Top 181 Plight Quotes & Sayings

What is addiction, really? It is a sign, a signal, a symptom of distress. It is a language that tells us about a plight that must be understood.

Now, most people who suffer realize that the Bible contains answers for their plight; they just don't know where to look.

The simplest and bravest way to counter the plight of disheartenment is to move toward what is precious.

If God had wanted us to be concerned for the plight of the toads, he would have made them cute and furry.

I am thankful to the Nobel committee for recognising the plight of millions of children who are suffering in this modern age.

The plight of the actor, even if he's a star, is the plight of the women's movement. They're saying the same thing to us: get into bed, give me a good time, then give me something to eat, go get the laundry, be a good girl.

Going to Africa to highlight the plight of kids with AIDS and HIV made us realise just how lucky we are.

For me, the path of failure exceeded by far the joys of success. My plight was hopeless.

The technical stuff is easy to deal with, it's just supplemental to the plight - it's not a real thing, it's just background to what we're really trying to do.

The true way generally when people don't understand your plight is when you decide to exercise your buying power elsewhere.

Self-deception ultimately explains Japan's plight. The Japanese have never accepted that change is in their interest - and not merely a response to U.S. criticism.

Women aren't the problem but the solution. The plight of girls is no more a tragedy than an opportunity.

Chronically insecure people easily lose their altruism, tolerance, and respect for non-conformity. If they have no alternative on offer, they can be led to attribute their plight to strangers in their midst.

What is needed in the present plight of mankind is not more science but a change of heart that shall move mankind to devote to constructive and peaceful purposes.

The East and the West in the spring of the world shall blend / As a man and a woman that plight / Their troth in the warm spring night.

I don't have children of my own so I can't say I know the plight of being a parent, but I can kinda understand some of the complexities of it.

We have a moral obligation to assist those fleeing religious persecution and to no longer turn a blind eye to the plight of our Christian brothers abroad.

Steve worked tirelessly to promote conservation, wildlife, and the environment, and his work enabled the plight of endangered species to reach a whole new audience.

The Israelis have suffered a great deal, we must condemn suicide bombers, and we must never say that the plight of the Palestinians justifies this terrible thing.

As an Iranian woman and activist, Sotoudeh's plight resonated with me on a deeply personal level.

Through my work with PETA, I have learned a great deal about chimpanzee behavior and the plight of chimpanzees imprisoned in laboratories.

It had an enormous impact to the point of the United Nations passing a resolution against the killing and hunting of these whales as they are an endangered species. This was a documentary on the plight of the whales.

I was extremely moved by the plight of Tsunami victims and I was inspired to try to make a difference.

My hand and pen are not in plight, As they have been of yore.

The peace and justice movement has to expand and not run away from the plight of gang members.

Those who suffer from the abuse of drugs have themselves to blame for it. This does not mean that society is absolved from active concern for their plight. It does mean that their plight is subordinate to the plight of those citizens who do not experiment with drugs but whose life, liberty, and property are substantially affected by the illegalization of the drugs sought after by the minority.

The tragic reality of today is reflected in the true plight of our spiritual existence. We are spineless and cannot stand straight.

If you follow my tweets, you know, my attention and anxiety have been increasingly focused on the plight of our democracy.

Farmer's plight and dismal condition of common man in Punjab forced me to join politics.

A book can just be a description of a stick being snapped in half. If the reader is brought to feel the plight of the stick, well, you can imagine what that would be like.

We cannot stay enveloped in our own reality and turn a blind eye to the plight of others.

I think any time you're able to humanize the plight of the wrongfully incarcerated, then you're doing your job.

The U.S.' refusal to acknowledge the plight of displaced Haitians and maintaining inhumane practices of neglect, disrespect, and violence amounts to a gross violation of human rights.

I think Hillary [Clinton] has [woken up to the plight of the middle class] and is working toward it in a democratic process.

Look at the plight of a devotee. One cannot even use the name of his favourite God. What sort of democracy is this?

Part of the problem of being a feminist is that you feel you have to be actively doing things ?to relieve women’s plight. Actually, feminism is just thinking ?we should have the same rights as men.

Opportunities are everywhere. Needed are eyes to see the pitiable plight and ears to hear the silent pleadings of a broken heart.

It's not my vision when I cover a woman's face with a chador. I got the idea from a 'National Geographic' photo. I'm just showing their plight in the world.

Our condition as men is risky and ticklish enough. One can not be sure of himself and his fortune an hour, but he may be whisked off into some pitiable or ridiculous plight.

The plight of uninsured children, elderly persons, and so many others whose lack of health insurance is genuinely a national scandal.

When we succumb to believing that we are victims of our circumstances and yield to the plight of determinism, we lose hope, we lose drive, and we settle into resignation and stagnation.

The high office of the President has been used to foment a plot to destroy the American's freedom and before I leave office, I must inform the citizens of this plight.

Government is rather ill-suited and poorly equipped to alleviate the plight of the poor. It lacks moral rules or standards, and is devoid of basic principles in economic and social matters.

mostly we've had to found ways to amuse ourselves." "Really?" Valkyrie asked. "Like what?" Plight's smile faded. "Like human sacrifice." He grabbed one arm and Lenka grabbed the other and Valkyrie cried out. Then they both let go. laughing. "Naw," Plight said, we just play board games." ..."she fell for it!" gasped Lenka. "She fell for the human sacrifice bit!

The plight of modern man is that he is condemmed to be free.

I've always been partial to werewolves, perhaps because there's a desperation to their plight that resonates.

I'm concerned about the plight of children. But I'm not on a mission to get all the available orphans in the world adopted into Christian homes.

Be sensitive to the plight of others. You have to know about the tragedies as well as the triumphs, the failures as well as the success.

In the face of the economic plight, it is our task to become pioneers of simplicity, that is, to find a simple form for all of life's necessities, which is at the same time respectable and genuine.

I am thankful to the Nobel committee for recognising the plight of millions of children who are suffering in this modern age

As for suspense, I like to write books that draw you into the hero's plight from the opening pages, where people put their lives on the line for something - a belief, a family member, the truth.

The E.U. should pay more attention to the plight of African nations hosting large numbers of refugees themselves - at times for decades.

The people who do not get jobs are often the most vulnerable in our society, and joblessness is a terrible plight for anyone who suffers from it.

I try to remember that the job - as well as the plight, and the unexpected joy - of the artist is to embrace uncertainty, to be sharpened and honed by it.

When you have feelings like sadness or anger about your cancer or your plight, to mask them is to lead an artificial life.

Empathy for the plight of the Goddess may be essential in seeing how to face our own plight on Earth.

I believe that the plight of life and all existence is to master one's self, you know, one day at a time.

As a cognitive neuroscientist and scholar of reading, I am particularly concerned with the plight of the reading brain as it encounters this technologically rich society.

It's not very hip to consider the plight of single women who yearn for something so old-fashioned as men.

New vows to plight, and plighted vows to break.