Terrible Quotes

2708 Terrible quotes by 1872 unique authors

The Philippines is a terrible name, coming from Spain. Phillip II was the father of the inquisition, who I believe died of syphilis. It is… — Imelda Marcos
The first time I ever played the trumpet in public, I played the Marine Hymn. I sounded terrible. — Wynton Marsalis
There are some examples of medieval kings who were terrible human beings but were nevertheless good kings. — George R. R. Martin
I can't even explain to you how terrible that feels, that I equate dating a woman with punishment, shame, guilt, disappointment, reproach, reprimand, persecution. It's… — John Mayer
Why do we laugh at such terrible things? Because comedy is often the sarcastic realization of inescapable tragedy. — Bryant H. McGill
The Establishment center... has led us into the stupidest and cruelest war in all history. That war is a moral and political disaster - a… — George McGovern
Whenever there is news of a terrible shooting, I wonder why America has so miserably failed to enact even common-sense gun legislation. — Jon Meacham
One of the central memories of my childhood is of hunting - not well; I am a terrible shot - quail and dove and grouse… — Jon Meacham
Women always excel men in that sort of wisdom which comes from experience. To be a woman is in itself a terrible experience. — H. L. Mencken
I was in a terrible mess in my childhood. — Joyce Meyer
The longest absence is less perilous to love than the terrible trials of incessant proximity. — Edna St. Vincent Millay
He's not the finest character that ever lived. But he's a human being, and a terrible thing is happening to him. So attention must be… — Arthur Miller
I went through a period at boarding school when my coaches wanted me to switch to snowboarding because they thought I was no good at… — Bode Miller
I never Google myself. Only if I want to feel really terrible about myself would I do that. — Sienna Miller
Sometimes, comics will make the observation that it's not jokes that are funny, it's characters that are funny. And isn't that true! That's why I… — David Mitchell
I'm a terrible cook, so I usually eat out with friends. — Unknown Author
My uncle is from Argentina, so I grew up hearing Spanish. My Spanish isn't very good, but my pronunciation isn't terrible. — Unknown Author
I wish I could sing. I don't technically have a terrible voice, but it's certainly not as good as most of my friends. Whenever I… — Unknown Author
All my stepchildren carried the burden of my fame. Sometimes they would read terrible things about me, and I'd worry about whether it would hurt… — Marilyn Monroe
My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened. — Michel de Montaigne
I am subject to very powerful lows. When you have highs, you have terrible lows. When you pinpoint that you are responsible for everything that… — Jeanne Moreau
In my first few years as an actor, I took one terrible TV job after another. But even as I laughed off my awful roles… — Emily Mortimer
We shall be better prepared for the future if we see how terrible, how doomed the present is. — Iris Murdoch
One of the lessons learned during the Vietnam War was that the depiction of wounded soldiers, of coffins stacked higher than their living guards, had… — Walter Dean Myers
In my view, there is nothing more vicious and outrageous than the abuse, exploitation and harm of the most vulnerable members of our society, and… — Bob Ney

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