Futility Quotes

129 quotes by 112 authors

The gods had condemned Sisyphus to ceaselessly rolling a rock to the top of a mountain, whence the stone would fall back of its own… — Albert Camus
Dusting is a good example of the futility of trying to put things right. As soon as you dust, the fact of your next dusting… — George Carlin
Since all life is futility, then the decision to exist must be the most irrational of all. — Emile M. Cioran
If one is devoid of hope and thanksgiving, he cannot for long remain sinless, for he will, in despair, have slackened his resolve. Feelings of… — Neal A. Maxwell
Playing the game I have learned the meaning of humility. It has given me an understanding of futility of the human effort. — Abba Eban
To attempt social reform, educational reform, industrial expansion, the moral improvement of the race without aiming, first and foremost, at political freedom is the very… — Sri Aurobindo
Defeat is a thing of weariness, of incoherence, of boredom, and above all futility. — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
The fatal futility of Fact. — Henry James
The mind lives through more, and the more cannot be fulfilled; that is impossible. IT ENDS IN TEARS. Every desire ends in frustration, because every… — Rajneesh
What is hope but futility for moments stood on end. — Sydney Lee
I tell myself that I had simply better accept the fact that the death penalty is here to stay in our society, at least for… — Helen Prejean
Voting is actually an exercise in futility and only used to convey false credibility to a controlled political system totally divorced from the people — Ron Holland
The thought that really crushes us is the thought of the futility of life of which death is the visible manifestation. — Giacomo Leopardi
Psychiatrists declare that most of our fatigue derives from our mental and emotional attitudes... What kinds of emotional factors tire the sedentary (or sitting) worker?… — Dale Carnegie
Any story about revenge is ultimately a story about forgiveness, redemption, or the futility of revenge. — Nick Wechsler
Jokes can be noble. Laughs are exactly as honorable as tears. Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion, to the futility of… — Kurt Vonnegut
When people accept futility and the absurd as normal, the culture is decadent. — Jacques Barzun
Automobiles are often conveniently tagged as the villains responsible for the ills of cities and the disappointments and futilities of city planning. But the destructive… — Jane Jacobs
Futility is the defining characteristic of life. — Stephen R. Donaldson
A mature artist is at the same time aware of the futility of his achievement and the validity of the pursuit. — Jean Helion

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