To my great disappointment, it appears that the politics of division are making a big comeback. Many Americans share my disappointment - especially those who were filled with great hope a few years ago, when then-Senator Obama announced his candidacy in Springfield, Illinois.
My mother was a powerful influence. She made me toe the line. If I didn't have a perfect report card, she showed her disappointment.
The commonest error made in relation to poetry is that it consists simply in verse-making. Many confound the casket of meter and rhyme with the jewel of thought which it encloses, and, perhaps, in some instances, after close investigation, they have found the casket empty and turned away with feelings of disappointment and disgust.
The principles of living greatly include the capacity to face trouble with courage, disappointment with cheerfulness, and trial with humility.
The 9/11 Commission recently released their report, citing important changes which need to be made to improve our nation's homeland security. I voiced my disappointment with the House leadership when this report was left until after the August recess for action.
If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.
Kids now are so used to surround sound and the power in theater speakers, that the concert hall is a disappointment to them.
You go to conferences, and your fellow African intellectuals - and even heads of state - they all say: 'Nigeria is a big disappointment. It is the shame of the African continent.'
Disappointment is a sticky one, because no one can steal contentment, joy, gratitude, or peace - we have to give it away.
Cynicism stems from disappointment. Cynical and faithless people were not always like that. They were filled with possibilities and hope as kids. But they tried and perhaps failed.
Yes, disappointment over perceived unfairness, injustice, promises not kept, tends to go hand in hand with increasing prosperity. Expectations are dashed. What can I say!
There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love.
There's something depressing about a young couple helplessly in love. Their state is so perfect, it must be doomed. They project such qualities on their lover that only disappointment can follow.
Depression begins with disappointment. When disappointment festers in our soul, it leads to discouragement.
I had many moments of disappointment, despondency, and exhaustion, but I always found that by reading the literature and showing up at my lab looking at the data as they emerged day by day and discussing them with my students and postdoctoral fellows, I would gain a notion of what to do next.
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.
We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment.
When things are a disappointment, try not to be so discouraged.
There is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take... The line between reason and madness grows thinner.
Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer - and often the supreme disappointment.
