40 Desperation Quotes and Sayings
In this post, you will find amazing desperation quotes and sayings.
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Short Desperation Quotes and Sayings
“Desperation makes men fearless.” —Jocelyn Murray
“Desperation sometimes drives innovation.” —Dara Khosrowshahi
“Despair makes victims sometimes victors.” —Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
“Desperation will lead you down the road of false hope and false love.” —Unknown
“It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.” —Henry David Thoreau
“But desperation is the mother-in-law of invention.” —Laura Marney
“There’s nothing like desperation to sharpen your sense of focus.” —Thomas Newman
“The greatest inspiration is often born of desperation.” —Comer Cotrell
“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” —Henry David Thoreau
“There can be powerful magic in acts of desperation.” —Zedd
“Desperation is often more powerful than inspiration.” —Debasish Mridha
“This is not desperation. It’s just aggressive competition.” —Dan Garton
“The desperation meeting the silence with its unmasked wish.” —Libba Bray
“There are no desperate situations, there are only desperate people.” —Heinz Guderian
“When they face desperation, human beings become animals.” —Dan Brown
“In life you need either inspiration or desperation.” —Tony Robbins
“Desperation tends to make one sort of flexible.” —Unknown
“When you sell in desperation, you always sell cheap.” —Peter Lynch
Desperation Quotes and Sayings
“Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything, or creating anything. Period. If you ain’t desperate at some point, you ain’t interesting.” —Jim Carrey
“Wheels of fire, cosmic, rich, full-bodied honest victories over desperation.” —Thomas Merton
“Never make a decision when you’re feeling lonely. Desperate actions lead to regret.” —Unknown
“Most men lead lives of quiet desperation. I can’t take quiet desperation!” —Ray Milland
“Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still.” —Henry Thoreau
“Success is the good fortune that comes from aspiration, desperation, perspiration,and inspiration.” —Evan Esar
“When one hits the bottom of the Desperation Barrel, there is always someone down there.” —Kelli Jae Baeli
“Who knows where inspiration comes from. Perhaps it arises from desperation. Perhaps it comes from the flukes of the universe, the kindness of the muses.” —Amy Tan
“Patience is not just the avoidance of desperation, but the courage to wait for the best in the midst of serious desperations.” —Terry Mark
“Are you desperate or determined? With desperation comes frustration. With determination comes purpose, achievement, and peace.” —James A. Murphy III
“People need motivation to do anything. I don’t think human beings learn anything without desperation.” —Jim Carrey
“Desperation is like stealing from the Mafia: you stand a good chance of attracting the wrong attention.” —Douglas Horton
“Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.” —William S. Burroughs
“When one hits the bottom of the desperation Barrel, there is always someone down there.” —Kelli Jae Baeli
“If I’ve learned anything about prayer, it’s that desperation drives discipline.” —Bill Hybels
Top Five Desperation Quotes and Sayings
Here you will find top five desperation quotes and sayings selected by our team.
- “When they face desperation, human beings become animals.” —Dan Brown
- “Desperation sometimes drives innovation.” —Dara Khosrowshahi
- “The greatest inspiration is often born of desperation.” —Comer Cotrell
- “Never make a decision when you’re feeling lonely. Desperate actions lead to regret.” —Unknown
- “Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything, or creating anything. Period. If you ain’t desperate at some point, you ain’t interesting.” —Jim Carrey
