Quotes by Disappointment No matter how devastating our struggles, disappointments, and troubles are, they are only temporary. Josh McDowell disappointmentstrugglematter No matter how devastating our struggles, disappointments, and troubles are, they are only temporary. No matter what happens to you, no matter the depth of tragedy or pain you face, no matter how death stalks you and your loved ones, the Resurrection promises you a future of immeasurable good. Josh McDowell good-lifepaindisappointment No matter what we've done, no matter the disappointments and sullied blunders, today is the opportunity to do right by ourselves. Joshua Mohr donedisappointmentopportunity When people get married because they think it's a long-time love affair, they'll be divorced very soon, because all love affairs end in disappointment. But marriage is a recognition of a spiritual identity. Joseph Campbell marriagedisappointmentspiritual No expectations mean there is no risk of disappointment. Jude Morgan disappointmentexpectationsmean The utmost we can hope for in this world is contentment; if we aim at anything higher, we shall meet with nothing but grief and disappointment. A man should direct all his studies and endeavors at making himself easy now and happy hereafter. Joseph Addison contentmentgriefdisappointment ...to many a mother's heart has come the disappointment of a loss of power, a limitation of influence when early manhood takes the boy from the home, or when even before that time, in school, or where he touches the great world and begins to be bewildered with its controversies, trade and economics and politics make their imprint even while his lips are dewy with his mother's kiss. Judith Ellen Foster disappointmentmotherschool Young alienation, disappointment and heartache is all a part of the first real growing up that we do. Judd Nelson growing-uprealdisappointment If the mood is overly anxious, then anxiety must be reduced by lowering uncertainty. Very simply, uncertainty is reduced when people are told what's going on and what will happen to them. In the vacuum of no news, people imagine the worst. Since disappointment is much easier to handle than anxiety, then, good news or bad, honesty is honestly the best policy. Judith M Bardwick honestydisappointmentpeople In truth, it's usually failure, disappointment, and frustration that motivate people to reexamine that which they've taken for granted. It's rare to find big change without significant bad news. ... In that sense, the pain of failure creates the largest opportunities for progress. Judith M Bardwick paindisappointmentchange What do you do when disappointment comes? When it weighs on you like a rock, you can either let it press you down until you become discouraged, even devastated, or you can use it as a stepping-stone to better things. Joyce Meyer rocksdisappointmentuse Everyone has their first date and the object is to hide your flaws. And then you're in a relationship, and it's all about hiding your disappointment. And then, once you're married, it's about hiding your sins. Joss Whedon marrieddisappointmentfirsts Depression begins with disappointment. When disappointment festers in our soul, it leads to discouragement. Joyce Meyer discouragementdisappointmentsoul Art does the same things dreams do. We have a hunger for dreams and art fulfills that hunger. So much of real life is a disappointment. That's why we have art. Joyce Carol Oates disappointmentdreamart Let's face it: None of us are ever going to get to the place in life where we have no more disappointments. We can't expect to be sheltered from every little thing. Disappointment is a fact of life--one that must be dealt with. Joyce Meyer disappointmentfaceslittles You are on the look out for experience, strength, and hope. You want to hear from the horse's mouth exactly how disappointments have been survived. It helps to know that the greats have had hard times too and that your own hard times merely make you part of the club. Julia Cameron horsehard-timesdisappointment There's always a little bit of disappointment. At the same time, number one, [Hillary Clinton] made a great choice. Secondly, I'm 41. And so I feel like - that I'm excited about the years to come. Julian Castro disappointmentnumbersyears And that's a life, isn't it? Some achievements and some disappointments. It's been interesting to me, though I wouldn't complain or be amazed if others found it less so. Maybe, in a way, Adrian knew what he was doing. Not that I would have missed my own life for anything, you understand. [pp.60-61] Julian Barnes achievementdisappointmentinteresting Me? I had no dreams. No longings. Dreams only set you up for disappointment. Plus, you had to have a life to have dreams of a better life. Julie Anne Peters longingdisappointmentdream A pier is a disappointed bridge; yet stare at it for long enough and you can dream it to the other side of the Channel. Julian Barnes disappointmentbridgesdream«2728293031323334353637»
