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Sad Quotes

Grief, empathy, and the quiet weight of tears.

These sad quotes move from a claim that art keeps people from sinking into despair, to a sharp comparison between Hollywood's social hierarchy and high school cliques. One entry reflects on how personal experience shapes character writing, while another makes a moving case that tears are a sign of strength rather than weakness. See Poems for more on this feeling in verse.

I will not contest my parliamentary seat in a sad election that will not produce a Parliament capable of endorsing a realistic reform agenda for Greece.

Quotes by Yanis Varoufakis

How sad it is that these great gentlemen should believe what anyone tells them and do not choose to judge for themselves! But it is always so.

Quotes by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

The worst thing I've done while sad is sit in defeat. That's very unhealthy. The best thing to do is dust yourself off and try again.

Quotes by Winnie Harlow

It's an indication of how cynical our society has become that any kind of love story with a sad theme is automatically ridiculed as sentimental junk.

Quotes by Winona Ryder

It's not a struggle, but sometimes when you're gone for a month or two, you start to miss your friends. I love acting so much that it fills that gap of being sad about not being able to see my...

Quotes by Willow Shields

For I have learned to look on nature, not as in the hour of thoughtless youth, but hearing oftentimes the still, sad music of humanity.

Quotes by William Wordsworth

When I did the film Generations, in which the character died, I felt like a guest for the first time. That made me very sad.

Quotes by William Shatner

And the sad truth is that nobody wants me to write comedy. The Exorcist not only ended that career, it expunged all memory of its existence.

Quotes by William Peter Blatty

The last few years have been my happiest. I'm happy in the years that most people are blue and sad and waiting to die. I don't feel that a bit. Smiling has a lot to do with it. You can...

Quotes by William Proxmire

Tears are the natural penalties of pleasure. It is a law that we should pay for all that we enjoy.

Quotes by William Gilmore Simms

Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair.

Quotes by William Cowper

I'm not really much of a fan of Drake. I don't know why; I'm not really keen on it. His songs just make you think about your ex! I'm more about upbeat songs! His songs are more sad most of...

Quotes by Wilfried Zaha

I'm very artistic and creative, disorganised - ambitious, I would say, if that even makes sense. I'm definitely not the most mathematical person in the world; not scientific. I can't even work out a tip; it's really sad. But I've...

Quotes by Whitney Wolfe Herd

With out art, without communicating, we wouldn't live beyond 30 because we'd be so sad and depressed.

Quotes by Wayne Coyne

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.

Quotes by Washington Irving

Some characters think more like me than others; some think more like my dad or someone else. It certainly is made up of my experiences, things I've heard, things I think are funny, things I think are sad. There's sort...

Quotes by Watt Key

The view of how America speaks is reflected in our laws. And one of the laws is fair housing. It very clearly prohibits discrimination in the sale and rental of housing in America. It's been a sad fact of American...

Quotes by Walter F. Mondale

It's a sad fact about our culture that a poet can earn much more money writing or talking about his art than he can by practicing it.

Quotes by W. H. Auden

People love telling their stories, even if they're very, very sad ones. People love to communicate and express.

Quotes by Virginia Williams

The sad fact is that the same terrorist scenarios, if they occurred in five different States, there could be five different sets of responses to the American people. We need, at a minimum, a level of coordination on communicating threats...

Quotes by Vito Fossella

Frequently Asked Questions

What different reflections on sadness appear in these quotes?
They cover the emotional necessity of art and communication, a comparison of Hollywood culture to a "caste system" of labels, personal creative inspiration, and a moving reflection on the meaning of tears. If you're looking for something to read in a similar mood, see our Poems collection.
Is there a quote about art helping with sadness?
Yes — it says, "With out art, without communicating, we wouldn't live beyond 30 because we'd be so sad and depressed."
Does one quote compare Hollywood to high school?
Yes. It says, "Hollywood is like a really sad, grown up version of high school where people get labeled as 'cool,' 'not cool,' 'jock,' 'bombshell,' 'quirky'... it's like a caste system." For shorter lines to pair with a photo, check our Captions.
Is there a quote about where creative material and characters come from?
Yes — it explains that characters are "made up of my experiences, things I've heard, things I think are funny." For more emotionally rich, poetic expression, browse our Shayari collection.
Is there a quote about the meaning behind tears?
Yes, it says, "There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition..." For more on grief expressed poetically, see our Ghazals collection.

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