“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
“There is but one pursuit in life which it is in the power of all to follow, and of all to attain. It is subject to no disappointments, since he that perseveres, makes every difficulty an advancement, and every contest a victory; and this is the pursuit of virtue.” VirtueSubjectsVictoryDifficultyDisappointmentPursuitContestsAdvancementPersevere Book:Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think Source: Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think
“It's been a mystery to me and a disappointment why conversation about health care reform hasn't turned more attention to the subject of food.” CareAttentionMysterySubjectsConversationDisappointmentReformHealth CareHealth Care Reform Author:Michael Pollan
“None of the projects or designs which exercise the mind of man are equally subject to obstructions and disappointments with the pursuit of fame.” MenMindSubjectsDesignExerciseFameProjectsDisappointmentPursuitObstruction Book:The Rambler: In Four Volumes Source: The Rambler: In Four Volumes
“There is nothing far-fetched about disappointment as a subject for comedy. It's something we are all too familiar with.” ComedySubjectsDisappointmentFamiliar Author:Martin Freeman
“When soured by disappointment we must endeavor to pursue some fixed and pleasing course of study, that there may be no blank leaf in our book of life. Painful and disagreeable ideas vanish from the mind that can fix its attention upon any subject.” MindMayBookIdeasCoursesAttentionStudySubjectsPainfulDisappointmentPursueFixedMelancholyEndeavorBlankLeafsDisagreeableBook Of LifePain In Life Author:Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann
“Obama wanted to offer his support to birth control activist Sandra Fluke. He wanted to express his disappointment that she has been the subject of inappropriate personal attacks and thank her for exercising her rights as a citizen to speak out on an issue of public policy.” Has BeensWantedSpeakSupportIssuesRightsSubjectsPolicyBirthCitizensExerciseOffersDisappointmentActivistSpeaks OutInappropriateBirth ControlPublic PolicyFlukesPersonal Attacks Author:Jay Carney