Desperate Quotes

837 Desperate quotes by 688 unique authors

When people are desperate or wealthy, they turn to socialism; only when they have no other alternative do they embrace the free market. After all,… — Ben Shapiro
In Chhattisgarh, there is no Narendra Modi factor; people know that he only speaks lies and is desperate to become prime minister. — Charan Das Mahant
Who could be more desperate than filmmakers? — Steven Shainberg
For a spy novelist like me, the Edward J. Snowden story has everything. A man driven by ego and idealism - can anyone ever distinguish… — Alex Berenson
The conformist understands that the reason of his desperate look for conformism is that he realises he is different and that he never accepted his… — Bernardo Bertolucci
When all is said and done, it looks like the Palestinians have been massively robbed and abused, and are engaged in a desperate struggle for… — Michael Leunig
I was the big, bossy older sister, full of enthusiasms, mad fantasies, desperate urges to be famous, and anxious to be a saint - a… — Maeve Binchy
I thought it must be desperate to be old. To wake up in the morning and remember that you were ancient - and so behave… — Maeve Binchy
I suppose there must be idiots who dream of signing deals with publishers while fully intending to drink martinis in cool bars or ride around… — Helen Garner
Countries around the world have their own immigration laws and methods of dealing with a recurring theme: desperate people searching for peace from volatile parts… — Al Sharpton
The DSS offices are not given enough funding, their staff are poorly paid and are driven to distraction by the amount of work they have… — Sue Townsend
The modern era has brought up immense conveniences but at what price. The human heart is desperate for something more than a quicker serving of… — John Eldredge
The vast majority of a significant portion of Americans of Hispanic descent will vote - happen to be working class people who are desperate to… — Marco Rubio
I remember feeling guilty that I had a good childhood. I thought everybody who is famous has to have a desperate childhood and work his… — Tomie dePaola
People always are desperate to have others acknowledge that they are different. — Adam Driver
During the desperate depression of the 1980s, there were no oil and gas companies without net operating losses. — George Kaiser
The faltering of our suburban living arrangement is probably certain. The response of suburbanites is not. Will they elect maniacs who promise to make America… — James Howard Kunstler
I have a need to always make people laugh. I have a desperate need. I love a great sense of humor. The people I sort… — Peter Dinklage
I bought a guitar CD-ROM because we had a new computer, but I had no attention span for that. I spent about three hours on… — James Bay
Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises? If a man does not keep pace with his companions,… — Henry David Thoreau
Under certain circumstances, urgent circumstances, desperate circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer. — Mark Twain
There was a combination of not wanting to look a gift horse in the mouth, but also really not wanting to be stuck in Lord… — Sean Astin
I have been desperate to escape for so many years now, it is routine for me to try to escape. — Jack Henry Abbott
Money, again, has often been a cause of the delusion of the multitudes. Sober nations have all at once become desperate gamblers, and risked almost… — Charles Mackay
People care and are willing to help me out my desperate circumstances. — Sam Worthington

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