-do-is-we-ought-to-stop-seizing-one/) [Mike Pence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-pence/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e8/mike-pence-577_accusation_i-just-think-what-we-ought-to-do-is-we-o_2166319.png) > [I think when tragedy occurs, it presents a choice. You can give in to the void, the emptiness that fills your heart,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/i-think-when-tragedy-occurs-it-presents-a-choice-you-can-give-in-to-2/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a1/sheryl-sandberg-439_ability_i-think-when-tragedy-occurs-it-presents_2797263.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/tragedy-occurs/#itemlist", "name": "Tragedy Occurs Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If there is any human tragedy, there is only one, and it occurs when we forget who we are and remain silent while a stranger takes up residence inside our skin.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "James Lee Burke" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lee-burke/if-there-is-any-human-tragedy-there-is-only-one-and-it-occurs-when-we/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62e/james-lee-burke-2289_forget_if-there-is-any-human-tragedy-there-is-o_213600.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62e/james-lee-burke-2289_forget_if-there-is-any-human-tragedy-there-is-o_213600.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62e/james-lee-burke-2289_forget_if-there-is-any-human-tragedy-there-is-o_213600.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If there is any human tragedy, there is only one, and it occurs when we forget who we are and remain silent…” — James Lee Burke", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Tragedy occurs whenever awareness exceeds power; and particularly where awareness of a major need exceeds the power to satisfy it.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Karl Jaspers" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-jaspers/tragedy-occurs-whenever-awareness-exceeds-power-and-particularly/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f2/karl-jaspers-11518_awareness_tragedy-occurs-whenever-awareness-exceed_683108.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f2/karl-jaspers-11518_awareness_tragedy-occurs-whenever-awareness-exceed_683108.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f2/karl-jaspers-11518_awareness_tragedy-occurs-whenever-awareness-exceed_683108.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Tragedy occurs whenever awareness exceeds power; and particularly where awareness of a major need exceeds…” — Karl Jaspers", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Tragedy occurs when a human soul awakes and seeks, in suffering and pain, to free itself from crime, violence, infamy, even at the cost of life. 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