Frustration Quotes

672 Frustration quotes by 511 unique authors

The ideal of self-advancement which the civilizing west offers to backward populations brings with it the plague of individual frustration. All the advantages brought by… — Eric Hoffer
Our ideas must agree with realities, be such realities concrete or abstract, be they facts or be they principles, under penalty of endless inconsistency and… — William James
Unless we possess high spiritual qualifications, there is no doubt that the events life throws upon us will give rise to frustration, emotional turmoil, and… — Dalai Lama
I've spent so long on some paintings that I no longer know what to think of them, and I am definitely getting harder to please;… — Claude Monet
People are terrified of other people or difficult projects because they tell themselves that they could fail or be rejected. Failure can lead to sorrow,… — Albert Ellis
When things are shaky and nothing is working, we might realize that we are on the verge of something. — Pema Chodron
What I say to an artist is, 'When you can't paint - paint. — Joyce Cary
I know I'm not going to write as well as I used to. I no longer have the stamina to endure the frustration. Writing is… — Philip Roth
I'm still afflicted with the malady of research. I don't like what I do, and I paint it out, and paint it out again. I… — Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Deep inside of every human being is this feeling that nothing is ever going to be complete, that the circle will never connect - and… — Pete Townshend
With support jobs moving to China and India, it's not surprising that English-speaking countries' top frustration revolves around the difficulty of understanding customer service representatives.… — Bob Hayes
You will face boredom and frustration your entire career as artists. You will be very frustrated seeking a voice/style that collectors can connect with. Once… — Jack White
All the trials we endure cannot be compared to these interior battles. — Teresa of Avila
It brings spiritual warfare and suffering for the priest as he identifies with those who suffer, and shares the frustrations, anger, and incomprehensibility of that… — Arthur Middleton
Winning isn't everything to me, but it's a close second. Losing isn't something that I can just brush off and fake a smile to hide… — Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
The World Cup was a huge frustration because I had prepared really hard for it. But in the World Cup there is no formula, no… — Unknown Author
There's a rising level of frustration with the disconnect between where the vast majority of conservatives are in this country and how Congress is behaving.… — Pat Toomey
Art is challenging and frustrating but I don't linger in it. I work on five paintings at a time so if I'm frustrated I put… — Robert Bateman
Maturity is the ability to control anger and settle differences without violence or destruction. The mature person can face unpleasantness, frustration, discomfort and defeat without… — Ann Landers
The antidote to frustration is a calm faith, not in your own cleverness, or in hard toil, but in God's guidance. — Norman Vincent Peale
If you are not discouraged about your writing on a regular basis, you may not be trying hard enough. Any challenging pursuit will encounter frequent… — Maxwell Perkins
Frustration is a very positive sign. It means that the solution to your problem is within range, but what you're currently doing isn't working, and… — Tony Robbins
Squandering our gifts brings distress to our lives. As it turns out, it's not merely benign or 'too bad' if we don't use the gifts… — BrenÃ© Brown
It is acceptance of the will of God - waiting, if necessary, forever, happily rising above your desires and above your frustrations to always do… — Frederick Lenz
We hide in relationships. We hide in material possessions. We hide in ambitions, secret desires, hates, frustrations, jealousy, self-ptiy, in our insecurity - and more… — Frederick Lenz

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