Tragic Quotes

732 Tragic quotes by 587 unique authors

The mother-child relationship is paradoxical and, in a sense, tragic. It requires the most intense love on the mother's side, yet this very love must… — Erich Fromm
We have the most crude accounting tools. It's tragic because our accounts and our national arithmetic doesn't tell us the things that we need to… — Susan George
A tragic irony of life is that we so often achieve success or financial independence after the chief reason for which we sought it has… — Ellen Glasgow
Fortunate people often have very favorable beginnings and very tragic endings. What matters isn't being applauded when you arrive - for that is common -… — Baltasar Gracian
It's no secret that in New York during the last 30 years there has been a tragic exodus from the churches into materialism, secularism and… — Billy Graham
I think it's a question which particularly arises over women writers: whether it's better to have a happy life or a good supply of tragic… — Wendy Cope
You know Americans are obsessed with life and death and rebirth, that's the American Cycle. You know, awakening, tragic, horrible death and then Phoenix rising… — Billy Corgan
Crowded classrooms and half-day sessions are a tragic waste of our greatest national resource - the minds of our children. — Walt Disney
Without whining and without making myself a tragic figure, there is no replacement for the loss of your privacy. It's a huge sacrifice. — David Duchovny
If you start out with a tragic view of life, then anything since is just a bonus. — Freeman Dyson
I think it's tragic that we have this human capacity, which appears to be hardwired, or so the evolutionary biologists say, for collective joy. We… — Barbara Ehrenreich
It's tragic that you can define a whole movement in music by gender alone. People are like, 'Oh, look, another quirky girl.' — Paloma Faith
But when you lose a family member or something tragic happens, that stays with you forever. You never get over it. Knowing that you have… — Brett Favre
My style of comedy is very real and bittersweet, and sort of always on the verge of kind of being tragic. — Paul Feig
When we study Shakespeare on the page, for academic purposes, we may require all kinds of help. Generally, we read him in modern spelling and… — James Fenton
The world is an infinitely fascinating, tragic and humorous place. — Mike Figgis
Ever since I was young, I've read Austen and the Brontes. My friends laugh, but those books are always so tragic and wonderful - those… — Jessica Brown Findlay
No, as it turns out, I really like being congratulated on my weight loss. I like it so much, it's tragic. — Carrie Fisher
At this stage in my career, I don't have to take any big risks. You want to take a calculated risk, not one that leads… — Renee Fleming
The English countryside, its growth and its destruction, is a genuine and tragic theme. — E. M. Forster
The woman poet must be either a sexless, reclusive eccentric, with nothing to say specifically to women, or a brilliant, tragic, tortured suicide. — Marilyn Hacker
Life would be tragic if it weren't funny. — Stephen Hawking
There are no greater treasures than the highest human qualities such as compassion, courage and hope. Not even tragic accident or disaster can destroy such… — Daisaku Ikeda
History is filled with tragic examples of wars that result from diplomatic impasse. Whether in our local communities or in international relations, the skillful use… — Daisaku Ikeda
California is a tragic country - like Palestine, like every Promised Land. — Christopher Isherwood

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