Bitter Quotes

1231 Bitter quotes by 852 unique authors

I learned a long time ago, if you want to keep your friends in show business, don't get famous. Because as soon as you get… — Denis Leary
Parents wonder why the streams are bitter, when they themselves have poisoned the fountain. — John Locke
A lot of artists think they want anger. But a real, strong, bitter anger occupies the mind, leaving no room for creativity. — David Lynch
It is a simple but sometimes forgotten truth that the greatest enemy to present joy and high hopes is the cultivation of retrospective bitterness. — Robert Menzies
I have found the best way to avoid ending your life as a bitter wreck is to start out as one. — Steven Morrissey
I wouldn't call it bitter. I think it's just sweet. I've always believed my life seems like it's gotten better and better as each decade… — Greg Norman
I've purged myself of bitterness and anger and remained open to love. — Tatum O'Neal
It's not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or… — Barack Obama
I hate how hard spiritual transformation is and how long it takes. I hate thinking about how many people have gone to church for decades… — John Ortberg
You can live your life angry, bitter, mad at somebody or even guilty, not letting go of your own mistakes, but you won't receive the… — Joel Osteen
Can advertising foist an inferior product on the consumer? Bitter experience has taught me that it cannot. On those rare occasions when I have advertised… — David Ogilvy
From the bitter cold winter at Valley Forge, to the mountains of Afghanistan and the deserts of Iraq, our soldiers have courageously answered when called,… — Solomon Ortiz
It would be far better to be of no church than to be bitter of any. — William Penn
I think you have to pay for love with bitter tears. — Edith Piaf
If I thought about it, I could be bitter, but I don't feel like being bitter. Being bitter makes you immobile, and there's too much… — Richard Pryor
The sensitive artist knows that a bitter wind is blowing. — Herbert Read
But, truly, I have wept too much! The Dawns are heartbreaking. Every moon is atrocious and every sun bitter. — Arthur Rimbaud
The country already has a leader who divides us with the bitter politics of envy. We have to offer an alternative vision. — Mitt Romney
I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in political thinking. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
She gave up beauty in her tender youth, gave all her hope and joy and pleasant ways; she covered up her eyes lest they should… — Christina Rossetti
Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
I love life too much to be bitter. — Nicolas Sarkozy
But O, how bitter a thing it is to look into happiness through another man's eyes. — William Shakespeare
Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way… — Lewis B. Smedes
I think that as you grow up, as you get older, we can't get bitter, we can't get jaded. — Taylor Swift

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