Quotes about Downfall
112 Written Quotes
"WELL GOODNESS KNOWS, GOODNESS KNOWS
WHAT HISTORIANS WILL WRITE."
ALEXANDER DOWNER
that there are some
people on earth who are
so wicked and so evil that
nothing can be done but
to confront them.
Alexander Dow ner
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'American Horror' goes for a very
specific kind of Seventies
suburban downer ambience
'Flowers in the Attic' paperbacks,
Black Sabbath album covers and
late-night flicks like 'Let's Scare
Jessica to Death.' It even has 'Go
Ask Alice'-era urban legends.
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DOWNER,
BUT SHOULD
Some people asked me if it
was going to be a downer to
come back and play on a
college team after playing on
a world championship team,
and I don't think they
understand what it is like to
play here.
Half the time I feel like I'm
appealing to the downer freaks
out there. We start to play one
downer record after another
until I begin to get down
myself. Give me something
from 1960 or something; let
me get up again. The music of
today is for downer freaks, and
I'm an upper.
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I SUPPOSE PEOPLE
COULD HIDE ALL
SORTS OF
EQUIPMENT IN ALL
CLOTHING,.
Alexander Dow
Whether it would be a
terrorist attack directed at
foreigners or whether it
would be directed very
specifically at Indonesian
targets, we don't have
any information on that
either,.
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"YES, I DON'T THINK I SHALL EVER BECOME
PRIME MINISTER. HARD AS THAT IS TO
SWALLOW, I TELL YOU ONE PERSON WHO IS
VERY HAPPY ALWAYS TO SEE MESAY THAT,
AND THAT'S MY WIFE."
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It's a deeply disturbing
additional submission
which confirms what
(U.N. chief weapons
inspector) Hans Blix was
saying 10 days ago,.
THE MOST SECURE
PASSPORT EVER
PRODUCED.
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Be the attitude
you want to be
-Tim DeTe11is
I started on the
downers which were a
hell of a lot better than
the uppers because I
was a nervous wreck.
PICTURE QUOTES.
PICTUREOU'TES
"WELL PEOPLE OFTEN ASK ME HOW I FELT
GROWING UP WITH A FATHER WHO WAS A
POLITICIAN AND WHO WAS OFTEN AWAY. BUT
WHEN I'M ASKED THAT QUESTION I OFTEN
REFLECT ON MY INABILITY REALLY TO BE ABLE
TO ANSWER IT IN ANY RELATIVE
BECAUSE I NEVER GREW UP WITH A FATHER
DOING ANYTHING ELSE: SO I JUST HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE OTHERWISE."
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"Half the time I feel like I'm
appealing to the downer freaks out
there. We start to play one downer
record after another until 1 begin to
get down myself. Give me something
from 1960 or something; let me get
up again. The music Of today is for
downer freaks, and rm an upper. "
WoTman Jack
So this is all part of a free
society. People are entitled
to hold whatever view they
want, and the media can
report things how they
wish.
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THEY SHOWED
GREAT HEART IN
THAT GAME.
Gregg Downer
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But, you know, it's still a
drag to get your picture
taken when you're eating a
sandwich. It's a downer.
"WELL, I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO WHAT THE
LETTER SAYS, BECAUSE THE POLICE ARE
LOOKING AT THAT. AS YOU SAY IT'S IN
BAHASA. BUT OF COURSE THAT'S NOT TO
SUGGEST THAT THE LETTER CAME FROM
OUTSIDE OF AUSTRALIA. IT CAME FROM IN
AUSTRALIA. IT CAME FROM VICTORIA."
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The straight line leads to the downfall of humanity. Votes: 4
When your outgo exceeds your income, the upshot may be your downfall. Votes: 4
My nemesis - my downfall, if you will - was relationships, and trying to fulfill them. Votes: 4
A man's pride can be his downfall, and he needs to learn when to turn to others for support and guidance. Votes: 4
Noble life demands a noble architecture for noble uses of noble men. Lack of culture means what it has always meant: ignoble civilization and therefore imminent downfall. Votes: 4
We have self-centered minds which get us into plenty of trouble. If we do not come to understand the error in the way we think, our self-awareness, which is our greatest blessing, is also our downfall. Votes: 4
Joko Beck
Racial history is therefore natural history and the mysticism of the soul at one and the same time; but the history of the religion of the blood, conversely, is the great world story of the rise and downfall of peoples, their heroes and thinkers, their inventors and artists. Votes: 4
But marriage goes in waves. You've got to be patient. People bail and give up on their marriages way too early. They just don't put the work and the effort into it. You've got to suck up your ego a lot of times, because that can be a big downfall. Votes: 4
One thing I teach my children and want everyone to know that even if you happen to be on a pedestal you should have the capacity to turn around and say, 'I don't know'. We are scared to go wrong. Downfall is part of life. Votes: 3
My downfall raises me to infinite heights. Votes: 2
These tabloid magazines - I think they're hideous and the downfall of society. Votes: 2
I think it's a bit silly to brand the Internet as the 'downfall of youth.' Votes: 2
I like food too much to go on some crazy diet. French fries are my favorite downfall. Votes: 2
I do things because I enjoy it. That used to be my downfall, but now it's the upside. Votes: 2
No matter what players say or people say, you want to be liked and appreciated, even if you've had a downfall. Votes: 2
I feel like the downfall of any person is the second an artist starts celebrating their work themselves, that becomes problematic. Votes: 2
Our epoch is a time of tragic collision between matter and spirit and of the downfall of the purely material world view. Votes: 2
Men are strong, women are smart, but no matter how smart, their bellies are always there to betray women and that's their downfall. Votes: 2
Simone Schwarz-Bart
The downfall of the church will not come from a lack of apologetic teaching; it will come from disintegration of the families in the church. Votes: 2
Falling down is a very big subject, and so is the concept of downfall. None of us escapes, and I have had my share of both. Votes: 2
Every generation has a macabre notion that wars, government prohibition, natural disasters or mankind itself could be the downfall of society and the world as a whole. Votes: 2
One of the remarkable things about my career is that it has been marked by steady, incremental progress. No sudden spikes up, and no sudden downfalls, either. Votes: 2
Phil Hartman
Our downfall as a species is that we are arrogant enough to think that we can control Mother Nature and stupid enough to think it is our job. Votes: 2
Greg Peterson
We all think we've got one more boxing match in us, and that, probably, will be the downfall of Floyd Mayweather, George Foreman, Manny Pacquiao. We'll overstay our welcome. Votes: 2
I'm inspired by the poets, so I'm always going to give in that direction, rather than in any other. It's the making of me... and also the downfall of me. Votes: 2
The small companies who feel that the majors are a threat, or are predators, will use that as an excuse for their eventual downfall. Dont blame others for your own inadequacies. Votes: 2
The small companies who feel that the majors are a threat, or are predators, will use that as an excuse for their eventual downfall. Don't blame others for your own inadequacies. Votes: 2
It could be my downfall, but I don't think it is - Hollywood is run on perception, and if you stray off the path of what you want to do with your career, it's suicide. Votes: 2
It could be my downfall, but I don't think it is - Hollywood is run on perception, and if you stray off the path of what you want to do with your career, it's suicide Votes: 2
I'm fighting a losing battle here: I'm trying to lose some weight. I love chocolate; that's one of my biggest downfalls. I haven't gotten a whole lot of chocolate, thank goodness, because I'd probably be about 300 pounds. Votes: 2
Leaving religious texts open too interpretation is the downfall of religion itself. If it is truly the word of God then there is no room for interpretation; you either take all of it or none. There is no selective belief Votes: 2
The most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to permit the conquered Eastern peoples to have arms. History teaches that all conquerors who have allowed their subject races to carry arms have prepared their own downfall by doing so. Votes: 2
The downfall of the industry seems to actually be good for art. I think the industry will find their way once the focus shifts from its greed-based origins, downsizes, and begins to support creative visions that speak to our times and shifting ideals. Votes: 2
Saul Williams
I love to eat, I love to feed people, and I'm a great cook. I joked with my friends that I wanted to write a book where desserts had to be extensively researched, since I have a terrible sweet tooth. My particular downfall is cake. Votes: 2
Julia Glass
I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with a bank being big. In fact, there are some good arguments about universality of geography that in theory, if you have all your eggs in one little community, and some big employer goes out, that could be your downfall. Votes: 2
I felt like anything rather than rejoicing at the downfall of a foe who had fought so long and valiantly, and had suffered so much for a cause, though that cause was, I believe, one of the worst for which a people ever fought, and one for which there was the least excuse. Votes: 2
As a politician, you have to deal with someone wanting you to fail every day. I think I prefer being in a situation where generally people are rooting for me, and if they aren't rooting for me, they aren't out there to see my downfall. I respect the people who have the stomach for it. Votes: 2
Why is the public so interested in movies about the wealthy? My answer is that Shakespeare wrote about kings. That's where the action is. And it's the classic, cathartic thing. You get to indulge in a lifestyle you're not part of, a tragic error leads to a downfall, and you get to say, 'Thank God I'm not him.' Votes: 2
Nicholas Jarecki
Toffee Crisp was my downfall. I once ate five at a sitting. Do you really need that third helping, Harry? My parents didn't overfeed me, nor did they make an issue of it. That's when things go wrong. It doesn't have to be a problem for children to be fat, but it does affect you: you aren't as happy in that skin. Votes: 2
Harry Melling
In one point of view, we, the abolitionists and colored people, should meet [the Dred Scott] decision, unlooked for and monstrous as it appears, in a cheerful spirit. This very attempt to blot out forever the hopes of an enslaved people may be one necessary link in the chain of events preparatory to the downfall and complete overthrow of the whole slave system. Votes: 2
A villain must be a thing of power, handled with delicacy and grace. He must be wicked enough to excite our aversion, strong enough to arouse our fear, human enough to awaken some transient gleam of sympathy. We must triumph in his downfall, yet not barbarously nor with contempt, and the close of his career must be in harmony with all its previous development. Votes: 2
Agnes Repplier
We should reflect on the idea that since the beginning of time sentient beings have been mentally unstable because they have been slaves of delusion, they lack the eye of wisdom to see the path leading to nirvana and enlightenment, and they lack the necessary guidance of a spiritual teacher. Moment by moment they are indulging in negative actions, which will eventually bring about their downfall. Votes: 2
You are my sweetest downfall. Votes: 0
Power, safely defied, touches its downfall. Votes: 0
Thomas B. Macaulay
To be too knowing is a downfall. Votes: 0
I'm a food addict, that's my downfall. Votes: 0
Your soulmate can also be your downfall. Votes: 0
Conceit may bring about one's own downfall. Votes: 0
You will be my downfall, Riley Blackthorne. Votes: 0
Jana Oliver
Cleland was the victim of his own downfall. Votes: 0
Complacency will be the architecture of your downfall. Votes: 0
Someone's writing down your mistakes, someone's documenting your downfall. Votes: 0
Nicole Blackman
National injustice is the surest road to national downfall. Votes: 0
William E. Gladstone
Displaying riches and titles with pride brings about one's downfall. Votes: 0
I don't spend my hours plotting for somebody else's downfall. Votes: 0
I have a bit of pride, which is always my downfall. Votes: 0
He who prides himself upon wealth and honor hastens his own downfall. Votes: 0
It is the downfall of evil, that it never sees far enough ahead. Votes: 0
How come princesses always have some huge flaw that can cause their downfall? Votes: 0
The downfall of most diets is that they restrict your intake of food. Votes: 0
One of Lyle's best assets was also his biggest downfall--he was a big dick. Votes: 0
Tonya D. Floyd
It's a bonus if your girlfriend likes your music - definitely not a downfall. Votes: 0
Ashton Irwin
The failure of the citizens to pray for the country, will lead to its downfall. Votes: 0
Lailah Gifty Akita
For what am I to myself without You, but a guide to my own downfall? Votes: 0
Augustine of Hippo
Most men need their wives to need them, and I've seen that lead to their downfall Votes: 0
My downfall made a great noise: those who appeared most satisfied criticized the manner of it. Votes: 0
François-René de Chateaubriand
Few things reveal more about political leaders and their systems than the manner of their downfall, Votes: 0
If a ruler who wants to act honourably is surrounded by unscrupulous men, his downfall is inevitable. Votes: 0
Even as zombies, ridiculous prom gowns were the downfall of teenage girls, crippling them at the knees. Votes: 0
G.G. Silverman
A world revolution to a higher social order, a world order, or utter downfall lies before us all. Votes: 0
And besides, it drives the dragon crazy when you sing about his downfall even though you are bleeding Votes: 0
Pride of opinion has been responsible for the downfall of more men on Wall Street than any other factor. Votes: 0
Charles Dow
I basically lived through what could have been my downfall and survived it, so whatever comes my way, I'm ready. Votes: 0
Donnis
Love is the greatest corrupter ever known and has been the numbers one downfall of mankind since the first creation. Votes: 0
Niggas pray and pray on my downfall, But every time I hit the ground I bounce up like round ball Votes: 0
Our sins are our downfall. We must repent and return to the Lord. And He will receive and forgive us graciously. Votes: 0
I wish we would all just fall apart so I wouldn't have to listen to the downfall happen, so slowly, so painfully. Votes: 0
From triumph to downfall is but a step. I have seen a trifle decide the most important issues in the gravest affairs. Votes: 0
Those of us who always abhorred slavery as an atheistical iniquity, gladly we join in the exulting chorus of humanity over its downfall. Votes: 0
Corruption could lead to the collapse of the Party [Communist Party of China] and the downfall of the State [People's Republic of China]. Votes: 0
Our need to knock celebrities is...Twisted: it's deep in the mid-brain below the survival instinct. That lust to see a downfall. It's animalistic. Votes: 0
In private enterprises men may advance or recede, whereas they who aim at empire have no alternative between the highest success and utter downfall. Votes: 0
I, for my part, acknowledge another precept which says that man must deal the final blow to those whose downfall is destined by God. Votes: 0
Donald Trump does not stick to Republican orthodoxy, which, you know, and this is always supposed to have been his downfall. Maybe it's his strength. Votes: 0
Upon the solution of this problem, or upon sufficient proof of the impossibility of synthetical knowledge a priori, depends the existence or downfall of metaphysics. Votes: 0
With the mega-fame came the mega-downfall - you know, with the press and everything - and at a young age, it was very stressful to me. Votes: 0
My big downfall is deep-dish pizza from Chicago. That is why I can't go vegan - I can't give up cheese. I can't give up dairy. Votes: 0
Parvesh Cheena
The downfall of every civilization comes, not from the moral corruption of the common man, but rather from the moral complacency of common men in high places. Votes: 0
E. Digby Baltzell
The downfall of civilized states tends to come not from the direct assaults of foes, but from internal decay combined with the consequences of exhaustion in war. Votes: 0
B. H. Liddell Hart
I think a lot of people can get wrapped up in comparing themselves. And that's when the tragic downfall comes, because there will always be someone more beautiful. Votes: 0
Remember, Monsieur, that the downfall of most Communities comes from the cowardice of Superiors in not holding firm and in not purging them of the troublesome and incorrigible. Votes: 0
I feel that flip-flops are the downfall of many relationships. It's, like, first it's the flip-flops, and then it's the sweatpants...it's the gateway drug to no sex. Votes: 0
Most modern biologists, having reviewed with satisfaction the downfall of the spontaneous generation hypothesis, yet unwilling to accept the alternative belief in special creation, are left with nothing. Votes: 0
George Wald
...[the downfall of our political system is the] buying and selling of politicians...bribery. In the private sector, you're arrested for it. In the public sector, it's the norm... Votes: 0
I'm overwhelmed. My biggest downfall is my brightest blessing, I feel too much, all the time. Ya Allah, if it'll keep my heart soft, break my heart every day. Votes: 0
Warsan Shire
As far as we can look back into history, the downfall of any nation can be traced from the moment that nation became timid about spending its best blood. Votes: 0
Frederick Russell Burnham
From triumph to downfall there is but one step. I have noted that, in the most momentous occasions, mere nothings have always decided the outcome of the greatest events. Votes: 0
Your very success is what's going to destroy you. The survival mechanism that you've developed is the very thing which will cause the downfall of your subtle physical body. Votes: 0
Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell
Those who pray for your downfall are concentrating negative thoughts towards you, without taking cognisance of the slippery ground in which they are standing, which could lead to their downfall. Votes: 0
Michael Bassey
The downfall of democratic institutions in Russia doesn't add to the self-confidence of either [Vladimir] Putin or his friends, as the loss of power could lead to repercussions in Russian society. Votes: 0
The enemy plotted against you and awaited your downfall. Look at you surviving. And your enemies can not figure out how. What you have inside is greater than any negative force. Votes: 0
Amaka Imani Nkosazana
I was never really brought into the show business side of my father's life. I guess that's been a blessing and a downfall. But it's made my own work the initiation. Votes: 0
Stephanie Zimbalist
I'm a patient person. I think that's one thing that I feel comfortable I can deal with - the downfall and the errors, as long as I see progress and people trying. Votes: 0
The downfall of the industry is that there is a lot of pressure in it, a lot of rejection in it and a lot of competition in it. It's a whole mess. Votes: 0
There is no media freedom in China. As a result, the society is corrupt and lacks productivity. It is unable to adjust itself for progress. This will lead to the country's eventual downfall. Votes: 0
I'm just a young guy with big dreams who is working hard to make it on top while many people are waiting for my downfall, they don't support but hate and talk negativity. Votes: 0
Werley Nortreus
Africa's downfall has always been the cult of the personality. And their names always seem to begin with M. We've had Mobutu and Mengistu and I'm not going to add Meles to the list. Votes: 0
Meles Zenawi
We had many good directors - John Carpenter, Brian De Palma - but things have become polluted by business, money and bad relationships. The success of the horror genre has led to its downfall. Votes: 0
Most people wear clothing that is too big or too small for them. And "oversized" is the downfall for most of us. We have to be careful that we don't look like we're slipcovered! Votes: 0
When a man thinks he has got a good deal of strength, and is self-confident, you may look for his downfall. It may be years before it comes to light, but it is already commenced. Votes: 0
Dwight L. Moody
How we live is so different from how we ought to live that he who studies what ought to be done rather than what is done will learn the way to his downfall rather than to his preservation.
The loss of India would mark and consummate the downfall of the British Empire. That great organism would pass at a stroke out of life into history.From such a catastrophe there could be no recovery.
Lord Randolph Churchill
It doesn't really matter to me what the rest of country is doing. I'm not caught up in trying to make a record that sounds like everybody else. That, to me, is a record label's absolute biggest downfall.
Joe Nichols
It is but little of the world yet that hath heard the lost estate of mankind and of a Savior, Christ Jesus; and as yet the fullness of the gentiles has not come, and probably shall not until the downfall of the Papacy.
What I've learned is not to take anybody's advice. If you rely solely on your fans, it sets you up for the downfall on the industry side and if you rely on what your label is saying, it will disconnect you from your fans.
Some eminent witnesses of God's truth believe that before the downfall of Antichrist [which virtually all Reformers construed to be Romanism], England must once again bow down her fair neck to his proud usurping yoke and foot.
The rising unto place is laborious, and by pains men come to greater pains; and it is sometimes base, and by indignities men come to dignities. The standing is slippery, and the regress is either a downfall, or at least an eclipse.
For me, my lack of patience in real life - I have always had very little patience. It's been very much my downfall in life. But having a child puts it in perspective. Very quickly you're like, "Oh, I need to learn what patience is."
Busyness, I feel increasingly, is the writer's curse and downfall. You read too much and write too readily, you become cut off from your inner life, from the flow of your own thoughts, and turned far too much towards the outside world.
The beauty of a financial institution is that there are a lot of ways to go to hell in a bucket. You can push credit too far, do a dumb acquisition, leverage yourself excessively - it's not just derivatives [that can bring about your downfall].
Time and time again, the obstinate refusal of the tsarist regime to concede reforms turned what should have been a political problem into a revolutionary crisis... the tsarist regime's downfall was not inevitable; but its own stupidity made it so.
Orlando Figes
Children demand that their heroes should be freckle less, and easily believe them so: perhaps a first discovery to the contrary is less revolutionary shock to a passionate child than the threatened downfall of habitual beliefs which makes the world seem to totter for us in maturer life.
The part of [Oscar] Wilde was exceptionally important to me; the man, his achievements, his wisdom, but his downfall, his disgrace and the tragic and bitter end to it have always fascinated, appalled and attracted me since childhood. It was he who first in some measure vindicated my sexuality.
There were many good years. Good decades, good centuries. We believed we were living in paradise. Perhaps that was our downfall. We wanted our lives to be perfect, so we ignored imperfections. Problems were magnified through inattention and war might have become inevitable if the Bore hadn't ever made.
Downfall of humanity (20 quotes)
The straight line leads to the downfall of humanity. Votes: 3 Friedensreich Hundertwasser
Man's downfall (10 quotes)
A man's pride can be his downfall, and he needs to learn when to turn to others for support and guidance. Votes: 1 Bear Grylls
Society's downfall (14 quotes)
These tabloid magazines - I think they're hideous and the downfall of society. Votes: 1 Scarlett Johansson
Downfall of humanity
Man's downfall
Society's downfall