Quotes by Disappointment The sharp experiences of belief in the supposititious life of matter, as well as our disappointments and ceaseless woes, turn us like tired children to the arms of divine Love. Mary Baker Eddy tireddisappointmentchildren Yes, disappointment over perceived unfairness, injustice, promises not kept, tends to go hand in hand with increasing prosperity. Expectations are dashed. What can I say! Mary Douglas disappointmentexpectationshands He had lunch with Cecilia that afternoon. They ate their corned beef on rye and cream cheese with lox in a diner peopled by waiters who looked like they´d met with utter disappointment and become attached to it. Mary Gaitskill beeflunchdisappointment Growing up, I was lucky that my dad was never out of work. I was very fortunate in one way: that I never experienced real hardship, because my dad is this real dynamo. He was always working, so I had a sense of the ups and downs and endless disappointments, but at the same time I was never worried that we couldn't eat or pay the bills. Mary Harron growing-updaddisappointment the first time you are reconciled to the terrible unfairness of disappointment, you are getting old. Mary Lee Settle disappointmentfirst-timefirsts Carve a tunnel of hope through the dark mountain of disappointment. Martin Luther King, Jr. life-changingdisappointmentinspirational It is necessary to understand that Black Power is a cry of disappointment. The Black Power slogan did not spring full grown from the head of some philosophical Zeus. It was born from the wounds of despair and disappointment. It is a cry of daily hurt and persistent pain. Martin Luther paindisappointmenthurt Opening day. All you have to do is say the words and you feel the shutters thrown wide, the room air out, the light pour in. In baseball, no other day is so pure with possibility. No scores yet, no losses, no blame or disappointment. No hangover, at least until the game's over. Mary Schmich hangoverdisappointmentbaseball I prepare myself for all disappointments by expecting nothing. Mary Russell Mitford expectingdisappointmentexpectations If you truly dwell within Acceptance, you are wityout two things-Expectations and Disappointments. Mary Summer Rain disappointmentacceptancetwo They may turn out to be a great disappointment, or perhaps they may be full of enchanting surprises. Mary Wesley surprisedisappointmentmay Truly disappointment is the guardian deity of human life; she sits at the threshold of unborn time, and marshals the events as they come forth. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley deitieseventsdisappointment I wish you would moderate that fondness you have for your children. I do not mean you should abate any part of your care, or not do your duty to them in its utmost extent, but I would have you early prepare yourself for disappointments, which are heavy in proportion to their being surprising. Mary Wortley Montagu disappointmentmeanchildren Even broken in spirit as he is, no one can feel more deeply than he does the beauties of nature. The starry sky, the sea, and every sight afforded by these wonderful regions, seems still to have the power of elevating his soul from earth. Such a man has a double existence: he may suffer misery, and be overwhelmed by disappointments; yet, when he has retired into himself, he will be like a celestial spirit that has a halo around him, within whose circle no grief or folly ventures. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley griefdisappointmentsight If we get setbacks and if something happens where the Civil Rights Bill is watered down, for instance, if the Negro feels that he can do nothing but move from one ghetto to another and one slum to another, the despair and the disappointment will be so great that it will be very difficult to keep the struggle disciplined and nonviolent. Martin Luther King, Jr. disappointmentstrugglemoving I would urge you to give priority to the search for God. Allow his spirit to permeate your being. ... If you do not have a deep and patient faith in God, you will be powerless to face the delays, disappointments, and vicissitudes that inevitably come. Martin Luther King, Jr. prioritiesdisappointmentgiving The Christian faith makes it possible for us nobly to accept that which cannot be changed, and to meet disappointments and sorrow with an inner poise, and to absorb the most intense pain without abandoning our sense of hope. Martin Luther King, Jr. paindisappointmentchristian I looked up and saw my flag. But I didn't hear my anthem. The quotation above from 6 ft 4 inch, 286 pound Silver Medalist Ghaffari (who broke down in tears on the medal stand) summed up his disappointment after an overtime loss to Aleksandr Karelin of Russia. A win would have given Ghaffari not only the Olympic gold medal but also his first victory over Karelin, something of which he has literally dreamed about after 20 meets between the two. Karelin dominates international competition in the sport. Matt Ghaffari disappointmentlosssports A man has no business to be depressed by a disappointment, anyway; he ought to make up his mind to get even. Mark Twain disappointmentmindmen Thou waitest for the spark from heaven! and we, Light half-believers of our casual creeds, Who never deeply felt, nor clearly will'd, Whose insight never has borne fruit in deeds, Whose vague resolves never have been fulfill'd; For whom each year we see Breeds new beginnings, disappointments new; Who hesitate and falter life away, And lose to-morrow the ground won to-day Ah! do not we, wanderer! await it too? Matthew Arnold new-beginningslightdisappointment«3435363738394041424344»
