#tragic

I think it's tragic that we have this human capacity, which appears to be hardwired, or so the evolutionary biologists say, for collective joy. We have these techniques for generating it that go back thousands of years, and yet we tend not to use this. ↗

— Barbara Ehrenreich

#back #biologists #capacity #collective #evolutionary

The world is an infinitely fascinating, tragic and humorous place. ↗

— Mike Figgis

#humorous #infinitely #place #tragic #world

Being dull and boring is far more tragic than being tacky. ↗

— Thom Filicia

#boring #dull #far #more #tacky

Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically. ↗

— David Herbert Lawrence

#essentially #ours #refuse #take #tragic

After making several tragic movies in a row, I was looking to do a comedy, and one without cynicism. ↗

— Ang Lee

#comedy #cynicism #i #looking #making

I don't think the Hulk is a superhero. He's the first Marvel character who is a tragic monster. Really an anti-hero. ↗

— Ang Lee

#first #hulk #i #marvel #monster

We have all read tragic stories in our local papers about gun accidents as a result of misuse. As lawmakers we can better promote safety and responsibility by encouraging gun owners to purchase gun safes to store firearms and keep them from falling into the wrong hands. ↗

— Ron Lewis

#accidents #better #encouraging #falling #firearms

I have spent more than half a lifetime trying to express the tragic moment. ↗

— John Locke

#half #i #lifetime #moment #more

The surprise with which a detective novel concludes should set up tragic vibrations which run backward through the entire structure. ↗

— Ross MacDonald

#concludes #detective #entire #novel #run

The product of the artist has become less important than the fact of the artist. We wish to absorb this person. We wish to devour someone who has experienced the tragic. In our society this person is much more important than anything he might create. ↗

— David Mamet

#anything #artist #become #create #devour