Plight Quotes

94 quotes by 88 authors

If I've learned anything in twenty-nine years, it's that every human being you see in the course of a day has a problem that's sucking… — Douglas Coupland
What surprises me about humanity is that in the end such a narrow range of plights defines our moral lives. — Douglas Coupland
In a public dialogue with Salman in London he [Edward Said] had once described the Palestinian plight as one where his people, expelled and dispossessed… — Christopher Hitchens
So, when on one side you hoist in Locke's head, you go over that way; but now, on the other side, hoist in Kant's and… — Herman Melville
The plight of modern man is that he is condemmed to be free. — Jean-Paul Sartre
She sifted, sighed, and stared up at the ceiling, trying to think about anything but Lord Maccoon, her current predicament, or Lord Akeldama's safety. Which… — Gail Carriger
It is the plight of man. And while the blame lies partly on the river " Lotus gestures towards the dark waters before us "most… — Alyson Noel
The best consolation in misfortune or affliction of any kind will be the thought of other people who are in a still worse plight than… — Arthur Schopenhauer
... we did decide to trust Christ, but the reason we made that decision is that God had first made us spiritually alive. ... God… — Jerry Bridges
My continuing passion is to part a curtain, that invisible veil of indifference that falls between us and that blinds us to each other's presence,… — Eudora Welty
Dr. Fell, do you believe a man could become so obsessed with a woman, from a single encounter? Could he daily feel a stab of… — Thomas Harris
I tremble because of the sufferings of those persecuted in different lands. I tremble thinking about the eternal destiny of their torturers. I tremble for… — Richard Wurmbrand
mostly we've had to found ways to amuse ourselves." "Really?" Valkyrie asked. "Like what?" Plight's smile faded. "Like human sacrifice." He grabbed one arm and… — Derek Landy
He seemed a part of the mute melancholy landscape, an incarnation of it's frozen woe, with all that was warm and sentient in him fast… — Edith Wharton
[The blame for the future 'plight of civilization] must rest on scientific men, equally with others, for being incapable of accepting the responsibility for the… — Frederick Soddy
Through my work with PETA, I have learned a great deal about chimpanzee behavior and the plight of chimpanzees imprisoned in laboratories. — Woody Harrelson
For me, the path of failure exceeded by far the joys of success. My plight was hopeless. — Dominick Dunne
For decades, the plight of the Palestinian people has been exacerbated by internal corruption, a lack of effective investment, and the political cynicism of the… — Edgar Bronfman, Sr.
I was born January 6, 1937, eight years after Wall Street crashed and two years before John Steinbeck published The Grapes of Wrath, his Pulitzer… — Lou Holtz
It is true that as people, we tend to remember only the positive. With time, the grim details fade away, and as a species we… — Colman Domingo

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