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Helpless Quotes

Some moments strip away all control.

These lines don't dress up helplessness; they just describe it plainly. One compares orangutan Babies to human infants, both born completely dependent.

Orangutan babies are like human babies: helpless.

Quotes by Willie Smits

When tragedy strikes, feeling helpless is understandable.

Quotes by Ted Lieu

Where misunderstanding serves others as an advantage, one is helpless to make oneself understood.

Quotes by Lionel Trilling

No one can feel as helpless as the owner of a sick goldfish.

Quotes by Kin Hubbard

Against Quotes

I decided to protest in 2016 because I was feeling helpless and somebody needed to do something.

Quotes by Kenny Stills

In the aftermath of a marriage, you feel helpless and hapless.

Quotes by Kate Christensen

Jews are not part of a European ruling class imposed on helpless natives, but are caught up in a tragedy in which two peoples are struggling for the same piece of land.

Quotes by Jack Schwartz

There is nothing more helpless and irresponsible than a man in the depths of an ether binge.

Quotes by Hunter S. Thompson

Many Americans, we know, are horrified by the posture of their government but seem to be helpless.

Quotes by Harold Pinter

Alone Quotes

I want to help the helpless, but I don't want to help the clueless.

Quotes by Dennis Miller

Victims always feel alone and helpless.

Quotes by Deepak Chopra

The absent are like children, helpless to defend themselves.

Quotes by Charles Reade

As far as hair products, I love Sachajuan, and I love Davines. And my hair would be just helpless without Oribe texturizing spray.

Quotes by Carlson Young

I have nothing against romanticism. I'm all for it. I'm helpless in the face of romance.

Quotes by Bill Nighy

Always Quotes

Society attacks early, when the individual is helpless.

Quotes by B. F. Skinner

I would like that no citizen of the state feels alone and helpless. The entire nation is with them.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

If you were not a sinful, polluted, helpless, and miserable creature, this Savior would not be suited to you, and you would not be comprehended in his gracious invitations to the children of men.

Quotes by Archibald Alexander

My mother died of lung cancer last year. I felt helpless. As an economist, I thought, 'What can I do?'

Quotes by Andrew Lo

I would wake up in Moscow or somewhere else, my heart beating fast, feeling bitter and helpless.

Quotes by Alfred Schnittke

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the theme of these helpless quotes?
They describe the feeling of helplessness from a few different angles, including a comparison to newborn animals, what's left after a marriage falls apart, and simply being misunderstood.
Why do people search for helpless quotes?
Readers look for this language during genuinely difficult moments, when they want words for feeling out of control or unable to change a situation.
Is there a quote comparing helplessness to babies?
Yes. One line compares orangutan Babies directly to human infants, both described as simply, completely helpless by nature.
Does a quote here talk about helplessness after tragedy?
One does, describing the fallout of a failed marriage as a fog of helplessness and hapless confusion, treating it as a natural response rather than a personal failing.
What quotes page complements this one?
The Alone quotes page pairs well here, since one of these helpless quotes is specifically about the isolation of being misunderstood.

Another admits that once a marriage ends, the fallout can leave someone feeling helpless and hapless at once, while a third names the plain, understandable helplessness that follows tragedy. A final line adds a quieter kind: being Alone in trying to make yourself understood.