Disappointing Quotes

Barack Obama's inspirational whoosh to the presidency in 2008 was unusual. Most campaigns are less exhilarating; indeed, they are downright disappointing - until someone wins.

But I guess everything in life is a bit disappointing, isn't it?

The theater is so disappointing, really, that it's hard to go again and again. It's just too heartbreaking. I'd rather watch football or play a game or read.

The exit polls suggest that after a relatively disappointing first term, Obama managed to reassemble almost all of his 2008 electorate.

I think most writers' houses are disappointing. What's much more atmospheric and interesting are the places they wrote about.

That's always disappointing when you find a good story and you realize the person has died, because then it's difficult to report.

I hope I look skinnier in 3D. I hope I don't look three times as fat. That'll be disappointing.

After everything he'd built, planned, fought for, fretted over, dreamed of, this was the summation of his life; one disappointing son and two suitcases.

You lose in the Finals, they're all disappointing. Doesn't matter if I'm playing in Miami, Cleveland or on Mars. You lose the Finals, it's disappointing.

Everyone seems to want more form me. I am a thoroughly disappointing girl around. I shall wear a scarlet 'D' upon my bosom for all to see so that they will know not to raise their expectations.

Second records aren't usually very good. Even Bob Dylan's was a bit disappointing.

For Democrats, anything less than 15 net pickups will be a disappointing outcome [in presidency race].

Less disappointing than life, great works of art do not begin by giving us all their best.

The increase in accidents is disappointing. But the decrease in total fatalities is a hopeful sign.

When it comes to personnel issues, I act professionally and respectful of former employees. I just assume that's a two-way street. It's disappointing when it's not.

To distract from the president's disappointing record, Team Obama has decided to base their entire campaign on attacking the private sector and Mitt Romney's career as a successful businessman.

I'm most scared of failing, of disappointing people.

Sometimes we spend our money on something we think is gonna be great, and the titles shall remain nameless, but they're just a little disappointing.

It is always disappointing when a player is not prepared to stick it out and fight for his place in a national team.

It's so disappointing, to put it mildly, that people know so much about my life. Because it means that they're always trying to look at my books in terms of my life.

I'm just saying -- you can't prevent other people from disappointing you. It's bound to happen at some point. We're all only human. What you can do is decide how you're going to deal with it.

I mean, at first, it was kind of disappointing. But people recover from disappointment. Otherwise we'd all be hanging from nooses. Right?

I had the feeling I was going to be successful, and I didn't want to be another disappointing Indian.

Pop music seems to be the way radio programming has chosen to support female artists. They have chosen not to support a more provocative voice from women, which I find disappointing.

Even great people are always slightly disappointing, which is generally what makes them interesting.

It's disappointing to have lost - that's the bee's knees of it.

Nature seems to delight in disappointing the assiduities of art, with which it would rear legitimate dulness to maturity; and to glory in the vigour and luxuriance of her chance productions.

Disappointment is a blessing. If you were never disappointed, you'd never know what was important to you.

...I'm not afraid of the opinions of others - but of being needed and coming up short ...

A very disappointing outcome is always destined to happen to anyone who chases material things in search of happiness.

Dare not to permit your trials and tribulations to push you into disappointing yourself. You truly owe success and happiness to your life.

To whoever it is that is going through a heart break or a disappointing experience, stay strong and always remember that time accompanied with repeated positive interpretations are the best healers.