Frustration Quotes

672 Frustration quotes by 511 unique authors

Sadness, discomfort, frustration -- they are all valid human emotions. Why would we want to suppress them? — Magda Gerber
In human life, art may arise from almost any activity, and once it does so, it is launched on a long road of exploration, invention,… — Susanne Katherina Langer
If there is any one thing most needed in this time of tumult and frustration, when men and women and youth and young adults are… — Ann M. Dibb
Lives have been altered in fundamental ways, and later, after they acquire a more complete understanding of what goals are actually attainable, many are left… — Garry Trudeau
To seek fulfillment is to invite frustration. — Jiddu Krishnamurti
I never have frustrations. The reason is to wit: Of at first I don't succeed, I quit! — Fyodor Dostoevsky
‎To focus on matters beyond our control is to misdirect energy, waste time, and doom us to frustration and failure. — Harvey Dorfman
To live his life in his own way, to call his house his castle, to enjoy the fruits of his own labour, to educate his… — C.S. Lewis
Brod discovered 613 sadnesses, each perfectly unique, each a singular emotion, no more similar to any other sadness than to anger, ecstasy, guilt, or frustration.… — Jonathan Safran Foer
Starting out from the fact that the frustrated predominate among the early adherents of all mass movements and that they usually join of their own… — Eric Hoffer
Let every preacher take note: Amid the frustrations and hardships of ministry, the most Christ-like thing is to stay focused on your calling, give thanks… — Joel Beeke
It's remarkable how quickly a good and favorable wind can sweep away the maddening frustrations of shore living. — Ernest K. Gann
It is difficult for young players to learn - because of the great emphasis on records - but, ideally, the joy and frustration of sport… — John Wooden
I am a lover of what is, not because I'm a spiritual person, but because it hurts when I argue with reality. We can know… — Byron Katie
So intense was his sexual frustration that it had begun to feel like a life-threatening illness: testicular gout, libidinal gangrene. — Ned Beauman
At the heart of every frustration lies a basic structure: the collision of a wish with an unyielding reality. — Alain de Botton
Satanism encourages its followers to indulge in their natural desires. Only by doing so can you be a completely satisfied person with no frustrations which… — Anton Szandor LaVey
Why do I dance? Dance is my medicine. It’s the scream which eases for a while the terrible frustration common to all human beings who… — Pearl Primus
He who is allowed to do as he likes will soon run his head into a brick wall out of sheer frustration. — Robert Musil
Their pitiless ideology only survives because it is maintained by force. But the day comes when the anger and frustration of the people is so… — Margaret Thatcher
Just because you cannot realize your highest aspirations in work does not mean you have chosen wrongly, or are not called to your profession, or… — Timothy Keller
No one goes into standup to make money. The frustration and rejection are just too much. — Jim Gaffigan
He believed that all people existed behind varying layers of armor which, like the archaeological layers of earth itself, reflected the historical events and turbulence… — Gay Talese
Are you desperate or determined? With desperation comes frustration. With determination comes purpose, achievement, and peace. — James A. Murphy III
All programmers are optimists. Perhaps this modern sorcery especially attracts those who believe in happy endings and fairy godmothers. Perhaps the hundreds of nitty frustrations… — Fred Brooks

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