Desperation Quotes

283 Desperation quotes by 248 unique authors

Killing yourself is a major commitment, it takes a kind of courage. Most people just lead lives of cowardly desperation. It's kinda half suicide where… — Robert Crumb
The people at the record company had asked me if I could write a song about my life, my relationship with God, and where I'm… — Billy Ray Cyrus
Some people are desperately looking for scapegoats, they just don't want to see the truth! — Jonathan Davis
Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius. — Benjamin Disraeli
With any child entering adolescence, one hunts for signs of health, is desperate for the smallest indication that the child's problems will never be important… — Nora Ephron
I am interested in the gap between what people say and what they think - the undiscovered world of people's lives. Lives of quiet desperation. — Richard Eyre
Desperation is like stealing from the Mafia: you stand a good chance of attracting the wrong attention. — Douglas Horton
Every age yearns for a more beautiful world. The deeper the desperation and the depression about the confusing present, the more intense that yearning. — Johan Huizinga
Never succumb to the temptation of bitterness. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
I've heard people say that God is the gift of desperation, and there's a lot to be said for having really reached a bottom where… — Anne Lamott
Wheels of fire, cosmic, rich, full-bodied honest victories over desperation. — Thomas Merton
The tragedy of it is that nobody sees the look of desperation on my face. Thousands and thousands of us, and we're passing one another… — Henry Miller
I do believe that most men live lives of quiet desperation. For despair, optimism is the only practical solution. Hope is practical. Because eliminate that… — Harry Nilsson
When men attempt bold gestures, generally it's considered romantic. When women do it, it's often considered desperate or psycho. — Sarah Jessica Parker
In life you need either inspiration or desperation. — Tony Robbins
When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
I so desperately wanted to be Mr. Somebody. Instead, I was the little brother, included to a point. — Charlie Sheen
Desperation, weakness, vulnerability - these things will always be exploited. You need to protect the weak, ring-fence them, with something far stronger than empathy. — Zadie Smith
If I were a Roman Catholic, I should turn a heretic, in sheer desperation, because I would rather go to heaven than go to purgatory. — Charles Spurgeon
Who knows where inspiration comes from. Perhaps it arises from desperation. Perhaps it comes from the flukes of the universe, the kindness of the muses. — Amy Tan
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. — Henry David Thoreau
Nowadays men lead lives of noisy desperation. — James Thurber
Desperation is the perfume of the young actor. It's so satisfying to have gotten rid of it. If you keep smelling it, it can drive… — Uma Thurman
Niger is not an isolated island of desperation. It lies within a sea of problems across Africa - particularly the 'forgotten emergencies' in poor countries… — Desmond Tutu
The interesting thing is why we're so desperate for this anesthetic against loneliness. — David Foster Wallace

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