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Unfortunate Quotes (page 14)

Fairies have to be one thing or the other, because being so small they unfortunately have room for one feeling only at a time. J. M. Barrie
Victor Hugo quote: "A wretched woman is more unfortunate than a wretched man,..."
A wretched woman is more unfortunate than a wretched man, because she is an instrument of pleasure. Victor Hugo
He has a point there, that’s harsh. Unfortunately, they never gave him a medal for it and as a result he brings it up time and time again. David Sedaris
The most important and most significant good quality in our human life is gratitude. Unfortunately, that good quality we somehow manage not to express either in our thoughts or in our actions. Right from the beginning of our life, we have somehow learned not to express it. So we have the least amount of the very thing that we need most in order to become a better person. Sri Chinmoy
Ah! Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans! I was unfortunate enough in my youth to come across a vomit-flavored one, and since then I’m afraid I’ve rather lost my liking for them — but I think I’ll be safe with a nice toffee, don’t you?” He smiled and popped the golden-brown bean into his mouth. “Alas! Ear wax! J. K. Rowling
The man who regards his own life and that of his fellow-creatures as meaningless is not merely unfortunate but almost disqualified for life. Albert Einstein
Chaim Potok quote: "No one knows he is fortunate until he becomes unfortunate,..."
No one knows he is fortunate until he becomes unfortunate, that's the way the world is. Chaim Potok
Here and there, human nature may be great in times of trial, but generally speaking it is its weakness and not its strength that appears in a sick chamber; it is selfishness and impatience rather than generosity and fortitude, that one hears of. There is so little real friendship in the world!? and unfortunately' (speaking low and tremulously) 'there are so many who forget to think seriously till it is almost too late. Jane Austen
Economics was like psychology, a pseudoscience trying to hide that fact with intense theoretical hyperelaboration. And gross domestic product was one of those unfortunate measurement concepts, like inches or the British thermal unit, that ought to have been retired long before. Kim Stanley Robinson
W. Somerset Maugham quote: "There are three rules for writing. Unfortunately, no one can..."
There are three rules for writing. Unfortunately, no one can agree what they are. W. Somerset Maugham
Many of her thoughts were perfect syllogisms; unluckily they always remained thoughts. Only a few were irrational assumptions; but, unfortunately, they were the ones which most frequently grew into deeds Thomas Hardy
The idea of safety had shrunk into particles - one snug moment, then the next. Meanwhile, the brain piped fugues of worry and staged mind-theaters full of tragedies and triumphs, because unfortunately, the fear of death does wonders to focus the mind, inspire creativity, and heightens the senses. Trusting one's hunches only seems gamble if one has time for seem; otherwise the brain goes on autopilot and trades the elite craft of analysis for the best rapid insights that float up from its... Diane Ackerman
Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who comes near that precious jewel. Unfortunately, nothingwill preserve it but downright force. When you give up that force, you are ruined. Patrick Henry
There's a good part of Computer Science that's like magic. Unfortunately there's a bad part of Computer Science that's like religion. Hal Abelson
Tink was not all bad: or, rather, she was all bad just now, but, on the other hand, sometimes she was all good. Fairies have to be one thing or the other, because being so small they unfortunately have room for one feeling only at a time. They are, however, allowed to change, only it must be a complete change. J. M. Barrie

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