Tragedy Quotes

1523 Tragedy quotes by 1108 unique authors

That humankind has fallen into the insanity of concensus trance, and lost touch with our true possibilities and functions is a tragedy. — Charles Tart
Syria has become the great tragedy of this century - a disgraceful humanitarian calamity with suffering and displacement unparalleled in recent history, — Antonio Guterres
Laughter is the evidence that we're still here, the proof that our tragedies will not define us forever. Laughter is the language of the survivor. — Josh James
I thought there had to be something I could do because it seemed crazy that, in addition to the psychological tragedy each woman has to… — Emma Bonino
Godâ€™s power rests not on totalizing omnipotence, but on His ability to alchemize suffering, tragedy, and loss into wisdom, understanding, and joy. — Terryl L. Givens
To choose a writer for a friend is like palling around with your cardiologist, who might be musing as you talk to him that you… — Anatole Broyard
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love,… — Dawn Powell
Born to an age where horror has become commonplace, where tragedy has, by its monotonous repetition, become a parody of sorrow, we need to fence… — Thomas Boswell
I kept imagining these people, just living their daily lives, and then having them suddenly ended in unjust tragedy. When we watch the news, we… — Donald Miller
Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength. — Dalai Lama
The difference between tragedy and comedy: Tragedy is something awful happening to somebody else, while comedy is something awful happening to somebody else. — Aaron Allston
Auschwitz is a place in which tragedy cannot occur. — Edward Bond
A lot of people consider 9/11 to be a tragedy, and in some ways it is, but I think there's also opportunity for a lot… — Zach Braff
If you're dumb enough to volunteer for the army, I don't see why we're supposed to feel so bad when you get shot. I'm not… — Zach Braff
In the twentieth century, men -- all of us -- find themselves compelled to commit or condone evil for the sake of preventing an evil… — Emil Fackenheim
We cannot abdicate our conscience to an organization, nor to a government. 'Am I my brother's keeper?' Most certainly I am! I cannot escape my… — Albert Schweitzer
This year marks 20 years since the Rwandan genocide -- the world's greatest humanitarian tragedy of the late 20th century. The international community had pledged… — Park Geun-hye
If the people wanted my head I would bow without demur. If I had lost the confidence or respect of the people I would not… — Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
One of the outstanding tragedies of this age of struggle and money-madness is the fact that so few people are engaged in the effort which… — Napoleon Hill
The greatest tragedy to befall a person is to have sight but lack vision. — Helen Keller

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