Tragedy Quotes

"The tragedy of life is what dies in the hearts and souls of people while they live. "
-Albert Einstein

"There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it."
-Oscar Wilde

"Genuine tragedies in the world are not conflicts between right and wrong. They are conflicts between two rights."
-Hebbel

"I've got a peculiar weakness for criminals and artists-neither takes life as it is. Any tragic story has to be in conflict with things as they are."
-Stanley Kubrick

"The real tragedy is the tragedy of the man who never in his life braces himself for his one supreme effort, who never stretches to his full capacity, never stands up to his full stature."
-Arnold Bennett

"In tragedy every moment is eternity; in comedy, eternity is a moment."
-Christopher Fry

"The tragedy is that so many have ambition and so few have ability."
-William Feather

"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light."
-Plato

"The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is young."
-Oscar Wilde

"The deepest definition of youth is life as yet untouched by tragedy."
-Alfred North Whitehead

"Comedy is tragedy plus time."
-Carol Burnett

"Losing a game is heartbreaking. Losing your sense of excellence or worth is a tragedy."
-Joe Paterno

"History is moving, and it will tend toward hope, or tend toward tragedy."
-George W. Bush

"Grief and tragedy and hatred are only for a time. Goodness, remembrance and love have no end."
-George W. Bush

"If America shows weakness and uncertainty, the world will drift toward tragedy. That will not happen on my watch. "
-George W. Bush

"Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy."
-Robert Half

"It usually takes a major tragedy for these things to come about, but not too many cities do this. I just felt it was needed."
-Jerry Peterson

"A tragedy of this magnitude calls for the assistance of able individuals and organizations, ... As a company, we are grateful to help relief efforts in the most fitting way possible."
-Jeff M. Fettig

"In law enforcement, there's a time when you have to disassociate yourself from tragedy because if you can't, it'll destroy you, ... There's a point in an investigation where you're still working on it, but you have to keep things in perspective or you won't make it to retirement."
-Patrick Lynch

"Every man of genius sees the world at a different angle from his fellows, and there is his tragedy."
-Havelock Ellis

"The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion."
-Arthur C. Clarke

"Lots of business opportunities come out of tragedy. It's the capitalist way of life. I think the a market for airport-friendly merchandise is a good thing."
-Candace Corlett

"It is frequently the tragedy of the great artist, as it is of the great scientist, that he frightens the ordinary man."
-Loren Eiseley

"A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic."
-Joseph Stalin

"We understand that the panel created by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate the ULTRA tragedy has yet to submit its findings on February 18, 2006."
-Mario Bautista

"Dave has a moment when he's young where he tries to talk to his mother, who just shuts him down, ... From that point on, Dave had to create someone else; that's where his problems begin. That's the tragedy of his character: He's been hiding it for too long. He doesn't know himself."
-Dennis Lehane

"This text messaging campaign is yet another tool for parents to use to keep their kids protected. All too often, the joy of prom season is overshadowed by tragedy. We want to prevent that this year and encourage parents to register and send their teens a message and - most importantly -- talk to teens about the importance of making responsible decisions as they become young adults."
-Jack Church

"I think it's a tragedy when you have things like this that interrupt the flow of good legislative policy."
-Lou D'allesandro