“It is always a disappointment to turn from forthright consideration of some subject - whether from the Left or the Right, a poet or a plumber - to the Beltway version, in which the only aspects of the issue that matter are the effects it will have on the fortunes of the two parties and the various men in power.” MenTwoMatterTurnsLeftPartyIssuesSubjectsEffectsPoetAspectFortuneDisappointmentVariousVersionsConsiderationPlumber Author:Thomas Frank
“Friendships can survive after massive disappointment, but only if both parties are honest with one another.” IfsWomenPartyHonestDisappointmentMassive Author:Amy Dickinson
“A particular disappointment is seldom more than an excrescence upon the trunk of a general good--a shower that spoils the pleasure party, but refreshes and enriches the earth.” EarthPleasurePartyParticularDisappointmentShowersSpoilTrunks Author:Christian Nestell Bovee
“I've found him to be a disappointment. Wonderful speech in Egypt, and good intentions aside, foreign policy needs to be firmly grounded in reality, and understanding of a sort of chaos theory...[that is to say] it needs to be part good intention, part political intelligence, and part political savvy and knowledge of international interests and national burdens. President Obama has been extremely short-sighted in this sense, and if he fails, it will be a tragic blow for peaceniks and multilateralists the world over, and a manna from heaven for the Republican party.” IfsWorldNeedsHas BeensRealityPoliticalFoundHeavenUnderstandingPresidentInterestPartyWonderfulFailingPolicyTheoryRepublicanSpeechIntentionChaosInternationalBlowDisappointmentBurdenTragicPresident ObamaForeign PolicyEgyptRepublican PartyGroundedGood IntentionsSavvyShort SightedChaos Theory Author:Munir Butt
“I often feel I'm a disappointment to people because they expect me to be the guy in the books. When I sit next to someone at a dinner party I can see they expect me to be quick and witty, and I'm not at all.” PeopleFeelsI CanBookGuyNextPartyDisappointmentWittyDinnerDinner Party Author:Bill Bryson