“Religion, a mediaeval form of unreason, when combined with modern weaponry becomes a real threat to our freedoms. This religious totalitarianism has caused a deadly mutation in the heart of Islam and we see the tragic consequences in Paris today. I stand with Charlie Hebdo, as we all must, to defend the art of satire, which has always been a force for liberty and against tyranny, dishonesty and stupidity. 'Respect for religion' has become a code phrase meaning 'fear of religion.' Religions, like all other ideas, deserve criticism, satire, and, yes, our fearless disrespect.” HeartArtIdeasRealTodayFormForceReligiousLibertyModernDeserveConsequenceCriticismThreatIslamStupidityTyrannyFearlessCodeParisPhrasesTragicSatireTotalitarianismDishonestyCharlieDisrespectMutationWeaponryCharlie Hebdo Author:Salman Rushdie
“The world has been tragic since the day Adam and Eve sinned in the garden. From that moment murder, mayhem and war entered the scene and we are still suffering the consequences of a man-driven, self-serving, short-sighted environment.” MenWorldHas BeensStillsWarSelfMomentsSufferingEnvironmentSceneConsequenceGardenMurderDrivenTragicServingThat MomentAdamAdam And EveSelf ServingMayhemShort SightedSuffering The Consequences Author:Louie Giglio
“Prophetic pragmatism attempts to keep alive the sense of alternative ways of life and of struggle based on the best of the past. In this sense, the praxis of prophetic pragmatism is tragic action with revolutionary intent, usually reformist consequences and always visionary outlook.” WayActionPastStruggleAliveConsequenceAlternativesRevolutionaryTragicOutlookVisionariesPropheticPragmatismPraxis Author:Cornel West
“Whether you're talking about political borders or aesthetic divisions (and clearly, the political ones have much more tragic consequences), it seems like once they are created, we want to patrol them, enforce them.” WantSeemsPoliticalTalkingConsequenceBordersTragicDivisionAesthetic Author:Matthea Harvey
“We didn't want to live anymore in the old logic. And I like that. The consequence of that is to create the dream of that, but we all know this dream may be not possible. So here we have the key of the ambiguity of the atmosphere of my films. Is it possible, this dream? Is it as funny as it seems, or is it tragic?” KnowsWantMayDreamSeemsFilmKeysConsequenceLogicAtmosphereTragicAmbiguity Author:Albert Serra
“If Trump was just a piddly-ass little hotel owner some place, having the kind of character and manners that he has, he would not be worth our notice. But because he's now been based to this huge stage, then his dimensions become immense. He's not a tragic figure because he doesn't have the capacity to be tragic. But the consequences of his life and his self now are immense; they're threatening to the world and to the sanctity of human life.” WorldKindCharacterConsequenceMannersHotelTragicThreatening Author:Richard Ford
“I have a new theory of history, which is certain things happen because they seem like a good idea at the time. And suburbia seemed like a good idea at the time, but it was a special time and place in history, with special dynamics. And now, we're going to have to live with the consequences of that. And the consequences will be tragic.” SpecialConsequenceThings HappenTragicSuburbia Author:James Howard Kunstler
“It's sometimes too easy to point fingers when circumstances dramatically go awry, but as an addict, I'm ultimately responsible for my own decisions, no matter how benign or tragic the consequences.” SometimesMatterEasyMy OwnDecisionCircumstancesConsequenceResponsibleFingersTragicAddictBenign Author:Moby
“'The Accursed' is very much a novel about social injustice as the consequence of the terrible, tragic division of classes - the exploitation not only of poor and immigrant workers but of their young children in factories and mills - and as the consequence of race hatred in the aftermath of the Civil War and the freeing of the slaves.” ChildrenWarYoungSocialPoorRaceClassNovelTerribleConsequenceHatredSlaveWorkersInjusticeCivil WarTragicImmigrantsDivisionFactoriesExploitationMillsYoung ChildrenAftermathSocial InjusticeImmigrant Workers Author:Joyce Carol Oates
“I made strength from everything that had happened to me, so that in the end even the final tragedy could not defeat me. And that is what Ultima tried to teach me, that the tragic consequences of life can be overcome by the magical strength that resides in the human heart. --Antonio” HumansHeartMadeEndsTeachHappenedConsequenceOvercomingTragedyFinalsDefeatTragicHuman HeartAntonioUltima Author:Rudolfo Anaya
“A world where a majority had imbibed the lessons implicit within tragic art would be one in which the consequences of our failures would necessarily cease to weigh upon us so heavily.” WorldArtWould BeLessonsConsequenceMajorityCeaseTragicImplicit Book:Status Anxiety Source: Status Anxiety
“A car's not the right place for showing off to a girl—the bed's the place for that. The consequences of a mistake there are more upsetting, but less tragic.” GirlMistakeCarBedConsequenceUpsetTragicRight PlaceShowing Off Author:Sergei Lukyanenko