50 Disappointment quotes that'll help you in handling them. Here are the best disappointment quotes to read from famous people that will surely inspire you. Everyone has their disappointments, and these are the things that happen not to your liking or do not meet your expectations. Think of it positively, such events will let you improve the things that you do and will create a much higher chance of accomplishing things the way you want them. May these life disappointment quotes give you more insights into the matter that will help you deal with it more effectively. Share these quotes about being disappointed with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.
1. You can't dwell on disappointment. You've got to take the positives and keep looking ahead. - AJ Tracey
2. If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment. - Henry David Thoreau
3. When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out and the tide of love rushes in. - Kristin Armstrong
4. The beauty is that through disappointment you can gain clarity, and with clarity comes conviction and true originality. - Conan O'Brien
5. Disappointment builds character and strength. - Nafessa Williams
6. Disappointment is a sort of bankruptcy, the bankruptcy of a soul that expends too much in hope and expectation. - Eric Hoffer
7. Perfectionism rarely begets perfection, or satisfaction, only disappointment. - Ryan Holiday
8. One of the best protections against disappointment is to have a lot going on. - Alain de Botton
9. There's always a failure. And there's always a disappointment. But the secret is learning from failure, and realizing that none of those holes are vacuums. - Michael J. Fox
10. Disappointment to a noble soul is what cold water is to burning metal; it strengthens, tempers, intensifies, but never destroys it. - Eliza Tabor
11. Sometimes when you get disappointment it makes you stronger. - David Rudisha
12. But there were worse things than disappointment, and I'd lived through several of them already. - R.J. Anderson
13. When you have expectations, you are setting yourself up for disappointment. - Ryan Reynolds
14. Disappointment is really just a term for our refusal to look on the bright side. - Richelle E. Goodrich
15. When things are a disappointment, try not to be so discouraged. - Carol Burnett
16. The only way I know to get out of disappointment is to work hard, keep doing the right things, and don't make any rash decisions. - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
17. Disappointment is the nurse of wisdom. - Bayle Roche
18. We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. - Martin Luther King Jr.
19. Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments. - Henry Ward Beecher
20. The burning desire to be or do something gives us staying power, a reason to get up every morning or to pick ourselves up and start in again after a disappointment. - Marsha Sinetar
21. Things are as they are, we suffer because we imagined different. - Anonymous
22. Disenchantment, whether it is a minor disappointment or a major shock, is the signal that things are moving into transition in our lives. - William Throsby Bridges
23. The best way to deal with disappointment is to acknowledge and work through the feelings it induces. - Noaman Kaysingwala
24. The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way. - Robert Kiyosaki
25. Assuming is the root of all disappointments. - Rogienel Reyes
26. But you know that disappointment is just the action of your brain readjusting itself to reality after discovering things are not the way you thought they were. - Brad Warner
27. Nothing in life has happened to you. It’s happened for you. Every disappointment. Every wrong. Even every closed door has helped make you into who you are. - Joel Osteen
28. Anytime you suffer a setback or disappointment, put your head down and plow ahead. - Les Brown
29. If I am to meet with a disappointment, the sooner I know it, the more of life I shall have to wear it off. - Thomas Jefferson
30. Let’s face it: None of us are ever going to get to the place in life where we have no more disappointments. We can’t expect to be sheltered from every little thing. Disappointment is a fact of life, one that must be dealt with. - Joyce Meyer
31. I'm sad, hurt, angry, mad, disappointed. But you know what? I'll put on a happy face and move on. It will hurt but I will survive. - Anonymous
32. Expectations are dangerous. I recommend not having any, if only to avoid disappointment. - Conchita Wurst
33. Disappointment has no place in a heart full of gratitude. - Anonymous
34. You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try. - Beverly Sills
35. You may encounter many disappointments. Be strong. Tell yourself, “I am good enough, I will try again. - Lailah Gifty Akita
36. There is no such thing as disappointment for those who continue to cherish the selflessness of which is born the noblest inner self. - Ameen Rihani
37. Disappointments are not meant to destroy you; they are meant to strengthen you. - Anonymous
38. You have to learn to not let little disappointments get you down and to stay focused on the big picture. - Gillan Tans
39. As you work towards your goals, disappointments may slow you down, but they don’t have to keep you down. - Catherine Pulsifer
40. Understanding is the key to getting over disappointment. - Anonymous
41. If you put in little effort and expect big returns, you will be deeply disappointed. You don’t get apples by planting lemon seeds. - Catherine Pulsifer
42. Part of the challenge that comes with striving for success is how the entire journey comes with its own fair share of failures and disappointments. - Rupert Johnson
43. In the midst of my disappointment I am never defeated. Only given the opportunity to rise again willing to take on new challenges. - Eleesha
44. Life is all about setbacks. A life lived without disappointment is a life lived in a cocoon. People have recovered from far worse setbacks. - Tony Clark
45. The principles of living greatly include the capacity to face trouble with courage, disappointment with cheerfulness, and trial with humility. - Thomas S. Monson
46. We can be disappointed with the world but it does us no good as the world will revolve despite us not moving. - Anonymous
47. What do you do when disappointment comes? When it weighs on you like a rock, you can either let it press you down until you become discouraged, even devastated, or you can use it as a stepping-stone to better things. - Joyce Meyer
48. Never stop building toward your dreams. Should there be any disappointments along the way, use them for a sturdier foundation. - Anonymous
49. Life is not always a celebration; so be ready to courageously face disappointments when they come, and be sure to grow stronger and wiser from them. - Edmond Mbiaka
50. Once cannot feel true disappointment until the very end, and even then, it is only another beginning. - Anonymous
1. You can't dwell on disappointment. You've got to take the positives and keep looking ahead. - AJ Tracey
2. If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment. - Henry David Thoreau
3. When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out and the tide of love rushes in. - Kristin Armstrong
4. The beauty is that through disappointment you can gain clarity, and with clarity comes conviction and true originality. - Conan O'Brien
5. Disappointment builds character and strength. - Nafessa Williams
6. Disappointment is a sort of bankruptcy, the bankruptcy of a soul that expends too much in hope and expectation. - Eric Hoffer
7. Perfectionism rarely begets perfection, or satisfaction, only disappointment. - Ryan Holiday
8. One of the best protections against disappointment is to have a lot going on. - Alain de Botton
9. There's always a failure. And there's always a disappointment. But the secret is learning from failure, and realizing that none of those holes are vacuums. - Michael J. Fox
10. Disappointment to a noble soul is what cold water is to burning metal; it strengthens, tempers, intensifies, but never destroys it. - Eliza Tabor
11. Sometimes when you get disappointment it makes you stronger. - David Rudisha
12. But there were worse things than disappointment, and I'd lived through several of them already. - R.J. Anderson
13. When you have expectations, you are setting yourself up for disappointment. - Ryan Reynolds
14. Disappointment is really just a term for our refusal to look on the bright side. - Richelle E. Goodrich
15. When things are a disappointment, try not to be so discouraged. - Carol Burnett
16. The only way I know to get out of disappointment is to work hard, keep doing the right things, and don't make any rash decisions. - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
17. Disappointment is the nurse of wisdom. - Bayle Roche
18. We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. - Martin Luther King Jr.
19. Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments. - Henry Ward Beecher
20. The burning desire to be or do something gives us staying power, a reason to get up every morning or to pick ourselves up and start in again after a disappointment. - Marsha Sinetar
21. Things are as they are, we suffer because we imagined different. - Anonymous
22. Disenchantment, whether it is a minor disappointment or a major shock, is the signal that things are moving into transition in our lives. - William Throsby Bridges
23. The best way to deal with disappointment is to acknowledge and work through the feelings it induces. - Noaman Kaysingwala
24. The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way. - Robert Kiyosaki
25. Assuming is the root of all disappointments. - Rogienel Reyes
26. But you know that disappointment is just the action of your brain readjusting itself to reality after discovering things are not the way you thought they were. - Brad Warner
27. Nothing in life has happened to you. It’s happened for you. Every disappointment. Every wrong. Even every closed door has helped make you into who you are. - Joel Osteen
28. Anytime you suffer a setback or disappointment, put your head down and plow ahead. - Les Brown
29. If I am to meet with a disappointment, the sooner I know it, the more of life I shall have to wear it off. - Thomas Jefferson
30. Let’s face it: None of us are ever going to get to the place in life where we have no more disappointments. We can’t expect to be sheltered from every little thing. Disappointment is a fact of life, one that must be dealt with. - Joyce Meyer
31. I'm sad, hurt, angry, mad, disappointed. But you know what? I'll put on a happy face and move on. It will hurt but I will survive. - Anonymous
32. Expectations are dangerous. I recommend not having any, if only to avoid disappointment. - Conchita Wurst
33. Disappointment has no place in a heart full of gratitude. - Anonymous
34. You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try. - Beverly Sills
35. You may encounter many disappointments. Be strong. Tell yourself, “I am good enough, I will try again. - Lailah Gifty Akita
36. There is no such thing as disappointment for those who continue to cherish the selflessness of which is born the noblest inner self. - Ameen Rihani
37. Disappointments are not meant to destroy you; they are meant to strengthen you. - Anonymous
38. You have to learn to not let little disappointments get you down and to stay focused on the big picture. - Gillan Tans
39. As you work towards your goals, disappointments may slow you down, but they don’t have to keep you down. - Catherine Pulsifer
40. Understanding is the key to getting over disappointment. - Anonymous
41. If you put in little effort and expect big returns, you will be deeply disappointed. You don’t get apples by planting lemon seeds. - Catherine Pulsifer
42. Part of the challenge that comes with striving for success is how the entire journey comes with its own fair share of failures and disappointments. - Rupert Johnson
43. In the midst of my disappointment I am never defeated. Only given the opportunity to rise again willing to take on new challenges. - Eleesha
44. Life is all about setbacks. A life lived without disappointment is a life lived in a cocoon. People have recovered from far worse setbacks. - Tony Clark
45. The principles of living greatly include the capacity to face trouble with courage, disappointment with cheerfulness, and trial with humility. - Thomas S. Monson
46. We can be disappointed with the world but it does us no good as the world will revolve despite us not moving. - Anonymous
47. What do you do when disappointment comes? When it weighs on you like a rock, you can either let it press you down until you become discouraged, even devastated, or you can use it as a stepping-stone to better things. - Joyce Meyer
48. Never stop building toward your dreams. Should there be any disappointments along the way, use them for a sturdier foundation. - Anonymous
49. Life is not always a celebration; so be ready to courageously face disappointments when they come, and be sure to grow stronger and wiser from them. - Edmond Mbiaka
50. Once cannot feel true disappointment until the very end, and even then, it is only another beginning. - Anonymous