Desperation Quotes

283 Desperation quotes by 248 unique authors

I have always used the world of make-believe with a certain desperation. — Ruth Benedict
Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way. — Roger Waters
To know what Fascism really is we must first of all know what it is we are fighting, what the Fascist regimes really are and… — George Seldes
The time for desperation is upon us. Let's play. — Unknown Author
There can be powerful magic in acts of desperation. — Unknown Author
Brevity is the soul of command. Too much talking suggests desperation on the part of the leader. Speak shortly, decisively and to the point–and couch… — Cyrus the Great
It is certainly true that cooking is therapeutic, creative and all those other faintly creepy self-helpish words. I would love to tell you that learning… — Steve Almond
When a man has reached a condition in which he believes that a thing must happen because he does not wish it, and that what… — Arthur Schopenhauer
Let a man go down as low as possible; there must come a time when out of sheer desperation he will take an upward curve… — Swami Vivekananda
It doesn't matter if you have a desperate heart when you have to sing about joy; it doesn't matter if you're scared to death when… — Mireille Mathieu
You're getting like an attitude. What you get put through for just wanting something more out of life. Makes you vulnerable. Inside, that tug of… — Sandra Newman
When you sell in desperation, you always sell cheap. — Peter Lynch
My hunger and desperation, being an actor, an out of work actor - my memory of that is as fresh as an open wound. — Griffin Dunne
The force that has overcome Europe and destroyed entire states within days could cope with us, a handful of youngsters. It was an act of… — Unknown Author
When you run into someone that you used to be in love with, all that you have is drama, desperation and not know what to… — Taylor Swift
Anfering sex for money is not a profession that glorifies women; it is a profession born of desperation, poverty, alieatioin, and loneliness. — Ann Rule
A desperation to escape a problem is the wrong way. A passion to understand it is the right way — Vernon Howard
My plight has given me a strange kind of wealth, the most important kind. I value each moment that is not spent in pain, desperation,… — Steven Callahan
It is good for God's people to be put in a place of longing so they feel a slight desperation. Only then can we be… — Lysa TerKeurst
President Obama has begun a three-state bus tour. I believe the three states are: Confusion, Delusion, and Desperation. — Jay Leno
Better to seek change by inspiration, than out of desperation. — Denis Waitley
A new fascism promises security from the terror of crime. All that is required is that we take away the criminals' rights - which, of… — Gerry Spence
Do you know what's one mistake we always make? Believing that life's immutable, that once you get on a particular track you have to follow… — Susanna Tamaro
Countries like ours are full of people who have all of the material comforts they desire, yet lead lives of quiet (and at times noisy)… — Bernard Levin
Today, for a Jew who writes in the German language, it is totally impossible to make a living. In no group do I see as… — Stefan Zweig

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