Unfortunate Quotes

446 Unfortunate quotes by 371 unique authors

A person of greater enterprise than discretion, who in embracing an opportunity has formed an unfortunate attachment. — Ambrose Bierce
...it is proper that the duty of helping the poor and unfortunate should especially stir Catholics, since they are members of the Mystical Body of… — Pope John XXIII
More and more people are becoming unable to accept traditional [religious] beliefs. If they think that, apart from these beliefs, there is no reason for… — Bertrand Russell
If you believe in God you are at no disadvantage in this life, and at considerable advantage in the next. If you do not believe,… — Blaise Pascal
The civil rights movement was devoid of grace; it was using some unfortunate people as means to a communistic end. — Samuel Bowers
When an individual fear or apathy would cause us to pass by the unfortunate, then life is of no account. — Haniel Long
A physician is an unfortunate gentleman who is every day required to perform a miracle; namely to reconcile health with intemperance. — Voltaire
While society cannot provide employment for its members, the production/work/income nexus has to be abandoned as a justification for our present parsimony to the unemployed.… — Bob Hawke
When you describe the miserable and unfortunate, and want to make the reader feel pity, try to be somewhat colder - that seems to give… — Anton Chekhov
The reasons for legal intervention in favour of children apply not less strongly to the case of those unfortunate slaves and victims of the most… — John Stuart Mill
It was unavoidable, my writing. I feel I had no choice in the matter, no more than I had about an unfortunate bone structure and… — Maureen Howard
Unfortunate events though potentially a source of anger and despair have equal potential to be a source of spiritual growth. Whether or not this is… — Dalai Lama
There is no such thing as society, there is a living tapestry of men and women and the beauty of that tapestry, and the quality… — Margaret Thatcher
The unhappy persistence of both the practice and the lingering effects of racial discrimination ...is an unfortunate reality...and the government is not disqualified from acting… — Sandra Day O'Connor
The unfortunate need people who will be kind to them; the prosperous need people to be kind to. — Aristotle
Men, I want you just thinking of one word all season. One word and one word only: Super Bowl. — Bill Peterson
It's a humbling thing being humble. — Maurice Clarett
Well, I used to look like this when I was young and now I still do. — Yogi Berra
It is unfortunate that we should find ourselves at this time the only disorganized group. Others have had the advantage of organization for centuries, so… — Marcus Garvey
Through the harsh design of fate, Florida was dealt the unfortunate circumstances of bearing the brunt of not one but two hurricanes, and it appears… — Ginny Brown-Waite
Now to the term 'relativity theory.' I admit that it is unfortunate, and has given occasion to philosophical misunderstandings. — Albert Einstein
In life, when you are faced with an unfortunate circumstance, there’s no book, there’s no guide, there’s no right answer on how to get to… — Lea Michele
The number of Latino roles is very limited, and it's unfortunate there isn't more color-blind casting. — Jai Rodriguez
I was just thinking how unfortunate it'd be to be a fat girl named Candy. — Zach Galifianakis
You know, in the 1970's, when I was in high school, I belonged to a band called the Happy Funk Band. Until an unfortunate typo… — Colin Mochrie

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