Tragedy Quotes

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I love John Irving's stuff. It's that marriage of comedy and tragedy. It's really terrific. — Jeff Bridges
Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die. — Mel Brooks
Human life is a combination of tragedy and comedy. The shapes and designs that surround us are the music accompanying this tragedy and this comedy. — Alvar Aalto
Divorce is the one human tragedy that reduces everything to cash. — Rita Mae Brown
Satire is tragedy plus time. You give it enough time, the public, the reviewers will allow you to satirize it. Which is rather ridiculous, when… — Lenny Bruce
Comedy is tragedy plus time. — Carol Burnett
I believe the most solemn duty of the American president is to protect the American people. If America shows uncertainty and weakness in this decade,… — George W. Bush
Great tragedy has come to us, and we are meeting it with the best that is in our country, with courage and concern for others… — George W. Bush
Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor. — Sholom Aleichem
People marry for a variety of reasons and with varying results. But to marry for love is to invite inevitable tragedy. — James Branch Cabell
Why do people hate God?... One, they hate the moral standard. Two, they hate the way he's transforming the world even in the midst of… — Kirk Cameron
Tragedy makes you grow up. — Jane Campion
I don't doubt that God can bring good out of tragedies, but the Bible is clear that God is not the author of evil! — Tony Campolo
One of the tragedies of the struggle against racism is that up to now there has been no national organization which could speak to the… — Stokely Carmichael
The tragedy for comedians is there's nothing more they want than to be liked. We desperately seek approval. It's almost like a personality disorder you… — Jimmy Carr
Comedy is tragedy that happens to other people. — Angela Carter
On balance, my life has been a constant stream of blessings rather than disappointments and failures and tragedies. I wish I had been re-elected. I… — Jimmy Carter
The rock star is dying. And it's a small tragedy. Rock stars have blogs now. I have no use for that kind of rock star. — Nick Cave
There's every reason to believe there will be further attacks attempted against the United States. For us to spend so much time patting ourselves on… — Dick Cheney
What would be left of our tragedies if an insect were to present us his? — Emile M. Cioran

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