Tragic Quotes

732 quotes by 610 authors

Life is tragic simply because the earth turns and the sun inexorably rises and sets, and one day, for each of us, the sun will… — James A. Baldwin
It's one of the tragic ironies of the theatre that only one man in it can count on steady work - the night watchman. — Tallulah Bankhead
Life is tragic but it's equally comic. — John Banville
Power is poison. Its effect on Presidents had always been tragic. — Henry Adams
I had - after I sang the 'Star Spangled Banner' so badly, after my tragic singing accident, after that, you know, all my stuff kind… — Roseanne Barr
What may seem depressing or even tragic to one person may seem like an absolute scream to another person, especially if he has had between… — Dave Barry
I can't go on. I'll go on. — Samuel Beckett
There is a tragic clash between Truth and the world. Pure undistorted truth burns up the world. — Nikolai Berdyaev
I don't think Hamlet is mad, nor is he predisposed to be a gloomy or tragic figure. — Kenneth Branagh
The Greeks said grandly in their tragic phrase, 'Let no one be called happy till his death;' to which I would add, 'Let no one,… — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
The refusal to acknowledge the scientific value of embryonic stem cell research is one more tragic misstep. — Lois Capps
One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming… — Dale Carnegie
Now most people do not want an ordinary life in which they do a job well, earn the respect of their collaborators and competitors, bring… — John Cleese
I don't mind a dirty girl. But what I find tragic is when we, as women, become not the subject of our own story but… — Tori Amos
I get painted quite a bit as a tragic figure because of some of the stuff that's happened in my life. — Tori Amos
Rome is not outside me, but inside me.. Her feverish sweetness, her tragic countryside, her own beauty and harmony, all these are mine, for my… — Amedeo Modigliani
A gourmet meal without a glass of wine just seems tragic to me somehow. — Kathy Mattea
The only equivalent plunge from genius I could think of was Ernest Hemmingway's tragic loss of ability to write. Hemmingway got up one morning and… — Ian Wooldridge
Greek myths are heroic, noble and tragic; but the American Dream is heroic, comical, and uplifting. Americans are a people in whom overweening ambition is… — John C. Wright
For a people, as for an individual, it is tragic to have ambitions and to lack both the means essential to their fulfillment and any… — Adolf Hitler

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