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Tragic Quotes

Whenever possible, I like to have the supreme head of a company show me over the works. It is extremely illuminating to note the attitude of workers towards their boss, and equally interesting to note the attitude towards the workers. It is tragic to notice how many chief executives of large concerns are absolutely unknown, even by sight, to the rank and file of their workers Picture Quote #1

In world mythology, there are countless examples of tragic characters whose greatest strength is also the source of their undoing. But the ancient Greeks and Romans also held the view that acceptance is the beginning of wisdom Picture Quote #1

Guys don’t adapt as well as women do to getting their heart broken for the first time. It’s tragic. I really wanted to be in love, get married, have kids and buy a wood-paneled station wagon for the family. But it didn’t work out, and, boy, it wrecked it! Picture Quote #1

BP found itself in a difficult situation after the tragic events in the Gulf of Mexico. We did everything we could to support it. Britain is interested in this, isn’t it? I think it is. The same is true of other areas Picture Quote #1

[I]t is tragic that the forces for destruction that we unleashed are stronger than man’s present ability to control them Picture Quote #1

The great universal literature has always had a tragic relation with freedom. The Greeks renounced absolute freedom and imposed order on chaotic mythology, like a tyrant Picture Quote #1

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I had - after I sang the ‘Star Spangled Banner’ so badly, after my tragic singing accident, after that, you know, all my stuff kind of, like, really got even more full blown and, you know, I got stage fright and, you know, I couldn’t do stand-up anymore and let alone sing and all the other things Picture Quote #1

We can not escape tragic roads. It is like grasping at the sun and trying to catch air. We must take one step at-a-time. Keep going Picture Quote #1

Every year I used to write a musical inspired by John Waters, and I would get all my friends together and put on this perverse, emotional, tragic musical Picture Quote #1

I had a really tragic cut at the beginning of Season 2 of ‘Ally McBeal.’ Someone convinced me that it would be good to layer my hair. I basically looked like Ronald McDonald Picture Quote #1

He was trained as a dancer, and he had both a dancer’s body and a dancer’s capacity. He incarnated for me the most appealing and tragic aspects of American lower-class life Picture Quote #1

This death to the logic of emotional commitments of our chance moment in the world of space and time, this recognition of, the shift of our emphasis to, the universal life that throbs and celebrates its victory in the very kiss of our own annihilation, this amor fati, ‘love of fate,’ love of the fate that is inevitably death, constitutes the experience of the tragic art Picture Quote #1

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Even when a person has all of life’s comforts - good food, good shelter, a companion - he or she can still become unhappy when encountering a tragic situation Picture Quote #1

Sometimes I think my past life was unrealized. I met a tragic end - it might have been a car over a cliff. But it’s true, I came from another time and place, and landed in Paris Hilton’s backyard Picture Quote #1

Where there is no human connection, there is no compassion. Without compassion, then community, commitment, loving-kindness, human understanding, and peace all shrivel. Individuals become isolated, the isolated turn cruel, and the tragic hovers in the forms of domestic and civil violence. Art and literature are antidotes to that Picture Quote #1

Art invites us to know beauty and to solicit it, summon it, from even the most tragic of circumstances Picture Quote #1

I’ve got a peculiar weakness for criminals and artists. Neither takes life as it is. Any tragic story has to be in conflict with things as they are Picture Quote #1

The tragic nuclear accident at Fukushima underscored the urgent need to enhance nuclear safety and the international emergency response framework. I commend the International Atomic Energy Agency for its work Picture Quote #1

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Fargo’ is a tragedy with a happy ending. So you need to have that tragic underpinning, that all of this could be avoidable, and that’s what makes it tragic. It’s about the use of violence, and the fact that the tension in anticipation of violence and the tension in anticipation of a laugh are sort of the same Picture Quote #1

It’s easy to forget, given her scandal-tinged life and tragic death, how incredibly talented Whitney Houston was. She holds the world record as the most-awarded female act of all time, with over 415 major recognitions during her career. She is the only artist to chart seven consecutive number one songs Picture Quote #1

The key is just to ignore the pain, because physical comedy only works if you see someone get hurt and they aren’t actually hurt. If someone gets hit in the face with a bat, falls down, and gets back up, it’s funny. If they stay down and their jaw is wired shut in the next scene, it’s really tragic and weird. You have to pretend it doesn’t hurt Picture Quote #1

Everyone agrees that the failure of our high schools is tragic. It’s bad business, and it’s bad policy. But we act as if it can’t be helped. It can be helped. We designed these high schools; we can redesign them Picture Quote #1

I don’t react to a tragic happening any more. I took so many bad things as a kid and some people think I don’t care about anything. It’s just too hard for me to get emotional. I can’t cry no more Picture Quote #1

Baseball is a universe as large as life itself, and therefore all things in life, whether good or bad, whether tragic or comic, fall within its domain Picture Quote #1

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Shakespeare is the outstanding example of how that can be done. In all of Shakespeare’s plays, no matter what tragic events occur, no matter what rises and falls, we return to stability in the end Picture Quote #1

A very beautiful honey blonde, Sharon Tate, looked into the eyes of the man who the evidence shows just four and a half months later would order her tragic and violent death Picture Quote #1

I suppose reggae has always been a hopeful way to protest, and just because the world’s tragic doesn’t mean it’s not beautiful Picture Quote #1

She was a tragic beauty. Sadness had left its fingerprints all over her face Picture Quote #1

I have spoken, and I was understood. It’s not like I’m a tragic person who wasn’t understood. All those books are in print, all those movies are still out there, the audience gets younger. So I don’t have that I’ve got to do one thing before I die. I did it Picture Quote #1

Being gay is not a terrible, tragic disease that requires prevention or treatment chosen for you by your parents Picture Quote #1

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Whenever possible, I like to have the supreme head of a company show me over the works. It is extremely illuminating to note the attitude of workers towards their boss, and equally interesting to note the attitude towards the workers. It is tragic to notice how many chief executives of large concerns are absolutely unknown, even by sight, to the rank and file of their workers (Tragic Quotes) In world mythology, there are countless examples of tragic characters whose greatest strength is also the source of their undoing. But the ancient Greeks and Romans also held the view that acceptance is the beginning of wisdom (Tragic Quotes) Guys don’t adapt as well as women do to getting their heart broken for the first time. It’s tragic. I really wanted to be in love, get married, have kids and buy a wood-paneled station wagon for the family. But it didn’t work out, and, boy, it wrecked it! (Tragic Quotes) BP found itself in a difficult situation after the tragic events in the Gulf of Mexico. We did everything we could to support it. Britain is interested in this, isn’t it? I think it is. The same is true of other areas (Tragic Quotes) [I]t is tragic that the forces for destruction that we unleashed are stronger than man’s present ability to control them (Tragic Quotes) The great universal literature has always had a tragic relation with freedom. The Greeks renounced absolute freedom and imposed order on chaotic mythology, like a tyrant (Tragic Quotes) I had - after I sang the ‘Star Spangled Banner’ so badly, after my tragic singing accident, after that, you know, all my stuff kind of, like, really got even more full blown and, you know, I got stage fright and, you know, I couldn’t do stand-up anymore and let alone sing and all the other things. (Tragic Quotes) We can not escape tragic roads. It is like grasping at the sun and trying to catch air. We must take one step at-a-time. Keep going. (Tragic Quotes) Every year I used to write a musical inspired by John Waters, and I would get all my friends together and put on this perverse, emotional, tragic musical. (Tragic Quotes) I had a really tragic cut at the beginning of Season 2 of ‘Ally McBeal.’ Someone convinced me that it would be good to layer my hair. I basically looked like Ronald McDonald. (Tragic Quotes) He was trained as a dancer, and he had both a dancer’s body and a dancer’s capacity. He incarnated for me the most appealing and tragic aspects of American lower-class life (Tragic Quotes) This death to the logic of emotional commitments of our chance moment in the world of space and time, this recognition of, the shift of our emphasis to, the universal life that throbs and celebrates its victory in the very kiss of our own annihilation, this amor fati, ‘love of fate,’ love of the fate that is inevitably death, constitutes the experience of the tragic art... (Tragic Quotes) Even when a person has all of life’s comforts - good food, good shelter, a companion - he or she can still become unhappy when encountering a tragic situation. (Tragic Quotes) Sometimes I think my past life was unrealized. I met a tragic end - it might have been a car over a cliff. But it’s true, I came from another time and place, and landed in Paris Hilton’s backyard. (Tragic Quotes) Where there is no human connection, there is no compassion. Without compassion, then community, commitment, loving-kindness, human understanding, and peace all shrivel. Individuals become isolated, the isolated turn cruel, and the tragic hovers in the forms of domestic and civil violence. Art and literature are antidotes to that. (Tragic Quotes) Art invites us to know beauty and to solicit it, summon it, from even the most tragic of circumstances. (Tragic Quotes) I’ve got a peculiar weakness for criminals and artists. Neither takes life as it is. Any tragic story has to be in conflict with things as they are. (Tragic Quotes) The tragic nuclear accident at Fukushima underscored the urgent need to enhance nuclear safety and the international emergency response framework. I commend the International Atomic Energy Agency for its work. (Tragic Quotes) Fargo’ is a tragedy with a happy ending. So you need to have that tragic underpinning, that all of this could be avoidable, and that’s what makes it tragic. It’s about the use of violence, and the fact that the tension in anticipation of violence and the tension in anticipation of a laugh are sort of the same. (Tragic Quotes) It’s easy to forget, given her scandal-tinged life and tragic death, how incredibly talented Whitney Houston was. She holds the world record as the most-awarded female act of all time, with over 415 major recognitions during her career. She is the only artist to chart seven consecutive number one songs. (Tragic Quotes) The key is just to ignore the pain, because physical comedy only works if you see someone get hurt and they aren’t actually hurt. If someone gets hit in the face with a bat, falls down, and gets back up, it’s funny. If they stay down and their jaw is wired shut in the next scene, it’s really tragic and weird. You have to pretend it doesn’t hurt. (Tragic Quotes) Everyone agrees that the failure of our high schools is tragic. It’s bad business, and it’s bad policy. But we act as if it can’t be helped. It can be helped. We designed these high schools; we can redesign them. (Tragic Quotes) I don’t react to a tragic happening any more. I took so many bad things as a kid and some people think I don’t care about anything. It’s just too hard for me to get emotional. I can’t cry no more. (Tragic Quotes) Baseball is a universe as large as life itself, and therefore all things in life, whether good or bad, whether tragic or comic, fall within its domain. (Tragic Quotes) Shakespeare is the outstanding example of how that can be done. In all of Shakespeare’s plays, no matter what tragic events occur, no matter what rises and falls, we return to stability in the end. (Tragic Quotes) A very beautiful honey blonde, Sharon Tate, looked into the eyes of the man who the evidence shows just four and a half months later would order her tragic and violent death. (Tragic Quotes) I suppose reggae has always been a hopeful way to protest, and just because the world’s tragic doesn’t mean it’s not beautiful. (Tragic Quotes) She was a tragic beauty. Sadness had left its fingerprints all over her face. (Tragic Quotes) I have spoken, and I was understood. It’s not like I’m a tragic person who wasn’t understood. All those books are in print, all those movies are still out there, the audience gets younger. So I don’t have that I’ve got to do one thing before I die. I did it. (Tragic Quotes) Being gay is not a terrible, tragic disease that requires prevention or treatment chosen for you by your parents. (Tragic Quotes)

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