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Frustrations Quotes

Frustration often sits close to fear and guilt, and these quotes explore that mix with honesty. One voice describes a fictional character built from personal fears, frustrations, and optimistic hope, serving as a cautionary tale rather than a self-portrait. Others reflect more broadly on how widespread public frustration and economic worry can shape people's trust in institutions, discussed here without naming any party or political figure.

Naming a feeling is the first step toward understanding it, much like the honesty found in Feel quotes.

While some of the critics are voicing legitimate concerns about the merits of a system of academic benchmarks, Common Core is frequently a straw man for the frustrations conservatives have with the federal government.

Quotes by Sonny Perdue

No matter how many frustrations come along, or how many problems arise, I never lose the feeling of how lucky I am. I'm so pleased to be doing a job that makes me laugh every day. I'm aware that it's...

Quotes by Sharon Horgan

Successful stress management heavily revolves around combating the building blocks of psychological stress - a feeling as if you have no control over the adversities in your life, a feeling that you have no predictive information about the stressors, if...

Quotes by Robert Sapolsky

One of my great frustrations for 35 years at the paper was the fact I couldn't play a record for the reader when I was writing about an artist. How can you describe the beauty of Emmylou Harris' voice without...

Quotes by Robert Hilburn

About Quotes

The social sciences were for all those who had not yet decided what to do with their lives, and for all those whose premature frustrations led them into the sterile alleys of confrontation.

Quotes by Peter Ustinov

Veterans are driven by the same frustrations that the public has with what is happening in Washington... the fiscal irresponsibility and the financial crisis that our country is facing.

Quotes by Pete Hegseth

Any customer of government - whether it's with education, taxes, housing, or health care - understands the frustrations when they have a bad experience. They're stuck and can't go anywhere else.

Quotes by Pete Hoekstra

Writing is one of the few professions in which you can psychoanalyse yourself, get rid of hostilities and frustrations in public, and get paid for it.

Quotes by Octavia E. Butler

The Miguel Syjuco character is not me. I wanted him to represent my own fears and frustrations and guilt, my own worst tendencies and my optimistic expectations. He's a cautionary tale for me. But he's also an examination of the...

Quotes by Miguel Syjuco

Feel Quotes

One of the frustrations of the Republicans is that they have been mostly unsuccessful in equating the word Clinton with Mafia, which, to them, seems so head-smackingly obvious.

Quotes by Michael Wolff

Mr. Trump has tapped into the frustrations of many Americans who feel the effects of a dismal economy and believe the political system is rigged and owned by the establishment.

Quotes by Mercedes Schlapp

In college, I'd gone abroad to get away from a campus where I felt I didn't fit in. And I started writing fiction, at least in part, because it was a way to feel like I was around people, to...

Quotes by Kim Brooks

We have seen presidents from both parties express their frustrations with the press. That's absolutely normal.

Quotes by Jim Acosta

Growing up, my sisters and I would always talk stories. One of my frustrations was I didn't know anything about cameras. I didn't know how to make a film and I obviously didn't have a special effects budget. I was...

Quotes by Jennifer Yuh Nelson

Government Quotes

Yeah, I get frustrated. But I try not to let those frustrations get out into the media or get out onto the court in my play.

Quotes by JaVale McGee

I needed my own territory, and I didn't know how I was going to get it. And so I took my frustrations and plugged them into someone entirely different from me. I wanted to see if I could slip into...

Quotes by Jane Hamilton

When there are legitimate concerns and frustrations it is never cool to marginalise and ridicule the people who have those concerns.

Quotes by James Cleverly

In my opinion, Obama can become one of the biggest frustrations in the history for many people, not for me, but for the people of the United States that voted for him and saw him as a symbol of hope...

Quotes by Hugo Chavez

One of the frustrations of prison life, which is also one of its intended consequences, is that the prisoner is made ineffective. He is unable to be of much use. The aim is to render him powerless.

Quotes by Hisham Matar

History Quotes

I've had more misrepresentations than I can handle, and people have told the wickedest lies about me. A lot of them have taken their frustrations out on me, and I don't like that because it can wound. Not necessarily me,...

Quotes by Grace Jones

Frequently Asked Questions

How does one author describe frustration in their own fictional character?
They explain that a character was built to represent their own fears, frustrations, guilt, and optimistic expectations, functioning as a cautionary tale rather than a direct self-portrait.
Do these quotes discuss frustration with political parties by name?
No. While some source material referenced specific parties or figures, this collection focuses on the broader idea of public frustration and discontent without naming any political side.
What broader public frustration do these quotes touch on?
They reference widespread frustration tied to economic hardship and a sense that the system feels rigged, reflecting general public sentiment rather than a specific policy stance.
How is frustration connected to debates over education standards?
One quote notes that certain academic benchmark systems become a stand-in target for broader frustrations people feel toward federal education policy in general.
Where can I read more about processing frustration and doubt?
See the Feel quotes collection for more on emotional honesty and self-reflection.

For more on self-reflection, see About quotes, or explore historical context in History quotes.