Greek Tragedy Quotes

15 quotes by 14 authors

• Ever since the Greek tragedies, artists have, from time to time, asked themselves how they might influence ongoing political events. — John Berger
• Laughter on American television has taken the place of the chorus in Greek tragedy. In other countries, the business of laughing is left to the… — Jean Baudrillard
• Frequently my life has been likened to a Greek tragedy, and the actress in me cannot deny that comparison. — Patricia Neal
• I don't write fantasy, I write reality. Also, my novels have roots to Greek tragedies and as such, there has to be tragedy. — Nicholas Sparks
• The ‘I’ character in journalism is almost pure invention. Unlike the ‘I’ of autobiography, who is meant to be seen as a representation of the… — Janet Malcolm
• Laughter on American television has taken the place of the chorus in Greek tragedy. It is unrelenting; the news, the stock-exchange reports, and the weather… — Jean Baudrillard
• I've come to realize that life is not a musical comedy, it's a Greek tragedy. — Billy Joel
• My first job was a Greek tragedy, and ever since, one job just seemed to roll onto the next. I've been terribly lucky. — Hayley Atwell
• People try to make a Greek tragedy of my life, and they can't do it. I'm too happy. — Curt Flood
• Sometimes bad luck hits you like in an ancient Greek tragedy, and it's not your own making. When you have a plane crash, it's not… — Werner Herzog
• It was a Greek tragedy. Nixon was fulfilling his own nature. Once it started it could not end otherwise. — Henry A. Kissinger
• Those around you can have their novellas, sweet, their short stories of cliché and coincidence, occasionally spiced up with tricks of the quirky, the achingly… — Marisha Pessl
• Modern romance, like Greek tragedy, celebrates the mystery of dismemberment, which is life in time. The happy ending is justly scorned as a misrepresentation; for… — Joseph Campbell
• In Greek tragedy, they fall from great heights. In noir, they fall from the curb. — Dennis Lehane
• I think American drama is at its best when it takes the domestic and makes it epic, like a Greek tragedy in the front room. — Anne-Marie Duff

Who Wrote These Greek Tragedy Quotes

14 authors contributed a total of 15 Greek Tragedy Quotes as follows:

• 2 Greek Tragedy Quotes by Jean Baudrillard
• 1 Greek Tragedy Quote by Werner Herzog
• 1 Greek Tragedy Quote by Patricia Neal
• 1 Greek Tragedy Quote by Nicholas Sparks
• 1 Greek Tragedy Quote by Marisha Pessl
• 1 Greek Tragedy Quote by Joseph Campbell
• 1 Greek Tragedy Quote by John Berger
• 1 Greek Tragedy Quote by Janet Malcolm
• 1 Greek Tragedy Quote by Henry A. Kissinger
• 1 Greek Tragedy Quote by Hayley Atwell
• 1 Greek Tragedy Quote by Dennis Lehane
• 1 Greek Tragedy Quote by Curt Flood
• 1 Greek Tragedy Quote by Billy Joel
• 1 Greek Tragedy Quote by Anne-Marie Duff