Famous Tragic Hero Quotes & Sayings

I'd rather be strongly wrong than weakly right. — Tallulah Bankhead

The abolition of slavery, apart from preservation of the Union, was the most important result of our Civil War. But the transition was badly handled. Slaves were simply declared free and then left to their own devises. Southern Negroes, powerless, continued to be underprivileged in education, medical care, job opportunities and political status. — William Silverman

The standard progressive approach of the moment is to mix color-conscious moral invective with color-blind public policy. — Ta-Nehisi Coates

I've been writing, but I haven't been writing. In my mind I've been saying I want to write, but I haven't actually physically picked up a pencil and started writing. — Serena Williams

I am fortunate to have a very helpful team that enables me to spend time doing things that are important but not necessarily urgent. People who have no such team need to also make these larger decisions so that they can cheerfully say No to that which is urgent but not important. — Stephen Covey

When you love someone deeply, you know secrets they haven't told you yet. Or secrets they aren't even aware of themselves ... She was also the person I wanted to share the trivia of my life with, because that too is part of the magic of concern: Whatever you live is important to them and they will help you through it. — Jonathan Carroll

There's no other place that exemplifies a fanatic as much as Chicago. I feel like sports fans have bred out of Chicago. — Paul Scheer

In the end faith always moves beyond mental assent and duty and will involve the whole self - mind, will, and emotions. Why — Timothy J. Keller

My girlfriend was just killed in a car accident. Devastating. I can't believe I'm only going to have sex with her one more time. — Anthony Jeselnik

Cats are more interesting, let's face it. Dogs are loveable and a bit boring. — Angela Kinsey

But, after all, the sciences have made progress, because philosophers have applied themselves with more attention to observe, and have communicated to their language that precision and accuracy which they have employed in their observations: In correcting their language they reason better. — Etienne Bonnot De Condillac