Tragedy Quotes

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In their efforts to provide a sufficiency of water where there was not one, men have resorted to every expedient from prayer to dynamite. The… — Unknown Author
It appears that when life is broken by tragedy God shines through the breach. — George Arthur Buttrick
Those who have succeeded have also had the ability to overcome adversity, disappointment, and even tragedy in their lives. — LaVell Edwards
Getting used to our blessings is one of the most important non-evil generators of human evil, tragedy and suffering. — Abraham Maslow
Golf is 20 percent mechanics and technique. The other 80 pecent is philosophy, humor, tragedy, romance, melodrama, companionship, camaraderie, cussedness and conversation. — Grantland Rice
The greatest tragedy of life is not unanswered prayer, buy unoffered prayer. — F B Meyer
What we think of as our sensitivity is only the higher evolution of terror in a poor dumb beast. We suffer for nothing. Our own… — Mario Puzo
There has been much tragedy in my life; at least half of it actually happened. — Mark Twain
I cannot accept that to be realistic means to tolerate misery, violence and hate. I do not believe that the hungry man should be treated… — Oscar Arias
Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart's desire; the other is to get it. — George Bernard Shaw
On the golf course, a man may be the dogged victim of inexorable fate, be struck down by an appalling stroke of tragedy, become the… — Bobby Jones
The great tragedy is that they're removing art completely, not because they're putting more science in, but because they can't afford the art teachers or… — Neil deGrasse Tyson
When men are oppressed, it's a tragedy. When women are oppressed, it's tradition. — Letty Cottin Pogrebin
A look which reveals inward stress adds more beauty to the face, no matter how much tragedy and pain it bespeaks; but the face which,… — Khalil Gibran
Today the guns are silent. A great tragedy has ended. A great victory has been won. The skies no longer rain with death - the… — Douglas MacArthur
There has been considerable comment over the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a soldier. I am afraid this does not seem as remarkable… — George C. Marshall
The tragedy of war is that it uses man's best to do man's worst. — Harry Emerson Fosdick
The tragedy is that so many have ambition and so few have ability — William Feather
That small circle of earth became a second home to both of us. Gardening boring? Never! It has surprise, tragedy, startling developments - a soap… — Paul Fleischman
Whenever we confront an unbridled desire we are surely in the presence of a tragedy-in-the-making. — Quentin Crisp
Just think of the tragedy of teaching children not to doubt. — Clarence Darrow
To see a man beaten not by a better opponent but by himself is a tragedy. — Cus D'Amato
You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy. — Colin Powell
In tragedy great men are more truly great than in history. We see them only in the crises which unfold them. — Napoleon Bonaparte
It is sad but true that sometimes we need the tragedy to help us to see how human we are and how we are more… — Maya Angelou

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