Miserable Quotes - page 18

There are plenty of miserable millionaires all over the place. (Peter Mayle)
Man is more miserable, more restless and unsatisfied than ever before, simply because half his nature--the spiritual--is starving for true food, and the other half--the material--is fed with bad food. View quote
Paul Brunton
Outwardly one's life may suffer every kind of limitation, from bodily paralysis to miserable surroundings, but inwardly it is free in meditation to reach out to a sphere of light, beauty, truth, love, and power. View quote
Paul Brunton
We all get as miserable as Erika M. Andersen sometimes, but we rarely approach her musical-ideas-per-miserable-minute ratio. View quote
Rob Sheffield
you miserable vomitous mass. View quote
William Goldman
Melancholy is not one of my emotions. Quite seriously, I don't do melancholy. It's a miserable way to be. View quote
Walter Mischel
But frankly-may I so speak?-your CIA people's theory strikes me as a miserable bundle of random suspicions, a few separate facts strung together by an intricate structure of ad hoc theorizing, in which everyone is credited with enormous powers for intrigue. A much simpler view can be entertained with more common sense, and as a CIA employee you must be aware that, like all intelligence agencies, it lacks the faculty of common sense. View quote
Philip K. Dick
Isn't a miserable reality better than the most interesting illusion? Or is it illusion, Barney? I don't know anything about philosophy; you explain it to me because all I know is religious faith and that doesn't equip me to understand this. View quote
Philip K. Dick
Ultimately, you choose to be happy or miserable. The reality is that although you are free to choose, you can't choose the consequences of your choices. They're preloaded. It's a package deal. View quote
Sean Covey
The universe defies you to answer the following questions: What good is a high paying career if it leaves you continually stressed out and miserable? What good is owning a large stately house if the only time you spend in it is when you sleep in it? What good is having a lot of interesting possessions if you never have the free time to enjoy them? Above all, what good is having a family if you seldom see any of its members? View quote
Ernie J Zelinski
When I was in the first grade I was afraid of the teacher and had a miserable time in the reading circle, a difficulty that was overcome by the loving patience of my second grade teacher. Even though I could read, I refused to do so. (Beverly Cleary)
There is no better place to plot the death of a character than when you're miserable and working out. View quote
Brad Meltzer
What thoughts are so important that it is worth holding on to them even when they make you miserable? Why are you holding on? You are in charge of your thoughts and feelings. If you are willing to search for the reason that you can't let go of disturbing thoughts, you can learn about yourself and restore your own peace of mind. View quote
Bernie Siegel
One negative person can create a miserable office environment for everyone else. View quote
Jon Gordon
Do I listen to pop music because I'm miserable or am I miserable because listen to pop music? View quote
John Cusack
Weak and miserable as I am, I can still stand up to the terrible tragedy of life and prevail! View quote
Jordan Peterson
Even if you're unhappy, just pretend that you're happy. Eventually, your smile will be contagious to yourself. I had to learn that, I used to think, 'I'm being fake,' but you know what? Better to be fake and happy than real and miserable. View quote
Evangeline Lilly
I don't think you are truly successful unless you are a happy person and are happy with your life. I know many people who are professionally successful but miserable. View quote
Ivanka Trump
The secret to happiness is to be working at your passion. If you want to be miserable, lead a desperate life like everybody else where they drag their asses to work everyday because they hate their job. View quote
Yvon Chouinard
Having a constant productive anxiety doesn't mean that people are miserable and wailing but that people know they will be held accountable if things do not go right. View quote
Cass Sunstein
And now I'm right back where I started. Sober and miserable. (Alyson Noel)
I'm not going to starve just to be thin... I want to enjoy life and I can't if I'm not eating and miserable. View quote
Kate Upton
He was somewhat of a loner by temperament--because though never wholly happy when alone, he was usually slightly more miserable when with other people. View quote
Colin Dexter
The smarter you are, the more reasons you have to be miserable. View quote
Lisa Kleypas
You can't just decide to be happy.” "No, you can't. But you can sure as hell decide to be miserable. Is that what you want? View quote
Lev Grossman