Tragedy Quotes

1523 Tragedy quotes by 1108 unique authors

We had a national tragedy this week, and the President of the United States and Sarah Palin both made speeches on the same day. Obama… — Bill Maher
God's greatest tragedy is the creation of mankind. — Nick Frost
When one man dies it is a tragedy, when thousands die it's statistics. — Joseph Stalin
This is one of the great tragedies of the Bush administration. The more successful they’ve been at intercepting and stopping bad guys, the less proof… — Newt Gingrich
Peace is not just safety or lack of war, violence, conflict and contention. Peace comes from knowing that the Savior knows who we are, knows… — Quentin L. Cook
That's the tragedy of the rich: They don't need anything. — Charles Coburn
Plenty of people who survive tragedies end up ambivalent about danger--frightened by it, yet strangely drawn to it. — Keith Ablow
All murder is a tragedy but when journalists are killed, public debate loses a voice that can provide an important contribution to democracy. It is… — Irina Bokova
I know this year hasn't gone as we'd all like it. But please, please, everyone do not forget about that 2013 season - the worst… — Jonny Gomes
Jealousy is a terrible thing. I know all the psychological triggers. The fear of losing control, the fear of loss, the fear of abandonment, neglect… — Michael Robotham
Life is a tragedy of nutrition — Arnold Ehret
Imagine for a moment playing by children's rules. If you were at a party and saw someone you liked, you could just go and hold… — Miranda Hart
The longer I lived, the more beautiful life became - despite my personal tragedies, the fire, despite my third wife and her dreadful taste. My… — Frank Lloyd Wright
What makes America great is that we can come together during times of national tragedy. — Dennis Hastert
It is true that I have had heartache and tragedy in my life. These are things none of us avoids. Suffering is the price of… — Judy Collins
None but a poet can write a tragedy. For tragedy is nothing less than pain transmuted into exaltation by the alchemy of poetry. — Edith Hamilton
Tragedy is an imitation not of men but of a life, an action — Aristotle
The true end of tragedy is to purify the passions. — Aristotle
A life without tragedy would not be worth living. — Edward Abbey
It is not death or dying that is tragic, but rather to have existed without fully participating in life- that is the deepest personal tragedy. — Edward Abbey
Does history repeat itself, the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce? No, that's too grand, too considered a process. History just burps,… — Julian Barnes
The utter failure came at the Crucifixion in the tragic words, 'My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?' If you want to understand… — Carl Jung
We must never forget that we may also find meaning in life even when confronted with a hopeless situation, when facing a fate that cannot… — Viktor E. Frankl
Man is the cruelest animal. At tragedies, bullfights, and crucifixions he has so far felt best on earth; and when he invented hell for himself,… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Only a great mind that is overthrown yields tragedy — Jacques Barzun

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