Unfortunate Quotes

446 Unfortunate quotes by 371 unique authors

All the world suffers from the usury of the Jews, their monopolies and deceit. They have brought many unfortunate peoples into a state of poverty,… — Pope Clement VIII
There is nothing, I think, more unfortunate than to have soft, chubby, fat-looking children who go to watch their school play basketball every Saturday and… — John F. Kennedy
The first who attracts the eye, the first in enlightenment, in power and in happiness, is the white man, the European, man par excellence; below… — Alexis de Tocqueville
Man loves malice, but not against one-eyed men nor the unfortunate, but against the fortunate and proud. — Martial
In the very progress of society, the prison has in the very nature of things undergone some improvement, but there are vast stretches yet to… — Eugene V. Debs
It's a fact that it is much more comfortable to be in the position of the person who has been offended than to be the… — Barbara Walters
We must love stupid people better than ourselves; are they not the really unfortunate ones of this world? Do not people without taste and without… — George Sand
It's unfortunate biologically we have to sleep. — Aaron Levie
On the contrary, if they are treated with justice and humanity, proper example and the advantages of education given them, the coming years will be… — Nelson A. Miles
I don't like swearing on the air. As a matter of fact, I'm not a prude, but... I watch HBO and some of the comedy… — Brian Lamb
I think the tendency to over-explain and over describe is one of the most common failings in fantasy. It's an unfortunate piece of Tolkien's legacy.… — Patrick Rothfuss
Every unfortunate event does not give rise to lawsuit. — Mills Lane
I've been unfortunate enough to be working, and recovering from a few injuries now and again. — Jason Statham
The unfortunate thing is, for the contents of the building I could not get any insurance anywhere in Canada. — Ernst Zundel
The British suffer from a most unfortunate superiority complex - unjustified even under Victoria and most certainly hopelessly out-of-date today. — George Mikes
A designer must always think about the unfortunate production engineer who will have to manufacture what you have designed; try to understand his problems. — Raymond Loewy
I am of opinion that national greatness is more for the advantage of private citizens, than any individual well-being coupled with public humiliation. A man… — Pericles
It is not easy to conceive of anything that would be more unfortunate in a community based upon the ideals of which Americans boast than… — Calvin Coolidge
Ah! it is well for the unfortunate to be resigned, but for the guilty there is no peace. — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
It's the idea that when you say 'actress', people think of an airy, floaty, no-brain person, which of course you can't be if you are… — Miranda Richardson
It is true that some liberals and humanists, along with the laid-back Danes, deny the existence of evil. This is largely because they regard the… — Terry Eagleton
My father was overbearing. Very controlling. He was always the way he is, even before my success. He was not always a good person. He'd… — Macaulay Culkin
Every single unfortunate thing that happens, including, for instance, the murder of my parents, I am responsible for. I am responsible for being the son… — Patrick Duffy
It's 5 P.M. at the office. Working fast, you've finished your tasks for the day and want to go home. But none of your colleagues… — Robert Pozen
I think that's most unfortunate about our Democratic system, that you're confining it to people who are either very wealthy in their own right or… — Birch Bayh

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