Desperation Quotes - Page 3

I went down to the river,I set down on the bank.I tried to think but couldn't,So I jumped in and sank.

Langston Hughes

In my desperation, I have finally discovered that the only way that I can begin to fill the gaping hole within me is to be thankful for what’s there, and not angry for what’s not.

Craig D. Lounsbrough

I ask, ‘Is the cup half-empty or half-full?’ And when I ask that question, I am amazed at how many people have no cup.

Craig D. Lounsbrough

When you're at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on.

Theodore Roosevelt

If you were mine, I'd never leave you, Prudence. I couldn't.

Don’t ever let desperation take the seat of inspiration in you! Always live inspired no matter what! For though something might be wrong somewhere, something is always right somewhere! If you have life, be alive and smile!

Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

The thing about living alone is that it gives you a lot of time to think. You don't necessarily reach any conclusions, because wisdom is largely a function of intelligence and self-awareness, not time on your hands. But you do become very good at thinking yourself into endless loops of desperation in half the time it would take a normal person.

Jonathan Tropper

If we never experience the chill of a dark winter, it is very unlikely that we will ever cherish the warmth of a bright summer’s day. Nothing stimulates our appetite for the simple joys of life more than the starvation caused by sadness or desperation. In order to complete our amazing life journey successfully, it is vital that we turn each and every dark tear into a pearl of wisdom, and find the blessing in every curse.

Anthon St. Maarten

He realized he needed strength, sustenance that couldn’t come from bread alone. He desperately needed God.

J.E.B. Spredemann

I would fight every angel between us until God said, "Yes.

Shannon L. Alder

I feel like getting married, or committing suicide, or subscribing to L'Illustration. Something desperate, you know.

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the desperate country, and have to console yourself with the bravery of minks and muskrats. A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind. There is no play in them, for this comes after work. But it is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

Henry David Thoreau

Sometimes loneliness makes the loudest noise.

Aaron Ben-Ze'ev