Unfortunate Quotes

446 Unfortunate quotes by 371 unique authors

The oceans of art are awash with people who can't paint. When those who can't paint notice those who can, they are sometimes not inclined… — Robert Genn
It's unfortunate that we see a great many women settling. They think that simply because they have gotten the right to vote, own property and… — Frederick Lenz
The people who survive avoid snowball scenarios in which bad trades cause them to become emotionally destabilized and make more bad trades. They are also… — William Eckhardt
Seemingly minor yet persistent things penetrate the mind over time making it difficult to ever realize the impact; hence, though quite unfortunate, the most dangerous… — Criss Jami
Many of us fight for and boast our freedom of what is ultimately the ability to prove ourselves to other people. It is unfortunate that… — Criss Jami
People exaggerate both happiness and unhappiness; we are never so fortunate nor so unfortunate as people say we are. — Honore de Balzac
Ambassador Mulford has made wide-ranging intervention in the internal affairs of India. To say the least, it is very unfortunate. It confirms our earlier apprehension… — Bill Vaughan
It seemed [there are] musical nodes on the planet where cultures meet and mix, sometimes as a result of unfortunate circumstances, like slavery or something… — David Byrne
Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be… — Benjamin Franklin
China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese. — Charles de Gaulle
I think it's unfortunate that there exists only one path in America to complete social legitimacy, and that is marriage. I think, for instance, that… — Elizabeth Gilbert
Now, if you are like me - if you are like practically anybody in America - then you probably hold some negative opinions about the… — Elizabeth Gilbert
A bachelor's life is no life for a single man. — Samuel Goldwyn
You philosophers are lucky men. You write on paper and paper is patient. Unfortunate Empress that I am, I write on the susceptible skins of… — Catherine the Great
A lot of professions happen to be male-dominated because women drop out at a certain point. It's unfortunate. — Tom Colicchio
The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged. — Democritus
Prayer and dependence on God has been our history. How unfortunate it is now that an unaccountable and unelected and misguided judge from Wisconsin, Judge… — James Dobson
The internet is a great way to get on the net. — Bob Dole
It's unfortunate that sometimes in schools, there's this need to have things quantified and graded. — Rita Dove
At one time there were voiceover artists, now there are celebrity voiceover artists. It's unfortunate because these people need the money less than the voiceover… — David Duchovny
The unfortunate thing about working for yourself is that you have the worst boss in the world. I work every day of the year except… — David Eddings
I always point people to the article '1,000 True Fans' by Kevin Kelly. If you choose your thousand ideal customers or readers properly and find… — Tim Ferriss
During the Middle Ages they understood that words accompanied by imagery are much more memorable. By making the margins of a book colorful and beautiful,… — Joshua Foer
The fastidious are unfortunate; nothing satisfies them. — Jean de La Fontaine
Compassion is not weakness, and concern for the unfortunate is not socialism. — Hubert H. Humphrey

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