Tragedy Quotes

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I have often said, and oftener think, that this world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel â€“ a… — Horace Walpole
Tragedy is not what men suffer but what they miss. — Abba Eban
Tragedy is the difference between what is and what could have been. — Abba Eban
Lest Arab governments be tempted out of sheer routine to rush into impulsive rejection, let me suggest that tragedy is not what men suffer but… — Abba Eban
Comedy is nothing more than tragedy deferred. — Pico Iyer
For me the Holocaust was not only a Jewish tragedy, but also a human tragedy. After the war, when I saw that the Jews were… — Simon Wiesenthal
I am now quite sure that Tragedy and Hope was suppressed although I do not know why or by whom — Carroll Quigley
The world is full of tragedy; and sympathy, a little common sympathy, can do so much to soften the worst of grief. It is for… — Mona Caird
A culture cannot evolve without honest, powerful storytelling. When a society repeatedly experiences glossy, hollowed-out, pseudo-stories, it degenerates. We need true satires and tragedies, dramas… — Robert McKee
In every tragedy, an element of comedy is preserved. Comedy is just tragedy reversed. — Wislawa Szymborska
According to how gifted we are, we are all given a large or small key to this treasury of wonders. I have been blessed with… — Rosemary Wells
I don't care if they're licensed legal firearms, people who are not highly trained putting guns in their hands is a recipe for disaster. So… — Garry McCarthy
Browning's tragedies are tragedies without villains. — Edward Dowden
When the bad bleeds, then is the tragedy good. — Cyril Tourneur
Tragedy is restful: and the reason is that hope, that foul, deceitful thing, has no part in it. — Jean Anouilh
The government needs to help those in need, but members of Congress shouldn't take advantage of the situation and use a national tragedy as an… — Chris Chocola
Sometimes, people end up thankful for what they mourned. You cannot achieve this state by seeking tragedy, but you can keep yourself open more to… — Andrew Solomon
I mean, whose songs don't focus on tragedy and loss? — Lucinda Williams
One of the tragedies of the Bush administration is that we went back to business as usual, make a deal with the Democrats, lets all… — Pete du Pont
If, for instance, you put in a Malay officer who's very religious and who has family ties in Malaysia in charge of a machine gun… — Lee Kuan Yew

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