Quotes for All
I plucke up the goodlie greene herbes of sentences by pruning, eat them by reading, chawe them by musing, and laie them up at length in the hie seate of memorie by gathering them together; that I, having tasted the sweetenes, l may the lesse perceave the bitternes of this miserable life. Elizabeth I
They were offered the choice between becoming kings or the couriers of kings. The way children would, they all wanted to be couriers. Therefore there are only couriers who hurry about the world, shouting to each other – since there are no kings – messages that have become meaningless. They would like to put an … Read more
Slept, awoke, slept, awoke, miserable life. Franz Kafka
Even the most miserable life is better than a sheltered existence in an organized society where everything is calculated and perfected. Federico Fellini
If we confine ourselves to a general and distant reflection on the ills of human life, that can have no effect to prepare us for them. If by close and intense meditation we render them present and intimate to us, that is the true secret for poisoning all our pleasures, and rendering us perpetually miserable. … Read more
He’s turned his life around. He used to be depressed and miserable. David Frost
I don’t think I’ve had a more miserable life than a lot of people. I think I’ve had a pretty lucky life. Chris Isaak
I used to think you had to live this miserable life and that that would make you funnier, but you don’t. The misery will come. The misery will find you. Bill Burr
Life is short, and I’d rather be sitting in the poor house doing what I love doing than making a lot of money and being miserable. Life is very short. Amber Benson