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Tragic Quotes

In a high tech world the cure for the tragic shortcomings and perilous fallacies of human intuition is education, but education in economics, evolutionary biology, probability and statistics - unfortunately most High School and College curricula have barely changed since Medieval times! Picture Quote #1

One’s thoughts are one’s most crucial adventures. Seriously and strongly and intently to contemplate doing murder is everyway more exciting, more romantic, more profoundly tragic than the murder done Picture Quote #1

You see, nothing matters except pleasure - which is the opposite of happiness, its tragic part, I expect Picture Quote #1

There’s nothing so tragic as seeing a family pulled apart by something as simple as a pack of wolves Picture Quote #1

With my being from Hawaii and being very family oriented I don’t really have a fear of a tragic ending. I don’t see any tragic ending for me Picture Quote #1

All human behavior, all human motivations, all man’s hopes and fears, were heavily colored and largely controlled by mankind’s tragic and oddly beautiful pattern of reproduction Picture Quote #1

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It is tragic that some Christians have been so battered with stories of a prideful, vindictive God that they have fled from Jesus’ fold Picture Quote #1

My favorite monster has always been the zombie. They are so much fun. They can be scary, pathetic, sad, funny, tragic, even heroic. They are the most elastic monster because, even with all of that, they don’t interfere with telling stories about the humans. They serve as threats and metaphors, but they allow the story to be about people Picture Quote #1

I’ve always found the most tragic things funny. I was always the guy laughing at the funeral Picture Quote #1

What I think is funny is when people, despite tragic situations, are still hopeful, still trying. It’s sweet and sad - and, to me, hilarious Picture Quote #1

Guys don’t adapt as well as women do to getting their heart broken for the first time. It’s tragic Picture Quote #1

There is no reason for believing that any sort of gods exist, and quite good reasons for believing that they do not exist and never have. It has all been a gigantic waste of time and a waste of life. It would be a joke of cosmic proportions if it weren’t so tragic Picture Quote #1

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We know that our life is essentially tragic. I’m absolutely not for handing over that very important department of our psyche to those who say, Why didn’t you say so before? God has a plan for you in mind Picture Quote #1

Why is the public so interested in movies about the wealthy? My answer is that Shakespeare wrote about kings. That’s where the action is. And it’s the classic, cathartic thing. You get to indulge in a lifestyle you’re not part of, a tragic error leads to a downfall, and you get to say, ‘Thank God I’m not him.’ Picture Quote #1

I think 4 percent growth is a good goal. And I think the fact that we have become used to an economy that sort of putt putts along between 1 and 2 percent is sort of tragic Picture Quote #1

In general, you have great artists who have died far too early and who have left great cultural impact. If you look at people like Vincent van Gogh or Jean-Michel Basquiat-there’s a long, long list of artists who have died in tragic circumstances, and far, far too early Picture Quote #1

Mozart combines serenity, melancholy, and tragic intensity into one great lyric improvisation. Over it all hovers the greater spirit that is Mozart’s - the spirit of compassion, of universal love, even of suffering - a spirit that knows no age, that belongs to all ages Picture Quote #1

For thousands of years, poetry has been picturing love as a mysterious and tragic power. But when anyone says the same thing in plain prose, and adds that life would be colourless and poor without the great passions, then this is called immorality! Picture Quote #1

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When you’re in a young band for the first time, geographically you’re in the same place and you tend to go out and socialize. You play more shows, you spend more time together. You’re a unit. As you grow older, inevitably you develop a life outside the band. I think it would be tragic if you didn’t Picture Quote #1

And they lived happily ever after is one of the most tragic sentences in literature. It’s tragic because it’s falsehood. It is a myth that has led generations to expect something from marriage that is not possible Picture Quote #1

Liberty and equality, spontaneity and security, happiness and knowledge, mercy and justice - all these are ultimate human values, sought for themselves alone; yet when they are incompatible, they cannot all be attained, choices must be made, sometimes tragic losses accepted in the pursuit of some preferred ultimate end Picture Quote #1

Avoid the unhappy ending, the harsh, the brutal, the tragic, the horrible -- if you care to see in print things you write. (In this connection don’t do as I do, but do as I say Picture Quote #1

It was wonderful, a stunning happy ending to what began as another tragic rock and roll story, as if Bob Dylan had been arrested in Miami for jacking off in a seedy little XXX theater while stroking the spine of a fat young boy Picture Quote #1

I think it’s a question which particularly arises over women writers: whether it’s better to have a happy life or a good supply of tragic plots Picture Quote #1

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Tell people the truth, they laugh. The truth is so tragic they have to pretend it’s a joke Picture Quote #1

Women and men just aren’t that different. Oh, we’re different in some intriguing ways, and it can be fun to band together for all-gal or all-guy projects. But when it comes to the tragic mess Christ came to heal, we’re pretty much the same Picture Quote #1

The tragic case of Terri Schiavo in Florida highlights the importance of making our health-care wishes known Picture Quote #1

My mind’s cries tell me that everything on earth is tragic. My heart’s smiles tell me that everything on earth is magic Picture Quote #1

I think that there is a tragic misfit at the core of me, and I’ve just done a lot of work on myself. I love a good self-help book; I’ve read a ton of them. I love self-help seminars and therapy and all that Picture Quote #1

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In a high tech world the cure for the tragic shortcomings and perilous fallacies of human intuition is education, but education in economics, evolutionary biology, probability and statistics - unfortunately most High School and College curricula have barely changed since Medieval times! (Tragic Quotes) One’s thoughts are one’s most crucial adventures. Seriously and strongly and intently to contemplate doing murder is everyway more exciting, more romantic, more profoundly tragic than the murder done. (Tragic Quotes) You see, nothing matters except pleasure - which is the opposite of happiness, its tragic part, I expect. (Tragic Quotes) There’s nothing so tragic as seeing a family pulled apart by something as simple as a pack of wolves. (Tragic Quotes) With my being from Hawaii and being very family oriented I don’t really have a fear of a tragic ending. I don’t see any tragic ending for me. (Tragic Quotes) All human behavior, all human motivations, all man’s hopes and fears, were heavily colored and largely controlled by mankind’s tragic and oddly beautiful pattern of reproduction. (Tragic Quotes) It is tragic that some Christians have been so battered with stories of a prideful, vindictive God that they have fled from Jesus’ fold. (Tragic Quotes) My favorite monster has always been the zombie. They are so much fun. They can be scary, pathetic, sad, funny, tragic, even heroic. They are the most elastic monster because, even with all of that, they don’t interfere with telling stories about the humans. They serve as threats and metaphors, but they allow the story to be about people. (Tragic Quotes) I’ve always found the most tragic things funny. I was always the guy laughing at the funeral. (Tragic Quotes) What I think is funny is when people, despite tragic situations, are still hopeful, still trying. It’s sweet and sad - and, to me, hilarious. (Tragic Quotes) Guys don’t adapt as well as women do to getting their heart broken for the first time. It’s tragic. (Tragic Quotes) There is no reason for believing that any sort of gods exist, and quite good reasons for believing that they do not exist and never have. It has all been a gigantic waste of time and a waste of life. It would be a joke of cosmic proportions if it weren’t so tragic. (Tragic Quotes) We know that our life is essentially tragic. I’m absolutely not for handing over that very important department of our psyche to those who say, Why didn’t you say so before? God has a plan for you in mind. (Tragic Quotes) Why is the public so interested in movies about the wealthy? My answer is that Shakespeare wrote about kings. That’s where the action is. And it’s the classic, cathartic thing. You get to indulge in a lifestyle you’re not part of, a tragic error leads to a downfall, and you get to say, ‘Thank God I’m not him.’ (Tragic Quotes) I think 4 percent growth is a good goal. And I think the fact that we have become used to an economy that sort of putt putts along between 1 and 2 percent is sort of tragic. (Tragic Quotes) In general, you have great artists who have died far too early and who have left great cultural impact. If you look at people like Vincent van Gogh or Jean-Michel Basquiat-there’s a long, long list of artists who have died in tragic circumstances, and far, far too early. (Tragic Quotes) Mozart combines serenity, melancholy, and tragic intensity into one great lyric improvisation. Over it all hovers the greater spirit that is Mozart’s - the spirit of compassion, of universal love, even of suffering - a spirit that knows no age, that belongs to all ages. (Tragic Quotes) For thousands of years, poetry has been picturing love as a mysterious and tragic power. But when anyone says the same thing in plain prose, and adds that life would be colourless and poor without the great passions, then this is called immorality! (Tragic Quotes) When you’re in a young band for the first time, geographically you’re in the same place and you tend to go out and socialize. You play more shows, you spend more time together. You’re a unit. As you grow older, inevitably you develop a life outside the band. I think it would be tragic if you didn’t. (Tragic Quotes) And they lived happily ever after is one of the most tragic sentences in literature. It’s tragic because it’s falsehood. It is a myth that has led generations to expect something from marriage that is not possible. (Tragic Quotes) Liberty and equality, spontaneity and security, happiness and knowledge, mercy and justice - all these are ultimate human values, sought for themselves alone; yet when they are incompatible, they cannot all be attained, choices must be made, sometimes tragic losses accepted in the pursuit of some preferred ultimate end. (Tragic Quotes) Avoid the unhappy ending, the harsh, the brutal, the tragic, the horrible -- if you care to see in print things you write. (In this connection don’t do as I do, but do as I say. (Tragic Quotes) It was wonderful, a stunning happy ending to what began as another tragic rock and roll story, as if Bob Dylan had been arrested in Miami for jacking off in a seedy little XXX theater while stroking the spine of a fat young boy. (Tragic Quotes) I think it’s a question which particularly arises over women writers: whether it’s better to have a happy life or a good supply of tragic plots. (Tragic Quotes) Tell people the truth, they laugh. The truth is so tragic they have to pretend it’s a joke. (Tragic Quotes) Women and men just aren’t that different. Oh, we’re different in some intriguing ways, and it can be fun to band together for all-gal or all-guy projects. But when it comes to the tragic mess Christ came to heal, we’re pretty much the same. (Tragic Quotes) The tragic case of Terri Schiavo in Florida highlights the importance of making our health-care wishes known. (Tragic Quotes) My mind’s cries tell me that everything on earth is tragic. My heart’s smiles tell me that everything on earth is magic. (Tragic Quotes) I think that there is a tragic misfit at the core of me, and I’ve just done a lot of work on myself. I love a good self-help book; I’ve read a ton of them. I love self-help seminars and therapy and all that. (Tragic Quotes)

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