“It is easy enough to praise men for the courage of their convictions. I wish I could teach the sad young of this mealy generation the courage of their confusions.”
— John Ciardi
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However, we might oppose it, abortion is
“However, we might oppose it, abortion is a sad feature of modern life.”
— Robert Casey
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Melancholy and sadness are the start of
“Melancholy and sadness are the start of doubt… doubt is the beginning of despair; despair is the cruel beginning of the differing degrees of wickedness.”
— Isidore Ducasse Lautreamont
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I seldom think about my limitations, and
“I seldom think about my limitations, and they never make me sad. Perhaps there is just a touch of yearning at times; but it is vague, like a breeze among flowers.”
— Helen Keller
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I must have something to engross my
“I must have something to engross my thoughts, some object in life which will fill this vacuum, and prevent this sad wearing away of the heart.”
— Elizabeth Blackwell
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I am an optimist, unrepentant and militant.
“I am an optimist, unrepentant and militant. After all, in order not to be a fool an optimist must know how sad a place the world can be. It is only the pessimist who finds this out anew every day.”
— Peter Ustinov
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A sad soul can kill quicker than
“A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.”
— John Steinbeck
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Next to a lost battle, nothing is
“Next to a lost battle, nothing is so sad as a battle that has been won.”
— Arthur Wellesley
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It is a sad commentary that today
“It is a sad commentary that today we face a choice between having schools that are a monument to our past – or schools that will be the lifeblood of our future. But since that is our choice, let us resolve to choose wisely.”
— Ted Kulongoski
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Some really good things kind of swing
“Some really good things kind of swing both ways and I like to see people that can swing really, really, really sad and horrible and terrible and really, really, really beautiful and funny.”
— Beth Henley
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Christmas makes everything twice as sad.
“Christmas makes everything twice as sad.”
— Doug Coupland
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