Disappointment Quotes - Page 9

• Men's best successes come after their disappointments.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Success

  Henry Ward Beecher, William Drysdale (1887). “Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit”

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• God makes the life fertile by disappointments, as he makes the ground fertile by frosts.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Frost, Fertile

  Henry Ward Beecher, William Drysdale (1887). “Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit”

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• They may turn out to be a great disappointment, or perhaps they may be full of enchanting surprises.

  Mary Wesley

  May, Surprise, Enchanting

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• You know, a song is like a kid. You bring it up. And sometimes something you thought was going to be fantastic, by the time it's finished, is a bit of a disappointment...Beyond a certain point, the music isn't mine anymore. It's yours.

  Phil Collins

  Song, Kids, Sometimes

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• Opportunity: A favorable occasion for grasping a disappointment.

  Ambrose Bierce

  Opportunity, Grasping, Occasions

  Ambrose Bierce (2004). “The Devil's Dictionaries: The Best of the Devil's Dictionary and the American Heretic's Dictionary”, p.34, See Sharp Press

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• Disappointment, when it involves neither shame nor loss, is as good as success; for it supplies as many images to the mind, and as many topics to the tongue.

  Samuel Johnson

  Success, Loss, Mind

  Samuel Johnson (1836). “Johnsoniana; or supplement to Boswell; being Anecdotes and sayings of Dr. Johnson, etc”, p.105

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• Los Angeles was an impression of failure, of disappointment, of despair, and of oddly makeshift lives. This is California? I thought.

  Joseph Barbera

  California, Despair, Los Angeles

  Joseph Barbera (1994). “My Life in 'Toons: From Flatbush to Bedrock in Under a Century”, Turner Pub

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• Suspense is worst than disappointment.

  Robert Burns

  Anxiety, Suspense, Worst

  Letter to Thomas Sloan, September 1, 1791.

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• I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Relationship, Trust, Cheating

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• Nobody ever gets what they want when it comes to love.

  Scott Turow

  Want, Melancholy

  Scott Turow (2002). “Reversible Errors: A Novel”, p.243, Macmillan

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• Mrs. Lynde says, 'Blessed are they who expect nothing for they shall not be disappointed.

  Lucy Maud Montgomery

  Blessed, Expectations, Expect Nothing

  Lucy Maud Montgomery (2016). “Anne of Green Gables”, p.80, Xist Publishing

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• Nobody likes being alone that much. I don't go out of my way to make friends, that's all. It just leads to disappointment.

  Haruki Murakami

  Friendship, Lonely, Loneliness

  FaceBook post by Haruki Murakami from Nov 09, 2015

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• It’s your own expectations that hurt you. Not the world you live in. Whatever happens in the world is real. What you think should happen is unreal. So people are hurt by their expectations. You know , you’re not disappointed by the world, you are disappointed by your own projections.

  Jacque Fresco

  Life, Hurt, Real

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• Hope is tomorrow's veneer over today's disappointment.

  Evan Esar

  Today, Tomorrow, Veneer

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• Let's face it: None of us are ever going to get to the place in life where we have no more disappointments. We can't expect to be sheltered from every little thing. Disappointment is a fact of life--one that must be dealt with.

  Joyce Meyer

  Littles, Faces, Facts

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• The beauty is that through disappointment you can gain clarity, and with clarity comes conviction and true originality.

  Conan O'Brien

  Gains, Originality, Clarity

  "10 of Hollywood's Most Memorable Commencement Speeches" by Courtney Idasetima, www.hollywoodreporter.com. April 30, 2018.

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• Whoever wishes to go down a long path, must learn that the first lesson is to overcome early disappointments.

  Paulo Coelho

  Long, Wish, Overcoming

  FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Jul 10, 2014

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• To me it seems to be important to believe people to be good even if they tend to be bad, because your own joy and happiness in life is increased that way, and the pleasures of the belief outweigh the occasional disappointments. To be a cynic about people works just the other way around and makes you incapable about enjoying the good things.

  Isaac Asimov

  Believe, People, Joy

  Isaac Asimov (2002). “It's Been a Good Life”, Pyr Books

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• A life that is burdened with expectations is a heavy life. Its fruit is sorrow and disappointment.

  Douglas Adams

  Expectations, Sorrow, Fruit

  Douglas Adams (2014). “The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul”, p.30, Simon and Schuster

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• I try not to have high expectations of people because it just sets you up for disappointment, but it's great to work with actors who are that talented and accomplished.

  Famke Janssen

  People, Expectations, Trying

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• Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

  Laozi

  Love, Inspirational, Life

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• When there's a disappointment, I don't know if it's the end of the story. It may just be the beginning of a great adventure.

  Pema Chodron

  Inspirational, Spiritual, Buddhist

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• Some disappointment is always the price of brave dreaming.

  Robin Sharma

  Dream, Brave

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• Never be afraid of failure or disappointment, because those are just temporary experiences on the path to your dreams coming true

  Doreen Virtue

  Dream, Path, Afraid Of Failure

  FaceBook post by Doreen Virtue from Jan 21, 2015

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• If we want to cultivate hopefulness, we have to be willing to be flexible and demonstrate perseverance. Not every goal will look and feel the same. Tolerance for disappointment, determination, and a belief in self are the heart of hope.

  Brené Brown

  Perseverance, Determination, Heart

  Brené Brown (2010). “The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are”, p.81, Simon and Schuster

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