Tragedy Quotes

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Men are rapists, batterers, plunderers, killers; these same men are religious prophets, poets, heroes, figures of romance, adventure, accomplishment, figures ennobled by tragedy and defeat.… — Andrea Dworkin
Chess is a game sufficiently rich in meaning that it is easily capable of containing elements of both tragedy and comedy. — Unknown Author
I photographed the entire thing in color because to photograph it in black and white would be to keep it as a tragedy. Because there… — Joel Meyerowitz
Bobby Fischer's current state of mind is indeed a tragedy. One of the worlds greatest Chess players - the pride and sorrow of American Chess — Frank Brady
Fischer is an American Chess tragedy on par with Morphy and Pillsbury — Unknown Author
It is the law of love that rules mankind. Had violence, i.e. hate, rules us we would have become extinct long ago. And yet, the… — Mahatma Gandhi
With the gift of the Holy Ghost comes the ability to develop a powerfully sensitive capacity to make the right choices. Cultivate that gift. As… — Richard G. Scott
One-man-one-vote combined with "free entry" into government-democracy--implies that every person and his personal property comes within reach of-and is up for grabs by-everyone else: a… — Hans-Hermann Hoppe
You see that pale, blue dot? That's us. Everything that has ever happened in all of human history, has happened on that pixel. All the… — Al Gore
The salvation of a single soul is more important than the production or preservation of all the epics and tragedies in the world. — C.S. Lewis
O comfort-killing night, image of hell, Dim register and notary of shame, Black stage for tragedies and murders fell, Vast sin-concealing chaos, nurse of blame! — William Shakespeare
Men and women are sacrificed to the idols of profit and consumption: it is the 'culture of waste.' If a computer breaks it is a… — Pope Francis
There is only one tragedy in the end, not to have been a saint. — Leon Bloy
Citizenship means standing up for the lives that gun violence steals from us each day. I have seen the courage of parents, students, pastors, and… — Barack Obama
No day-to-day mishaps or indignities can really compromise your sense of self after you've survived a deep tragedy. — Kelsey Grammer
We are witnessing the beginning of one of the great tragedies of history. The United States, in a misguided effort to reduce its oil insecurity… — Lester R. Brown
Man will survive as a species for one reason: He can adapt to the destructive effects of our power-intoxicated technology and of our ungoverned population… — Rene Dubos
Laughter on American television has taken the place of the chorus in Greek tragedy. In other countries, the business of laughing is left to the… — Jean Baudrillard
In case you missed it, this week, there was a tragedy in Kansas. Ten thousand people died - an entire town destroyed — Barack Obama
A realistic expectation also demands our acceptance that one's allotted time on earth must be limited to an allowance consistent with the continuity of our… — Sherwin B. Nuland

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