Quotes by Tragedy We simply prefer to deny death or tragedy at all costs and, with it, a fundamental aspect of life. We do this instead of acknowledging that suffering represents one of the strongest incentives of life, which is the base of human solidarity and what brings intensity to happiness. Claudia Llosa cost tragedy suffering There are terrible disasters and tragedies and miseries all over the place, in places like Africa with the atrocities in Darfur, India until recently, and China. So many of them have been brought to our notice by television that we've almost become inured to cruelty and disasters and hopelessness in the world. We don't seem to have made an awfully good job of running things as a sort of planetary cabinet. Colin Dexter tragedy running jobs You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy. Colin Powell patriotic tragedy spirit This is really hard to do but I'd like to change the tone now and briefly mention today's terrible tragedy in France. Twelve people were killed because a satirical newspaper made jokes that some group found offensive. All of us are accustomed to bad news from around the world. But this story hits home for anybody who mocks anyone. Conan O'Brien tragedy home people The core of literature is the idea of tragedy... You don't really learn much from the good things that happen to you. Cormac McCarthy tragedy writing ideas Tragedy can break the heart but not the dam of the tearducts while schmaltz can dissolve the most hardened sophisticate. Cornelia Otis Skinner tears tragedy heart As individuals die every moment, how insensitive and fabricated a love it is to set aside a day from selfish routine in prideful, patriotic commemoration of tragedy. Just as God is provoked by those who tithe simply because they feel that they must tithe, I am provoked by those who commemorate simply because they feel that they must commemorate. Criss Jami patriotic selfish tragedy The unteachable man is sentenced to being taught only by experience. The tragedy is he reaches nothing further than his own pain. Criss Jami pain tragedy men When the bad bleeds, then is the tragedy good. Cyril Tourneur tragedy Good God, what does it matter? If life is a tragedy, or a farce, or a disaster, or anything else, what do I care! Let life be what it likes. Give me a drink, that's what I want just now. D. H. Lawrence farce tragedy giving Tragedy is like strong acid - it dissolves away all but the very gold of truth. D. H. Lawrence strong tragedy gold Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically. D. H. Lawrence aging tragedy birthday Tragedy ought really to be a great kick at misery. D. H. Lawrence kicks misery tragedy I hate England and its hopelessness. I hate [Arnold] Bennett's resignation. Tragedy ought really to be a great big kick at misery. D. H. Lawrence hate tragedy literature The weakness of modern tragedy[is that] transgression against the social code is made to bring destruction, as though the social code worked our irrevocable fate. D. H. Lawrence fate weakness tragedy The greatest tragedy in life is not to die, it is to live as if dead, to let the life within us wither. Toward what goal or achievement are we striving in life? This is the important question to ask ourselves. Daisaku Ikeda achievement tragedy goal Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength. Dalai Lama painful-experiences strength tragedy We can all endure disaster and tragedy, and triumph over them-if we have to. We may not think we can, but we have surprisingly strong inner resources that will see us through if we will only make use of them. We are stronger than we think. Dale Carnegie strong tragedy thinking But because human being tend to focus on short-term benefits and our own immediate needs, such tragedies of the commons occur frequently . Dan Ariely focus tragedy needs Nothing captures human interest more than human tragedy. Dan Brown angels-and-demons capture tragedy «678910111213141516»
