- Nov 07, 2020
Disappointment Quotes
Lines on the letdowns that stay with us.
One entry here comes from someone in biotech reflecting on how, despite genuine progress in the field, no single breakthrough has matched earlier hopes. Another looks back at engineering work from decades past, noting how much less reliable the tools once were compared to now. See related lines on the Hope quotes page.
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- Enthusiasm
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- Nov 07, 2020
Enthusiasm is followed by disappointment and even depression, and then by renewed enthusiasm.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I bring back only one gold people are going to say it's a disappointment. But not too many of them own an Olympic gold medal so if I get one I'm going to be happy.
- Fault
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Livin' on the Fault Line' was kind of a commercial disappointment for us, although it seemed to have a certain buzz with the smaller fan base we had.
- Confidence
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- Nov 07, 2020
You look at players who are off form and there's a general disappointment, their confidence goes low and their whole demeanour can change. I've seen it hundreds of times but it's difficult to know what's really going on inside someone's mind.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
A father's disappointment can be a very powerful tool.
- Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have to be happy in the here and now because every time you start focusing on your legacy you're really setting yourself up for disappointment.
- Love Is
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- Nov 07, 2020
First love is first love, first marriage is first marriage, disappointment is disappointment.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People from New York have been calling, to see if I'm still alive. When I answer the phone, you can hear the disappointment in their voice.
- Forgiveness
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every one of us have been disappointed before and have had to go through the grieving process of anger and, you know, disappointment and then acceptance and forgiveness.
- Light
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
They may turn out to be a great disappointment, or perhaps they may be full of enchanting surprises.
- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think it was a surprise that I ended up as an actor, and it was anything but a disappointment.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020