John F. Kennedy Politician “We do not seek the unanimity that comes to those who water down all issues to the lowest common denominator - or to those who conceal their differences behind fixed smiles - or to those who measure unity by standards of popularity and affection, instead of trust and respect. We are allies. This is a partnership, not an empire. We are bound to have differences and disappointments - and we are equally bound to bring them out into the open, to settle them where they can be settled, and to respect each other's views when they cannot be settled.” Differences Issues Disappointment ♥ 3
John Sexton Photographer “I think one of the aspects of photography that remains for me is I find the process still frustrating. The counter to that is that it's still very exciting. If you didn't have the frustration, you wouldn't have the excitement. If you didn't have the disappointment, you wouldn't have the magical intoxication of this process working.” Photography Disappointment Frustration ♥ 3
Joyce Carol Oates Author, Poet “Art does the same things dreams do. We have a hunger for dreams and art fulfills that hunger. So much of real life is a disappointment. That's why we have art.” Art Dream Disappointment ♥ 3
Julian Barnes Author “And that's a life, isn't it? Some achievements and some disappointments. It's been interesting to me, though I wouldn't complain or be amazed if others found it less so. Maybe, in a way, Adrian knew what he was doing. Not that I would have missed my own life for anything, you understand. [pp.60-61]” Interesting Achievement Disappointment ♥ 3
Julian Castro Politician “There's always a little bit of disappointment. At the same time, number one, [Hillary Clinton] made a great choice. Secondly, I'm 41. And so I feel like - that I'm excited about the years to come.” Years Numbers Disappointment ♥ 3
John Keats Poet “Should Disappointment, parent of Despair, Strive for her son to seize my careless heart; When, like a cloud, he sits upon the air, Preparing on his spell-bound prey to dart: Chase him away, sweet Hope, with visage bright, And fright him as the morning frightens night!” Morning Sweet Disappointment ♥ 3
Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights Leader “I am disappointed with America. And there can be no great disappointment where there is not great love. I am disappointed with our failure to deal positively and forthrightly with the triple evils of racism, economic exploitation, and militarism. We are presently moving down a dead-end road that can lead to national disaster. America has strayed to the far country of racism and militarism.” Country Moving Disappointment ♥ 3
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Author “Truly disappointment is the guardian deity of human life; she sits at the threshold of unborn time, and marshals the events as they come forth.” Events Disappointment Deities ♥ 3
Michelle King Author “There are certain lovers and friends, no matter what fights they get into, you know they're going to get back together because there's something in their personalities that are drawn together - in love or hate or compassion or disappointment.” Fighting Hate Disappointment ♥ 3
LC Liza Campbell Artist “I hope to work through disappointment and frustration with as much grace as [Georgia] O'Keeffe did, and I hope to have the same confidence in my own vision.” Grace Disappointment Frustration ♥ 3
LA Lloyd Alexander Author “By all means," cried the bard, his eyes lighting up. "A Fflam to the rescue! Storm the castle! Carry it by assault! Batter down the gates!" "There's not much of it left to storm," said Eilonwy. "Oh?" said Fflewddur, with disappointment. "Very well, we shall do the best we can.” Mean Eye Disappointment ♥ 3
Michel de Montaigne Philosopher, Writer “Disappointment and feebleness imprint upon us a cowardly and valetudinarian virtue.” Virtue Disappointment Cowardly ♥ 3
