Depressing Quotes

500 Depressing quotes by 390 unique authors

What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a soothing, calming influence… — Henri Matisse
Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species. — W. Somerset Maugham
Depression is the inability to construct a future. — Rollo May
I kind of have a happy magnet. I can't stand being depressed, so I work my ass off to get out of it as soon… — Sarah McLachlan
As music became more profitable in the 1990s, it seemed like it attracted a lot of people who were just interested in the financial aspect… — Unknown Author
When you say 'failure,' that seems really dramatic, but a lot of failure is just really depressing and mundane. I remember the first time I… — Unknown Author
The depressing thing about battery technology is that it gets better, but it gets better slowly. There are a whole bunch of problems in materials… — Nathan Myhrvold
I hated school. Even to this day, when I see a school bus it's just depressing to me. The poor little kids. — Dolly Parton
The idea that I have to be on the same side of the fence as Dan Quayle is cruelly depressing to me, but the truth… — Harold Prince
It's depressing when you're still around and your albums are out of print. — Lou Reed
Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy. — Jim Rohn
Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better. — Henry Rollins
Maybe it's a little depressing to think that my vision of a perfect world is actually so messed up, but I think it means that… — Veronica Roth
Even when I'm sick and depressed, I love life. — Arthur Rubinstein
Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war. — Donald Rumsfeld
Depression is rage spread thin. — George Santayana
My dad was a homicide cop in the gay neighborhood in the city when gay neighborhoods were desperate, depressing, sad places run by the mob.… — Dan Savage
If you play acoustic guitar you're the depressed, sensitive guy. — Elliott Smith
You can either look at things in a brutal, truthful way that's depressing, or you can screw around and have fun. — David Spade

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