Sad Quotes

Sadness is not a problem to be solved — it is a signal to be understood. These quotes sit with grief, melancholy, heartbreak, and loss without rushing to fix them, because sometimes the most helpful thing is knowing you are not the only one who feels this way.

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“Of course it's true: the public want to see young people - young people are the people who go to the cinema. It's a sad fact of life, but you've got to accept it and not whine about it.”

— Joan Collins

More Sad Quotes

“At that time, I feel sad, and I feel no one knows how hard I work and how many tears. They only know the score. At that time, I feel very lonely because no one understands since they haven't been world No. 1 before.”

— Yani Tseng

“When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy. When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.”

— Khalil Gibran

“With my schedule being so crazy, I can't call every day or hang out with my friends like I used to and that's definitely sad.”

— Jordin Sparks

“He is a hard man who is only just, and a sad one who is only wise.”

— Voltaire

“If you have a friend or family member with breast cancer, try not to look at her with 'sad eyes.' Treat her like you always did just show a little extra love.”

— Hoda Kotb

“I seldom think about my limitations, and they never make me sad. Perhaps there is just a touch of yearning at times but it is vague, like a breeze among flowers.”

— Helen Keller

“Sorrows are like thunderclouds, in the distance they look black, over our heads scarcely gray.”

— Jean Paul

“Los Angeles can be a really sad city.”

— Adam Lambert

“Ladies and gentlemen, it is with great sadness that I announce that I will resign as Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs. I am sad because I love this job. I'm totally dedicated to the work that we are doing in Australia's name around the world, and I believe that we have achieved many good results for Australia, and I'm proud of them.”

— Kevin Rudd

“It's a source of great sadness to me that my father died without having seen me do anything worthwhile. He was constantly having to make excuses for me.”

— Daniel Day-Lewis

“No not really, it is just like real life. Not everyday you are happy and not everyday you are sad.”

— Dakota Fanning

“Women are reputed never to be disgusted. The sad fact is that they often are, but not with men following the lead of men, they are most often disgusted with themselves.”

— Germaine Greer

“I hold the world but as the world, Gratiano A stage where every man must play a part, And mine is a sad one.”

— William Shakespeare

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