The tragedy of it is that nobody sees the look of desperation on my face. Thousands and thousands of us, and we're passing one another without a look of recognition.
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Desperation is like stealing from the Mafia: you stand a good chance of attracting the wrong attention.
Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.
Desperation is a fact of life in many poor, overcrowded countries.
It is sad when people can't connect, and the sense of desperation that you feel when there is nothing to look forward to.
Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.
Tragedy in life normally comes with betrayal and compromise, and trading on your integrity and not having dignity in life. That's really where failure comes.
If falling into desperation worked to make things better, then I would say, 'Let's all jump into despair.' But it doesn't help. The only way to truly find meaning and fulfillment is to look at the disaster, the pain, the difficulty, and know with complete certainty that good can come from this.
There's a real sense of desperation when you grow up in poverty.
Many of us have felt that sense of desperation - of urgency - when we learn that we or someone we love is fighting for their life.
If you go through life, and you don't find the beauty in an unexpected place, then you really have a sad existence.
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