Unfortunate Quotes

446 Unfortunate quotes by 371 unique authors

There's no greater way to gain an audience's sympathy than by being unfortunate. — Seth Green
It is an unfortunate personal tragedy. However, when compared to the vast ocean of the collective tragedy faced by my people, my illness is merely… — Unknown Author
Reverence is the highest quality of man's nature; and that individual, or nation, which has it slightly developed, is so far unfortunate. It is a… — Lydia M. Child
People are divided into two classes - those who profit by experience and those who do not. The unfortunate part of it all is that… — Douglas Fairbanks
It is unfortunate that people believe that in order to democratise something you have to get politicians out of the system. — Roosevelt Skerrit
I was 11 years old and horse-obsessed. New York City was an unfortunate place for a girl like me to be growing up. — Jean Hanff Korelitz
The older I get, the more I want to do. It beats death, decay or golf in unfortunate trousers. Peace and quiet depress me. — Simon Schama
I just want people to recognize my father as an artist who was way ahead of his time. He was a genius. His life just… — Freddie Prinze Jr
Many people first encounter Jesus during childhood when they are suddenly confronted by a horrifying statue of a man nailed to a cross, and this… — Michael Leunig
I believe politics is a team sport. That, for awful and unfortunate reasons beyond any of our control, the American system only allows, effectively, for… — Rick Perlstein
There is no denying that downsizing can happen when a company receives private equity funding. It is unfortunate and hard on everyone who is affected. — N. Robert Hammer
That most unfortunate war, which I deeply deplore. — Hirohito
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the unfortunate. — Virgil
This genre of music seems to want to push people into a certain time slot, which is unfortunate. — Juice Newton
They are more human and more brotherly towards one another, it seems to me, than we are. But perhaps that is merely because they feel… — Erich Maria Remarque
That level of trade deficit throttles real growth in our country and continues the unfortunate path of selling out America. We are not winning the… — Marcy Kaptur
Nobody ever chooses the already unfortunate as objects of his loyal friendship. — Lucan
We print 37 million copies, and we found out about the unfortunate news as we were putting the issue to bed. — Olivia Newton-John
Those who insist on having hostilities with us, kill and destroy the option of friendship with us in the future, which is unfortunate because it… — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
I feel like I delivered a blow, an unfortunate blow to a profession that not only did I personally love doing but that I value… — Jayson Blair

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