Terrible Quotes

2708 Terrible quotes by 1872 unique authors

You see that's what I think is such a terrible, terrible betrayal, the trust that people have in government. — Ralph Steadman
It seems to me that what most of us have to fear for the future is not that something terrible is going to happen, but… — J. G. Ballard
A myth is the name of a terrible lie told by a smelly little brown person to a man in a white suit with a… — David Antin
The greater your dreams, the more terrible your nightmares. — Edward Abbey
Who's straight? I'm not. I am bent gouged pinched and tugged at, and squeezed into this funny shape. Each life is a game of chess… — Martin Amis
Any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still know… — Douglas Adams
There is no patience so terrible as that of the deranged. — Sarah Waters
I apologize because of the terrible mess the planet is in. But it has always been a mess. There have never been any 'Good Old… — Kurt Vonnegut
That's what fiction writers do: create characters and do terrible things to them for the entertainment of others. If they feel guilty enough, they write… — Garry Trudeau
The utter failure came at the Crucifixion in the tragic words, 'My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?' If you want to understand… — Carl Jung
If God wishes to be born as man and to unite mankind in the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, He suffers the terrible torment of… — Carl Jung
The death penalty, I think, is a terrible scar on American justice, especially the concept of equal justice under law, but also of due process.… — Burke Marshall
Men who no longer can make sure of the reality which they feel and experience through talking about it and sharing it with their fellow-men,… — Hannah Arendt
Those who can truly be accounted brave are those who best know the meaning of what is sweet in life and what is terrible, and… — Pericles
I have gone through the most terrible affair that could possibly happen; only imagine, my shadow has gone mad; I suppose such a poor, shallow… — Hans Christian Andersen
I have this terrible dark side to my personality, which playing tennis keeps at bay — Monica Seles
A mind is a terrible thing to waste. — Dan Quayle
What a terrible thing it is to lose one's mind... — Dan Quayle
Silence is terrible and painful only to those who have said all and have nothing more to speak of; but to those who never had… — Maxim Gorky
Anybody can make 'good' music. I make terrible music, which is what makes it so different, and therefore better. — Thom Yorke
I'm terrible at jigsaw puzzles. Other people solve the puzzle but I just keep trying to make the pieces that don't fit fit. I guess… — Thom Yorke
Life and death, energy and peace. If I stop today it was still worth it. Even the terrible mistakes that I made and would have… — Gia Carangi
I started playing piano with a little band in high school. I was terrible. I thought I had absolutely no talent. I couldn't keep time.… — Burt Bacharach
Media reporters have pointed out that the paragraphs in my Time column this week bear close similarities to paragraphs in Jill Lepore's essay in the… — Fareed Zakaria
The most practical teaching of the Gita, and one for which it is of abiding interest and value to the men of the world with… — Bal Gangadhar Tilak

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