- Jail
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- Nov 07, 2020
Tragedy Quotes
Most Famous Tragedy Quotes of All Time!
These lines remind us that missing a small goal is nothing compared to real tragedy, and that hardship has a way of putting everyone on equal footing regardless of status. One quote offers a father's raw grief over his son's accidental death. For more on loss, see Death quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Prison
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- Nov 07, 2020
I lost my sleep, and this is the greatest tragedy that can befall someone. It is much worse than sitting in prison.
- Enjoy
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's obviously a lot of tragedy in comedy; I really enjoy the paradox of what a really good comedy is.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
My heart goes out to victims and survivors of the Hurricane Katrina tragedy and to their families. This disaster will go down in history books as one of the largest natural disasters in U.S. history.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
It seems that almost every time a valuable natural resource is discovered in the world-whether it be diamonds, rubber, gold, oil, whatever-often what results is a tragedy for the country in which they are found. Making matters worse, the resulting riches from these resources rarely benefit the people of the country from which they come.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
None but a poet can write a tragedy. For tragedy is nothing less than pain transmuted into exaltation by the alchemy of poetry.
- American
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- Nov 07, 2020
The tragedy of 9/11 galvanised the American superpower into action, leaving us in Europe divided in its wake.
- Always
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- Nov 07, 2020
Tragedy is one of the larger prices we pay for being alive. No one ever sidesteps tragedy. It is always there, shadowing us.
- Entire Lives
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- Nov 07, 2020
The greatest tragedy for any human being is going through their entire lives believing the only perspective that matters is their own.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been very fortunate. I've been in theater, films, television, radio, tragedy, comedy, farce - I've been in a musical and in music halls, in pantomime. I was once ringmaster in a circus.
- Fruit
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- Nov 07, 2020
To endure the cross is not tragedy; it is the suffering which is the fruit of an exclusive allegiance to Jesus Christ.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
Running my show is really like an actor being in repertory but where, in one day in one performance, you do scenes from a drama, a farce, a low comedy and a tragedy.
- Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's every reason to believe there will be further attacks attempted against the United States. For us to spend so much time patting ourselves on the back because we got bin Laden that we miss the next attack would be a terrible tragedy.
- Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe every abortion is a tragedy.
- Everyone
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a ritualistic element to tragedy that everyone shares; there's something curiously glorious in terms of the most horrible kind of events that happen.
- Laughter
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is something irresistibly funny about a funeral. More basically, I think the point is that beyond the deepest tragedy, there is laughter. Even in the midst of tragedy, there is always the possibility for it.
Tragedy shows up in both small frustrations and life-altering loss, and this set honors both ends of that spectrum with honesty. Continue with Life and Comedy quotes for contrasting perspectives.