Devastated Quotes - Page 2

• I'm sure that if I had a partner and that partner cheated on me, that I would be devastated if we were in a committed, monogamous relationship. So of course, it's a devastating thing.

  Jenny Slate

  Cheated, Committed

  Source: www.cosmopolitan.com

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• "The best thing for being sad," replied Merlin, beginning to puff and blow, "is to learn something. That's the only thing that never fails.

  T. H. White

  Inspirational, Education, Teacher

  "The Book of Merlyn". Book by T. H. White, 1977.

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• War stirs in men's hearts the mud of their worst instincts. It puts a premium on violence, nourishes hatred, and gives free rein to cupidity. It crushes the weak, exalts the unworthy, and bolsters tyranny .. .Time and time again it has destroyed all ordered living, devastated hope, and put the prophets to death.

  Charles de Gaulle

  Crush, Peace, War

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• With the terrible earthquake and resulting tsunami that have devastated Japan, the only good news is that anyone exposed to excess radiation from the nuclear power plants is now probably much less likely to get cancer.

  Ann Coulter

  Cancer, Japan, Earthquakes

  "A Glowing Report on Radiation". humanevents.com. March 16, 2011.

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• Her voice trembled. "I’m so glad you’re mine. I won’t ever let you go." This time, it was Kaleb who said, "I know," devastated at being so wanted. "You are just a little possessive."

  Nalini Singh

  Voice, Littles, Letting You Go

  "Heart of Obsidian". Book by Nalini Singh, June 4, 2013.

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• We want the world to focus on children whose lives have been devastated by AIDS. The millions of children who are missing their parents; their childhood, their future but most importantly, they are missing YOU. Everyone can make a real difference. Your voice is needed in a global movement that can change their world.

  Pierce Brosnan

  Children, Real, Fighting

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• Let us regard the forests as an inheritance, given to us by nature, not to be despoiled or devastated, but to be wisely used, reverently honoured and carefully maintained. Let us regard the forests as a gift, entrusted to any of us only for transient care, to be surrendered to posterity as an unimpaired property, increased in riches and augmented in blessings, to pass as a sacred patrimony from generation to generation.

  Ferdinand von Mueller

  Blessing, Generations, Inheritance

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• What cowardice it is to be dismayed by the happiness of others and devastated by there good fortune.

  Baron de Montesquieu

  Envy, Cowardice, Fortune

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• Field of Dreams is the only movie - and I saw it in the theater - on an afternoon when I was on location somewhere, and there were like 12 people in the theater. I was just so devastated; I couldn't get out of my seat. And I sat and watched it a second time.

  Paul Reiser

  Dream, People, Fields

  Interview with Chris Neumer, www.stumpedmagazine.com.

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• Like everyone else in the world, I've been devastated by the loss and suffering of so many in South Asia....As a mother, I cannot imagine the pain that they are experiencing. We can all see that it's going to take a long time for those people to rebuild their lives, and they will need our help for years to come.

  Celine Dion

  Mother, Pain, Loss

  "Brad Pitt bars international journalists; Donald Trump's exes say 'no' to wedding invite; fifth time the charm for David Carradine?". Daily Dish, www.sfgate.com. January 13, 2005.

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• After all the dangerous adventures I'd had, I couldn't die like this. Sadie would be devastated. Then, once she got over her grief, she'd track down my soul in the Egyptian afterlife and tease me mercilessly for how stupid I'd been.

  Rick Riordan

  Stupid, Grief, Adventure

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• Reminds me of the red dress you wore the first time I had you. That was it for me, you know. You devastated me. There was no coming back from that.

  Sylvia Day

  Red, Firsts, Dresses

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• That's why people grow weary of listening to Dumpees obsess over their troubles: getting dumped is predictable, repetitive, and boring. They want to stay friends; they feel smothered; it's always them and it's never you; and afterward, you're devastated and their relieved; it's over for them and just starting for you.

  John Green

  People, Listening, Want

  John Green (2008). “An Abundance of Katherines”, p.93, Penguin

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• Taking the line of least resistance, we lump the most different people together under the same heading. Taking the line of least resistance, we ascribe to them collective crimes, collective acts and opinions. "The Serbs have massacred…", "The English have devastated…", "The Jews have confiscated…", "The Blacks have torched", "The Arabs refuse…". We blithely express sweeping judgments on whole peoples, calling them "hardworking" and "ingenious", or "lazy", "touchy", "sly", "proud", or "obstinate". And sometimes this ends in bloodshed." – Amin Maalouf "On Identity

  Amin Maalouf

  People, Lazy, Together

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• Writing an acceptance speech gives you the expectation of winning, and you are therefore devastated or hurt if you didn't win.

  William Shatner

  Hurt, Writing, Acceptance

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• There's no country in the world that's more devastated from natural resources than Afghanistan.

  Jim Fowler

  Country, World, Natural

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• Surely no issue unites us more than our appreciation for our military personnel who are bringing aid to devastated countries, defending us against terrorism, and fighting to make a free election possible in Iraq.

  Christine Gregoire

  Country, Appreciation, Military

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• We didn't do anything wrong, but among the lessons learned, given the magnitude of the problems we now face in Afghanistan, a major U.S. force on the ground would convince the world we were in for the long-haul recovery of a country devastated by 21 years of warfare.

  Alexander Haig

  Country, Recovery, Years

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• I don't read reviews because if they're bad I'm devastated and if they're good I get a big head.

  Kim Cattrall

  Bigs, Reviews, Big Heads

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• Kurt and I weren't the closest of friends, but I knew him well enough to be devastated by his death. For such a quiet person, he was so excited about having a child.

  Layne Staley

  Children, Quiet Person, Excited

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• It is not surprising that most Pakistanis do not support America's bombardment of Afghanistan. The Afghans are neighbours on the brink of starvation and devastated by war. America has shown itself to be untrustworthy, a superpower that uses its values as a scabbard for its sword.

  Mohsin Hamid

  War, America, Support

  "Pakistan must not be abandoned" by Mohsin Hamid, www.theguardian.com. October 14, 2001.

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• Disasters redistribute money from taxpayers to construction workers, from insurance companies to homeowners, and even from those who once lived in the destroyed city to those who replace them. It's remarkable that this redistribution can happen so smoothly and quickly, with devastated regions reinventing themselves in a matter of months.

  James Surowiecki

  Construction Workers, Cities, Matter

  "Creative Destruction?" by James Surowiecki, www.newyorker.com. March 28, 2011.

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• But when the other end of the line picked up, it was his voicemail that answered, not the man himself. "I know how devastated you must be to miss me," his cheery voice said, "but leave a message, and I'll try to ease your agony as soon as possible.

  Richelle Mead

  Men, Agony, Voice

  Richelle Mead (2013). “Vampire Academy: The Complete Collection”, p.816, Penguin

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• Once I started on 'Frances' I discovered it was literally a bottomless well. It devastated me to maintain that for eighteen weeks, to be immersed in this state of rage for twelve to eighteen hours a day. It spilled all over, into other areas of my life.

  Jessica Lange

  Twelve, France, Rage

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• We've come to expect so little from online privacy measures that public displays of concern about the matter are more or less for show. Being devastated to discover you've been tagged in somebody else's photo has an air of the melodramatic about it at this point.

  Sloane Crosley

  Air, Littles, Matter

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