Quotes tagged ‘Bitter’

“Joy is for losers.”

— Lesley Wake Webster, Arthur Cochran, Bradley Whitford, imdb.com

“Fauna Hodel: What's that drink you ordered? An Arnold... Jay Singletary: Palmer? Great golfer. It's a hell of a drink. It's half, uh, iced-tea, half-lemonade. I think you'll like it. Kind of bitter, kind of sweet. Fauna Hodel: Huh. Like you? Jay Singletary: Exactly like me.”

— Monica Beletsky, Jay Singletary, Chris Pine, imdb.com

“I hate your tattoos and your hair and your car and your clothes, and I hate when you're drinking 'cause that's when you fuck up the most, and I hate that I gave you a chance when I know that you're not what I want.”

— Jaira Burns, open.spotify.com

“I used to love sitting here, man. I’d just stare at the view. I thought it was so beautiful. Now all I see is a battleground.”

— Chris Morgan, Daniel Acosta, Jay Hernandez, imdb.com

“Black women aren’t bitter, they’re just tired of being expected to settle for less.”

— Larry Wilmore, Issa Rae, Issa Dee, Issa Rae, imdb.com

“Johnny: All those times you came back 'cause of whatever asshole up there wasn't working out. All those times I came back to you like a baboso. And every fucking time, you break my heart. Lyn: Well, I'd say that it was much more complicated than that, Johnny. Johnny: Please! And this time I'm not le…”

— Tanya Saracho, Sierra Santana, Johnny, Carlos Miranda, imdb.com

“Guess the rest of us who don't have a seat on an aircraft carrier will just have to get out or snorkels.”

— Jessica Grasl, Melissa Glenn, Steve McGarrett, Alex O'Loughlin, imdb.com

“History is war and slavery and holding your dead son in your arms. There’s no point in protecting history, so we might as well just burn it all down.”

— Grainne Godfree, Rip Hunter, Arthur Darvill, imdb.com

“Loneliness. This is loneliness. Oh, what a bitter thing. Oh, Zefram, it's so sad. How do you bear it, this loneliness?”

— Gene L. Coon, Nancy Hedford, Elinor Donahue, imdb.com

“Your kiss is bitter with cocaine.”

— Aleister Crowley, amazon.com

“Do not despair. I know you will not despair. You have a manly and a proud heart. A proud heart can survive a general failure because such a failure does not prick its pride. It is more difficult and more bitter when a man fails alone.”

— Chinua Achebe, amazon.com

“Soulmate! Now there there is a meaningless concept.”

— David Budin, Brendan McCarthy, Grace Hanson, Jane Fonda, imdb.com

“My goal is not to wake up at forty with the bitter realization that I've wasted my life in a job I hate, because I was forced to decide on a career in my teens.”

— Peggy Nicoll, Daria Morgendorffer, Tracy Grandstaff, imdb.com

“Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness.”

— Iain S. Thomas, amazon.com

“You aren't bitter. You aren't cold. You've just retreated a little and been shy, and that's okay.”

— Sylvain Reynard, amazon.com

“Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.”

— Samuel J. Hurwitt, goodreads.com

“Don’t hate. It’s a waste of time. Don’t go raining on everyone’s love parade because you don’t have anyone to post cute selfies with.”

— Nelisa Khwela, thoughtcatalog.com

“He'd do what he always did, find the sweet among the bitter.”

— Jamie Ford, amazon.com

“Inasmuch as you cannot predict if and when you will be disappointed, once it happens you have only two choices: You can either let it consume you, until you become bitter and resentful. Or, you can accept what has happened, learn from it and move on. It really is that simple. What we tend to do is o…”

— Carlos Wallace, amazon.com

“Life will never meet all of our expectations. We must nonetheless accept all disappointments without becoming bitter and cynical. We must always remain mindful of the opportunity to extend kindness and work to improve our character.”

— Kilroy J. Oldster, amazon.com