22 Dismal Quotes for You to Enjoy

I have never seen a situation so dismal that a policeman couldn't make it worse. Brendan Behan

Seen Situation Worse Never Policeman Make Dismal

Half of the secular unrest and dismal, profane sadness of modern society comes from the vain ideas that every man is bound to be a critic for life. Henry Van Dyke

Life Man Sadness Secular Half Every Society Vain Critic Unrest Bound Ideas Modern Modern Society Dismal Profane Every Man

Surrendering to jargon is a sign of journalism's dismal lack of self-confidence in the optimized age of content-management systems. George Packer

Age Sign Systems Self-Confidence Journalism Surrendering Lack Jargon Dismal

As millions of Americans look for work, the Obama campaign and Democrats are attempting to distract attention away from this administration's dismal record. The attack they have launched against Mitt Romney shows just how worried they are about facing him in the general election. Jeb Bradley

Work Election Distract Worried Obama Administration Obama Campaign Record About General General Election Facing Attack Attempting Attention Look Him Democrats How Mitt Mitt Romney Campaign American Just Romney Against Dismal Shows Away Millions

Even the most dismal and hopeless-sounding Wilco music, to my ears, has always maintained a level of hope and consolation. Jeff Tweedy

Hope Music Ears Consolation Maintained Most Always Dismal Even Level

The tolling of yon dismal bell and the loud but solemn discharge of artillery hath announced to the nation the melancholy tidings - Thomas Jefferson no longer lives! John Tyler

Nation Thomas Thomas Jefferson Melancholy Solemn Hath Longer Announced Tidings Discharge Loud Artillery Dismal Jefferson Lives Bell

On a very gloomy dismal day, just such a one as it ought to be, I went to see Westminster Abbey. Karl Philipp Moritz

Day Ought Abbey See Gloomy Very Westminster Just Dismal

When things are really dismal, you can laugh, or you can cave in completely. Margaret Atwood

You Laugh Cave Dismal Really Things

I admired Margaret Thatcher - while abhorring much of what she offered - because she was so clearly a leader of huge substance. Blair was the dismal opposite. Martin Jacques

Leader Admired Blair Clearly She Because Opposite Huge Offered Thatcher Substance While Dismal Much Margaret Margaret Thatcher

In 1984, the Federal Trade Commission released a report that explained why taxis could charge customers exorbitant prices for dismal service. The simple reason, according to the 176-page study: lack of competition in the market. The culprit: local governments. Marvin Ammori

Service Competition Simple Local Market Local Governments Released Charge Simple Reason Could Federal Prices Study Trade Culprit Governments According Report Commission Lack Explained Customers Dismal Reason Why

I don't want to go out hunting for dismal topics to write about. Matthew Tobin Anderson

Topics Out Hunting About Write Go Want Dismal

By 1951, television had already made such inroads on the income garnered by motion picture companies that the Golden Era which had prevailed until then was beginning to disintegrate. And by 1953, it had come to an end. Hollywood was a dismal, tragic place. Olivia De Havilland

I think the best thing about my short-lived political career was that I saw the interiors of Bihar and UP. That is the real India, and, being an Indian, it was really sad to see our own people living in such dismal conditions. It was a real eye-opener. Sanjay Dutt

Sad Best People Political Own Living Think Our Saw India Indian See About Real Political Career Conditions Up Being Short-Lived Dismal Really Interiors Thing Career

Cynicism is tough. A cynic's point of view is really pitiful. I derive pleasure out of a lot of things in life. As long as I'm fairly healthy, it's hard to stay dismal for very long. Shawn Colvin

I wouldn't put a big trust in what people in Silicon Valley say. They may be good at manipulating ones and zeroes and writing software, but beyond that, their contribution to human progress has been pretty dismal. I'm not impressed. Vaclav Smil

Good Trust People Writing Progress Big Software Valley Say Has-Been Silicon Silicon Valley Pretty Put Beyond Been Impressed Contribution May Human Manipulating Dismal Human Progress