Actors Quote by Uma Thurman

Desperation is like a spilled drink; even if it's delicious, no one will get near it. Cultivate an aura of glamorous unapproachability.

— Anonymous

Desperation is like stealing from the Mafia: you stand a good chance of attracting the wrong attention.

— Douglas Horton

Desperation can make a person do surprising things.

— Veronica Roth

Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.

— William S. Burroughs

Desperation is a millstone. It wears away at the very soul, grinding away pity, kindness, humanity and courage. But sometimes it whets the mind…

— Frances Hardinge

Desperation precludes reflection. That is one of the reasons why smart people can get involved in very obviously unworkable relationships. Like addiction, that deep,…

— Melissa Febos

...desperation can toy with you and if you give desperation any wiggle room, it will find alternative answers

— Harlan Coben

“There is a difference between desire and desperation.”

— Tyra Banks

Desperation sells you to weak people that use weaker people. Exercise patience and faith along with Gods timing.

— Marala Scott

My interest in desperation lies only in that sometimes I find myself having become desperate. Very seldom do I start out that way. I…

— Willem de Kooning

When a man has reached a condition in which he believes that a thing must happen because he does not wish it, and that…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

When a person feels so trapped and no options, they become desperate and in the middle of desperation.

— Paula White