Quotes by Tragedy If my work has a theme, I suspect it is a simple one: that most human beings are inescapably alone, and therein lies their tragedy. Richard Yates tragedysimplelying The greatest tragedy is not death, but life without purpose. Rick Warren purpose-driven-lifetragedypurpose The moment we indulge our affections, the earth is metamorphosed, there is no winter and no night; all tragedies, all ennui s, vanish, all duties even. Ralph Waldo Emerson tragedywinternight Divorce is the one human tragedy that reduces everything to cash. Rita Mae Brown heartfeltdivorcetragedy I have changed my definition of tragedy. I now think tragedy is not foul deeds done to a person (usually noble in some manner) but rather that tragedy is irresolvable conflict. Rita Mae Brown deeds-donetragedythinking Tragedy is in the eye of the observer, and not in the heart of the sufferer. Ralph Waldo Emerson eyetragedyheart I doubt I would have written a line ... unless some minor tragedy had sort of twisted my mind out of the normal rut. Roald Dahl tragedydoubtmind ..Sage is convinced one extraneous calorie will make her go from super skinny to just regular skinny. Tragedy. Richelle Mead sageskinnytragedy I like a man who likes to see a fine barn as well as a good tragedy. Ralph Waldo Emerson barnstragedymen What this ideology, what this myth about savagery did was really excuse America for the disappearance of the Indian. It wasn't our fault. They were just an inferior race. And so John Marshall adopts that. And the tragedy and the present-day circumstances of that decision are that those racial attitudes are so deeply embedded in these foundational principles of American Indian law. Robert A. Williams, Jr. tragedydecisionattitude It is doubtless a vice to turn one's eyes inward too much, but I am my own comedy and tragedy. Ralph Waldo Emerson eyevicestragedy I like to have a person's knowledge comprehend more than one class of topics, one row of shelves. I like a person who likes to see a fine barn as well as a good tragedy. Ralph Waldo Emerson tragedyclassknowledge Tragedies are about the depths that call up to certain men and insist that they descend. Robert Bly depthtragedymen All tragedies are finished bya death, All comedies are ended bya marriage; The future states of both are left to faith. Robert Byron comedystatestragedy A senseless tragedy remains forever tragic, but it is up to us whether it remains forever senseless. Robert Breault perspectivetragedyforever Time brings an end to everything. We should not mistake for a tragedy what is no more than the passage of time. Robert Breault tragedymistaketime The limitation in our ability to perceive broad distinctions in scope can be applied to our moral and temporal responses.... We agonize over a dinner menu, or have engine trouble on the way to work; and for seconds or minutes our cosmos shrinks to a miniscule volume of being, an epic of cheese sauces or tragedy of fanbelts. Robert Grudin dinnerepictragedy Socialism has been a great tragedy this century. Robert Heilbroner socialismcenturytragedy Giving up is the ultimate tragedy. Robert J. Donovan failuregiving-uptragedy The tragedy of ignorance is its complacency. Robert Quillen complacencytragedyignorance«3940414243444546474849»
