#tragedy

The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies back home in the capitals. ↗

— Edward Abbey

#capitals #die #each #fighting #home

The difference between tragedy and comedy: Tragedy is something awful happening to somebody else, while comedy is something awful happening to somebody else. ↗

— Aaron Allston

#between #comedy #difference #else #happening

God didn’t design your life so you would constantly fall down, but he does hope that you will be brought to your knees. ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#cancer #divorce #dying #god #grief

It is frequently the tragedy of the great artist, as it is of the great scientist, that he frightens the ordinary man. ↗

— Loren Eiseley

#frequently #frightens #great #man #ordinary

Every man of genius sees the world at a different angle from his fellows, and there is his tragedy. ↗

— Havelock Ellis

#different #every #every man #fellows #genius

To endure the cross is not tragedy; it is the suffering which is the fruit of an exclusive allegiance to Jesus Christ. ↗

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

#christ #cross #endure #exclusive #fruit

I believe the most solemn duty of the American president is to protect the American people. If America shows uncertainty and weakness in this decade, the world will drift toward tragedy. This will not happen on my watch. ↗

— George W. Bush

#american #american people #american president #believe #decade

Great tragedy has come to us, and we are meeting it with the best that is in our country, with courage and concern for others because this is America. This is who we are. ↗

— George W. Bush

#because #best #come #concern #country

The action we take and the decisions we make in this decade will have consequences far into this century. If America shows weakness and uncertainty, the world will drift toward tragedy. That will not happen on my watch. ↗

— George W. Bush

#america #century #consequences #decade #decisions

The tragedy is that so many have ambition and so few have ability. ↗

— William Feather

#ambition #few #many #tragedy