Tragic Quotes

732 Tragic quotes by 587 unique authors

That freedom can never be attained by a nation without suffering and sacrifice has been amply borne out by the recent tragic happenings in this… — Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Our most tragic error may have been our inability to establish a rapport and a confidence with the press and television with the communication media.… — Lyndon B. Johnson
There is nothing more tragic than to find an individual bogged down in the length of life, devoid of breadth. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
The witty woman is a tragic figure in American life. Wit destroys eroticism and eroticism destroys wit, so women must choose between taking lovers and… — Florence King
The tragic element of a character is always intriguing I think. — Greg Kinnear
Even when a person has all of life's comforts - good food, good shelter, a companion - he or she can still become unhappy when… — Dalai Lama
Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically. — D. H. Lawrence
After making several tragic movies in a row, I was looking to do a comedy, and one without cynicism. — Ang Lee
I don't think the Hulk is a superhero. He's the first Marvel character who is a tragic monster. Really an anti-hero. — Ang Lee
I have spent more than half a lifetime trying to express the tragic moment. — John Locke
It is almost impossible to remember how tragic a place the world is when one is playing golf. — Robert Wilson Lynd
Some directors expect you to do everything; write, be producer, psychiatrist. Some just want you to die in a tragic accident during the shooting so… — John Malkovich
The product of the artist has become less important than the fact of the artist. We wish to absorb this person. We wish to devour… — David Mamet
There's something about Michael J. Fox that I loved when he did all the '80s stuff. His way of performing all the physicality, which is… — James McAvoy
The whole campaign was a tragic case of mistaken identity. — George McGovern
A lot of people do have tragic childhoods. But you know what? Get over it. — Phil McGraw
Gay icons usually have some tragedy in their lives, but I've only had tragic haircuts and outfits. — Kylie Minogue
I've had a lot of tragic hairdos and outfits. — Kylie Minogue
It's sometimes too easy to point fingers when circumstances dramatically go awry, but as an addict, I'm ultimately responsible for my own decisions, no matter… — Unknown Author
All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders… — Moliere
Since 9/11, the Bush administration has used that tragic event as a justification to rip up our constitution and our civil liberties. And I honestly… — Michael Moore
Stand-up came naturally to me because people in Ireland talk. But that's not talking on panel shows; it is structured fun. It reminds me of… — Dylan Moran
In sports, I refused to do any interviews that were just going to become human-interest stories. Don't turn me into a tragic heroine. — Aimee Mullins
Boxing has become America's tragic theater. — Joyce Carol Oates
'The Accursed' is very much a novel about social injustice as the consequence of the terrible, tragic division of classes - the exploitation not only… — Joyce Carol Oates

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