Quotes by Disappointment The ideal of brotherhood of man, the building of the Just City, is one that cannot be discarded without lifelong feelings of disappointment and loss. But, if we are to live in the real world, discard it we must. Kingsley Amis realdisappointmentloss Michael [Douglas] was just leaving the TV series The Streets of San Francisco and he said, 'Dad, let me try it.' I thought, 'Well, if I couldn't make it...' So, I gave it to him and he got the money, the director and the cast. The biggest disappointment for me, I always wanted to play McMurphy. They got a young actor, Jack Nicholson. I thought, 'Oh God. He will be terrible.' Then I saw the picture and, of course, he was great in it! That was my biggest disappointment that turned out to be one of the things I'm most proud of because my son Michael did it. I couldn't do it, but Michael did it. Kirk Douglas daddisappointmentson When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out and the tide of love rushes in. Kristin Armstrong gratitudefocusdisappointment I'm not in the business of becoming famous. And that's the advice I give to younger aspiring actors. Work onstage and do the little roles. In the end it's not important to be seen. It's important to do. There's a lot of disappointment in this business, but my family keeps me grounded Kristen Bell disappointmentadvicegiving Disappointment is a sticky one, because no one can steal contentment, joy, gratitude, or peace - we have to give it away. Kristin Armstrong gratitudedisappointmentgiving If I extend an empty hand and in retrieving it and finding it still empty, I feel disappointment, that is foolishness; yet if I extend a hand which is full and yet find no one to receive it, then that is hopelessness. Khalil Gibran hopelessnessdisappointmenthands Maturity is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy exists, unless laughter could be said to remedy anything. Kurt Vonnegut growing-updisappointmenthappiness The coach has turned into a pumpkin and the mice have all run away. Lady Bird Johnson pumpkindisappointmentrunning I hate Valentine's day. It is a day for nothing but disappointment. Larisa Oleynik valentines-dayhatedisappointment In order to meaningfully repent of the ways in which we violate love, we must recognize them. We won’t recognize self-protective patterns of relating as sinful violations of love until we face the disappointment in our soul we’re determined never to experience again. Larry Crabb disappointmentselforder I've gotta be honest, it is a little of a mystery to me. I consider myself very sentimental, very sensitive, but obviously my outward appearance is a bit scruffy-haired, and I have a general tendency toward snarling at people, and a sort of misanthropic nature. Maybe that is what people actually read. I do actually believe that misanthropy and sensitivity go hand in hand, because I have a tremendous disappointment in the ways of the world. Larry Fessenden disappointmentbelievepeople The biggest laughs are based on the biggest disappointments and the biggest fears. Kurt Vonnegut disappointmentwritinglaughing If you want one thing too much it’s likely to be a disappointment. The healthy way is to learn to like the everyday things, like soft beds and buttermilk—and feisty gentlemen. Larry McMurtry everyday-thingshealthydisappointment We each deal with childhood in different ways. That brothers and sisters can take the same lump of clay that is childhood and use it to shape themselves into unique human beings is a miracle in itself. Despite individual struggles, triumphs, joys and disappointments, someone is made of the same stuff and has been at your side, whether figuratively or literally, from the beginning. Use our brother and sister quote collection to explore this truth and gain compassionate understanding for yourself and your siblings. Laura Ramirez sisterdisappointmentbrother Every woman must live by some sense of victory over disappointments, and Olympias was not the sort of woman to find compensation in her own powers of self-control and endurance. Laura Riding victorydisappointmentself What if my greatest disappointments, or the aching of this life, is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can't satisfy? Laura Story what-ifdisappointmentworld Would you stop hoping? Hope is just postponed disappointment. Laura Schlessinger stop-hopingwomendisappointment It's core to my beliefs now: Sometimes in being given a challenge, you're actually being given a real opportunity, and a lot of that is how you handle it. Do you feel sorry for yourself or do you think, All right! I'll see what I can make out of this? I've had that over and over. If I hang out in the disappointment, I'll just be disappointed all the time. Lauren Graham realdisappointmentsorry My failure, during the first five or six years of my art training, to get set in the right direction, and the disappointment which it caused me, drove me the more persistently into writing as an alternative. Laurence Housman disappointmentwritingart Expect nothing and accept everything and you will never be disappointed. Laurence Overmire disappointmentacceptancelife«2930313233343536373839»
