Dissillusionment Quotes & Sayings

The usual masculine dissillusionment is discovering that a woman has a brain — Margaret Mitchell

Something in me died at Peleliu. Perhaps it was the childish innocence that accepted as faith the claim that Man is basically good. Possibly I lost faith that politicians in high places, who do not have to endure war's savagery, will ever stop blundering and sending others to endure it. — Eugene B. Sledge

Dada cannot live in New York. All New York is dada, and will not tolerate a rival. — Man Ray

If we are to garner sustained U.S. domestic support for future trade agreements, we have to make sure those Americans who have suffered as a consequence of past agreements have an effective social safety net, adjustment assistance, opportunities for retraining and new job creation that enables all Americans to thrive. — Susan Rice

Perhaps some of us will have learned enough to make a difference, to influence things for the better, to wait until the moment is right, and then act.
And despite appearances, despite all indications to the contrary, despite reticence for fear of what others might think, I still felt we all possessed this quiet belief.
A quiet belief in angels. — R.J. Ellory

Today baseball is currently enjoying a run of more than 14 years without interruption, a record that would have been inconceivable in the 1990s. — David Cone

I just know that I love to write songs, and I have for a long time. — Stone Gossard

I look for interesting titles that are curious and make people think. A lot of people are always so caught up in their lives. But if I make them smile through my titles or provoke them a little bit then maybe they will think about things and read the book and take something away from it. — Robin Sharma

There is little evidence that other animals judge the appropriateness of actions that do not directly affect themselves. — Frans De Waal

Venus yields to caresses, not to compulsion. — Publilius Syrus

I know my destiny is moksh or liberation. I will not die for money or success. I am satisfied living the life I am leading, and I will die with dignity. — Sonu Nigam

Jean Valjean watched these ravages with anxiety. He who felt that he could never do anything but crawl, walk at the most, beheld wings sprouting on Cosette. — Victor Hugo

Sorrow binds us - I will always cherish you - my only disillusionment is unspoken words ... — John Geddes

I think that whether you're on the right or on the left as an economist or as a policy maker, every serious analyst I know agrees that at some point you have to deal with entitlements. — Peter Blair Henry

There is nothing useless to men of sense. — Jean De La Fontaine