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Joseph Heller Novelist
Frustration

"Who's they?" He wanted to know. "Who, specifically, do you think is trying to murder you?" "Every one of them," Yossarian told him. "Every one of whom?" "Every one of whom do you think?" "I haven't any idea." "Then how do you know they aren't?" "Because..." Clevinger sputtered, and turned speechless with frustration. Clevinger really thought he was right, but Yossarian had proof, because strangers he didn't know shot at him with cannons every time he flew up into the air to drop bombs on them, and it wasn't funny at all."

Thinking Ideas Frustration
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights Leader
Frustration

"Let the Negro march. Let him make pilgrimages to city hall. Let him go on freedom rides. And above all, make an effort to understand why he must do this. For if his frustration and despair are allowed to continue piling up, millions of Negroes will seek solace and security in black-nationalist ideologies. And this, inevitably, would lead to a frightening racial nightmare."

Cities Effort Frustration
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Paulo Coelho Writer
Frustration

"but something always went wrong, and the relationship would end precisely at the moment when she was sure that this was the person with whom she wanted to spend the rest of her life. After a long time, she came to the conclusion that men brought only pain, frustration, suffering and a sense of time dragging."

Love Pain Frustration
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Edmund Burke Philosopher, Politician
Frustration

"It is the nature of tyranny and rapacity never to learn moderation from the ill-success of first oppressions; on the contrary, all oppressors, all men thinking highly of the methods dictated by their nature, attribute the frustration of their desires to the want of sufficient rigor."

Thinking Men Frustration
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Chinua Achebe Novelist, Poet
Frustration

"I find Nigeria very frustrating. I am not alone in this. There are many Nigerians abroad. As you know, the brain drain is just incredible. And when we talk to one another and there is a certain sense of frustration and but I struggle not to let the frustration degenerate into dispair."

Struggle Brain Frustration
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Brian Tracy Author, Speaker
Frustration

"Almost all stress, tension, anxiety, and frustration, both in life and in work, comes from doing one thing while you believe and value something completely different."

Believe Stress Frustration
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Sri Chinmoy Spiritual Teacher, Poet, Musician
Frustration

"Hope abides; therefore I abide. Countless frustrations have not cowed me. I am still alive, vibrant with life. The black cloud will disappear, The morning sun will appear once again In all its supernal glory."

Morning Clouds Frustration
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Ronald Reagan Politician, Actor
Frustration

"This is not the time for political fun and games. This is the time for a new beginning. I ask you now to put aside any feelings of frustration or helplessness about our political institutions and join me in this dramatic but responsible plan to reduce the enormous burden of Federal taxation on you and your family."

Fun Frustration New Beginnings
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Steve Jordan Musician
Frustration

"Out of frustration, you do drugs when you can't write. On occasion that might work, but usually what happens is that once you've had on drink, you just want another drink."

Writing Drug Frustration
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Neil Young Musician, Singer-Songwriter
Frustration

"There's a lot of frustration in trying to get music out when you're the only one who hears it, especially if you have something in your head that's not normal."

Trying Normal Frustration
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Dalai Lama Spiritual Leader
Frustration

"Those who suffer from an exaggerated sense of their own ability and accomplishment are continually subject to frustration, disappointment, and rage when reality intrudes and the world doesn't validate their idealized view of themselves."

Pride Disappointment Frustration
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Dalai Lama Spiritual Leader
Frustration

"In some places, there's the concept of one religion, one truth. In the Muslim world, there's the notion of Allah. The Western, multireligious modern society is some kind of a challenge to this. These, I feel, are the main causes [for terrorism], and, when combined with lots of anger and frustration, cause a huge amount of hate."

Hate Challenges Frustration
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Calvin Ayre Entrepreneur
Frustration

"I can understand the frustration felt by the many basketball players who feel that they have been forced to conform with the league's new dress code, .. Iverson and other NBA players have suggested that they will not abide by the league's dress code, and Bodog.com will offer to reimburse any fines levied, and match the payment with a donation to each player's charity of choice."

Player Basketball Frustration
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Eleanor Roosevelt Political Activist, Diplomat
Frustration

"There is a desire for progress in the hearts of all men, and it is the sense of frustration and inability to move forward that brings violent revolution."

Heart Moving Frustration
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Eminem Rapper, songwriter, record producer
Frustration

"Coming up as an MC, I took the frustrations of the underground and brought it with me into the mainstream. I know there was a certain complex I had in the beginning that was just a little paranoid or a little...sensitive."

Littles Frustration Sensitive
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