Top Resigned Quotes
The greatest fear that haunts this city is a suitcase bomb, nuclear or germ. Many people carry small gas masks. The masses here seem to be resigned to the inevitable, believing an attack of major proportions will happen.
David Wilkerson
They decided that unpaid leave could only be granted through the decision of a council that consisted almost entirely of scientists who couldn't understand my reasons for wanting to go so. They said no, no unpaid. So I immediately resigned.
George Woodcock
In order for the artist to have a world to express he must first be situated in this world, oppressed or oppressing, resigned or rebellious, a man among men.
Charles Baudelaire
For years after I resigned, I was still faithful to their way of thinking. But not in the American Communists.
Elia Kazan
Upon this the Hungarian ministers resigned, but the names submitted by the president of the council, at the demand of the king, were not approved of for successors.
Lajos Kossuth
Graham Greene 
Dietrich Bonhoeffer 
Fritz Kreisler 
Jorge Luis Borges 
Michael Strahan 
Willa Cather 
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The greatest fear that haunts this city is a suitcase bomb, nuclear or germ. Many people carry small gas masks. The masses here seem to be resigned to the inevitable, believing an attack of major proportions will happen.
David Wilkerson 
59% of people like this quote
They decided that unpaid leave could only be granted through the decision of a council that consisted almost entirely of scientists who couldn't understand my reasons for wanting to go so. They said no, no unpaid. So I immediately resigned.
George Woodcock
59% of people like this quote
In order for the artist to have a world to express he must first be situated in this world, oppressed or oppressing, resigned or rebellious, a man among men.
Charles Baudelaire
57% of people like this quote
For years after I resigned, I was still faithful to their way of thinking. But not in the American Communists.
Elia Kazan
56% of people like this quote
Upon this the Hungarian ministers resigned, but the names submitted by the president of the council, at the demand of the king, were not approved of for successors.
Lajos Kossuth
54% of people like this quote
Reading is an activity subsequent to writing: more resigned, more civil, more intellectual.
Jorge Luis Borges
54% of people like this quote
The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned; it enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not to abandon it to his enemy.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
54% of people like this quote
Being "contented" ought to mean in English, as it does in French, being pleased. Being content with an attic ought not to mean being unable to move from it and resigned to living in it; it ought to mean appreciating all there is in such a position.
Gilbert K. Chesterton
53% of people like this quote
My goal had been to win a championship, work toward the Hall of Fame, have my jersey retired by the team and I'd go in as a lifelong New York Giant, but I'm now resigned to the fact that this won't happen.
Michael Strahan
53% of people like this quote
Let whatever is going to happen to me happen. I'm expecting the worst for myself and I'm resigned to it.
Alexander Dubcek
52% of people like this quote
Popular Resigned Authors
VoltaireGilbert K. ChestertonCharles BaudelaireElia KazanBob WoodwardGraham GreeneDarrell RoyalWilla CatherJorge Luis BorgesLajos KossuthDavid WilkersonDonna RiceMichael Strahan
George WoodcockDietrich BonhoefferHugo ChavezJane RuleFritz KreislerCilla BlackAlexander DubcekHarold RosenbergSamuel DashJohn Forbes Nash, Jr.Ignazio SiloneAnn Plato
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