Tragedy Quotes

1523 Tragedy quotes by 1108 unique authors

Classical tragedy was the war between good and evil. We wanted evil to be defeated and good to be victorious. But the battle in modern… — Asghar Farhadi
I'm sure there are people who survive tragedy without humor, but I've never met any of them. Nor would I be particularly interested in writing… — Ayelet Waldman
When the systems we expect to help us actually hurt us, we have tragedy. — Carter Burwell
Everybody has a tragedy or two in their lives. — Dave Pelzer
I believe every abortion is a tragedy. — Diane Abbott
I think in life we get very caught up in the minutia and, unfortunately, it generally takes some sort of tragedy in your life to… — Eli Roth
The film, 'Aftershock,' for me is really about how the minor problems in life that we think are so major ultimately mean nothing when a… — Eli Roth
Somebody said that I am the last American living the tragedy of Europe. — Ezra Pound
Roman Polanski is a man who cares deeply about his art and its place in this world. What happened to him on his incredible path… — Harvey Weinstein
Comedy and tragedy are two sides of the same coin. A talent in one area might also lead to a predisposition in the other. — Jack Dee
Not every novel that wants to be a tragedy gets to be one. — Jane Smiley
It is in times of great tragedy when the true spirit of our wonderful country unites as one. — Jim Gerlach
In some ways, my gift for music and writing was born out of tragedy, really, and loss. — Joni Mitchell
I think there's a poet who wrote once a tragedy by Shakespeare, a symphony by Beethoven and a thunderstorm are based on the same elements.… — Maximilian Schell
Abraham Lincoln comes from nothing, has no education, no money, lives in the middle of nowhere on the frontier. And despite the fact that he… — Seth Grahame-Smith
I'm a huge fan of Jack Lemmon, he was someone who managed to tread that line between comedy and tragedy and sometimes give very big… — Steve Coogan
September 11 stands on its own as a terrible tragedy. — Vernon Jordan
It is the tragedy of the world that no one knows what he doesn't know - and the less a man knows, the more sure… — Joyce Cary
The worst tragedy that could have befallen me was my success. I knew right away that I was through - cast out. — Jonas Salk
And Wigan Athletic are certain to be promoted barring a mathmatical tragedy — Tony Gubba
I think actors have a greater responsibility when doing comedy. It's as easy as anything to get cheap laughs, but that's not the idea at… — Unknown Author
Farce is tragedy played at a thousand revolutions per minute. — John Mortimer
Without chemical slaughterhouses, without a systematic mass murder, the tragedy of the Jews is just one out of the numerous tragedies that befell the nations… — Unknown Author
I have learned that human existence is essentially tragic. It is only the love of God, disclosed and enacted in Christ, that redeems the human… — Mark Twain
Remember, there are no real failures in life, only results. There are no true tragedies, only lessons. And there are no problems, only opportunities waiting… — Robin Sharma

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