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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
- Fall
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- Nov 07, 2020
Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.
- America
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- Nov 07, 2020
Comedy comes from tragedy, and being Iranian in America from 1979 on had been quite tragic. In stand-up comedy, I was able to take the reality and exaggerate it.
- Nov 07, 2020
The essence of a tragedy, or even of a serious play, is the spiritual awakening, or regeneration, of the hero.
- Point Of View
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- Nov 07, 2020
From my point of view, humour and irony include tragedy; they're two sides of the same coin.
- Every Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
As the web becomes more and more of a part of our every day lives, it would be a horrible tragedy if it was locked up inside of companies and proprietary software.
- Nov 07, 2020
I want people to understand that tragedy and trial does not necessarily mean that you are a victim.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
Already 2008 has proved a tumultuous year in terms of global perceptions of China, and there are still 59 days to go until the Beijing Olympics. The tragedy of the Sichuan earthquake followed hard on the heels of the riots in Tibet and the demonstrations surrounding the Olympic torch relay.
- Nation
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- Nov 07, 2020
No nation helps more people around the globe. Our deep generosity is given so freely that it is simply expected, by others and by ourselves. From Ethiopia to Haiti to Japan where there is tragedy, famine or disaster, we lead the way with private and public help.
- Francis
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- Nov 07, 2020
But I find with Francis Bacon, some of the things were in the place, and someone who was connected with these schools of thought, and someone who had a motivation that equals the scope of the comedy and the tragedy in the plays.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
You never have a comedian who hasn't got a very deep strain of sadness within him or her. Every great clown has been very near to tragedy.
- Laughter
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- Nov 07, 2020
Laughter is ever young, whereas tragedy, except the very highest of all, quickly becomes haggard.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Questioning authority can hardly be called our national pastime. We even make a philosophy out of fear. Fatalism, destiny, karma... are the favourite cultural holes we hide in when authority flogs us. And what's our tragedy.
- Civil Rights Movement
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- Nov 07, 2020
The tragedy of the civil rights movement is that just as it achieved the beginning of the end of racial segregation, white educated elites became swept up in the glamour of the sexual revolution.
- Exploits
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- Nov 07, 2020
Thriller novelists get asked - berated, sometimes - about whether their work glorifies bad behavior, even, exploits human tragedy for entertainment.
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.