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Disillusionment Quotes

On belief wearing thin, and what replaces it.

These disillusionment quotes trace how disappointment gets passed down or built up over time, starting with one generation inheriting the disillusionment of the one before it. Another ties disillusionment directly to money, noting how stagnant wages beside growing wealth deepens the feeling.

So what are we given? We're also given, my generation, the disillusionment of our parents.

Quotes by Jewel

Workers' disillusionment is deepened by the knowledge that, as their average wages grow slowly or stagnate, the very wealthy are growing significantly wealthier.

Quotes by Guy Ryder

I began illustrating children's books because of a growing disillusionment with the sort of work I was doing in the advertising industry. Book publishing offered me the chance to be far more creative.

Quotes by Graeme Base

There is no disillusionment about India as far as I am concerned. There could never come a time when I would get disillusioned with my own country.

Quotes by Dilip Kumar

Also Quotes

Maybe it's stress or anger or adrenaline or disillusionment or a bullying nature or simple fear of getting killed themselves, but there is a problem if a cop cannot tell the difference between a menacing gangster and the far more...

Quotes by David Horsey

The average GOP presidential vote in these last five elections was 44.5 percent. In the last three, it was 48.1 percent. Give Romney an extra point for voter disillusionment with Obama, and a half-point for being better financed than his...

Quotes by Bill Kristol

Frequently Asked Questions

Can disillusionment be inherited from a previous generation?
One quote suggests exactly that, describing disillusionment as something handed down from parents to their children rather than discovered fresh by each generation.
What causes worker disillusionment, according to these quotes?
One points to the gap between slow or stagnant wages and rapidly growing wealth at the top, arguing that gap deepens how disillusioned workers feel over time.
Did disillusionment lead to a career change in any of these quotes?
Yes, one describes growing disillusioned with advertising work as the reason for shifting into illustrating children's books instead, calling the switch a chance for far more creativity.
Do any of these quotes reject disillusionment entirely?
One does, stating firmly there's no disillusionment about India and that such a feeling could never take hold for that person regarding their own country.
Is disillusionment treated as permanent in these quotes?
Not necessarily, while some describe it building up over time, others show it leading somewhere Better, like a more fulfilling kind of work.

A more hopeful quote describes disillusionment with advertising work as the push toward a Chance at something more creative. One final quote pushes back entirely, insisting there could never be real disillusionment about a country this personal.