Tragedy Quotes

1523 Tragedy quotes by 1108 unique authors

Many marriage tragedies are caused, not by lack of money, but rather by the mismanagement of it. — Marvin J. Ashton
I am not afraid of beauty, unlike most artists today. The pollen, the milk, the beeswax, they have a beauty that is incredible, that is… — Wolfgang Laib
Happy Endings are an illusion. Real life is filled with brief moments of fleeting happiness, but ultimately every life is a tragedy that ends in… — Oliver Gaspirtz
Following the Second World War, we are a country of one ethnicity. After the moving of the borders, after the tragedy of the Holocaust and… — Aleksander Kwasniewski
In Serbia's case, the unresolved accountability for the Bytyqi brothers massacre needs to be resolved. And we would urge you to give this matter prompt… — Ben Cardin
God does not cause our misfortunes. Some are caused by bad luck, some are caused by bad people, and some are simply an inevitable consequence… — Harold S. Kushner
People are born, they have a limited amount of time going around thinking life is dandy but then, inevitably, tragedy strikes and they realize life… — Dominic West
Unfortunately, since the Sept. 11 tragedy, our business is not doing too well. — Hunter Tylo
I've had at least my share of tragedy, but I have had far more than my share of happiness. — Pierre Salinger
I did know Ted Hughes and I partly wrote the book to explain to myself and others the complexities of a marriage that was for… — Anne Stevenson
But I find with Francis Bacon, some of the things were in the place, and someone who was connected with these schools of thought, and… — Mark Rylance
It seems that almost every time a valuable natural resource is discovered in the world-whether it be diamonds, rubber, gold, oil, whatever-often what results is… — Edward Zwick
Hope? Hope is not the absence of tragedy, my friend. It is the conviction that tragedy can be endured. Hope is the spark in you… — Travis Beacham
The tragedy in his life already existed. To love an atmospheric spirit. That was the real sorrow. Hopelessness itself. Nowhere on the printed page, nowhere… — Philip K. Dick
You can't make flivers without steel - and you can't make tragedies without social instability. The world's stable now. People are happy; they get what… — Aldous Huxley
... what I believe to be one of the major tragedies in the Church today. Namely, that evangelicals are biblical, but not contemporary, while liberals… — John Stott
The evidence for indicting immunisations for SIDS is circumstantial, but compelling. However, the keepers of the keys to medical-research funds are not interested in researching… — Frederick Douglass
Times of tragedy and war naturally bring out strong emotions... Sometimes people are only too anxious to sacrifice their constitutional liberties during a crisis, hoping… — Ron Paul
This is the perpetual and pitiful tragedy of the practical man in practical affairs. He always begins with a flourish of contempt for what he… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Tragedy isn't an easy thing to kill. It takes more than a turtle. Tragedy must be destroyed by someone willing to be swallowed by it,… — N.D. Wilson
The tapestry of history that seems so full of tragedy when viewed from the front has countless comic scenes woven into its reverse side. In… — Jose Ortega y Gasset
The Christians who engaged in infamous persecutions and shameful inquisitions were not evil men but misguided men. The churchmen who felt they had an edict… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
She believed, and was entitled to believe, I must say, that all human beings were evil by nature, whether tormentors or victims, or idle standers-by.… — Kurt Vonnegut
A hard-fought, well-fought, hairline-close game is as classical in sports as tragedy is in the theater. Victory is contained within defeat, and defeat is contained… — Joe Paterno
Adoption is an answer to a tragedy that has already happened, but may it never be the impetus for one that hasn’t. — Jen Hatmaker

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