It can be tough being an entrepreneur. There are so many highs and lows, and you never really know what’s going to happen from one day to the next. That’s why it’s important to have a good sense of humor, and to remember that you’re not alone in your struggles. Below are some desperation quotes that will help you keep things in perspective, and remind you that there is light at the end of the tunnel.

The best desperation quotes

1. When there is silence, Give your voice. When there is darkness, Shine your light. When there is desperation, Offer hope. — Tim Fargo

2. The era of revolution by military means produced a greater degree of desperation and frustration. This was brought to an end by the people. — Nilantha Ilangamuwa

3. Desperation is the best innovator — Tony Cleaver, A Chain of Flames

4. It’s sad, the lottery. Good projects get funded by it, but there’s an air of desperation about it. — Nina Conti

5. When our embarrassment level is exceeded by our desperation level, we are a good candidate for God’s grace. — Peter Lord

6. Neil said to me once that in times of desperation, you have to force yourself to make a decision.It’s your choice, he said. Us or them. So choose. — Shirley Marr, Fury

7. When you run into someone that you used to be in love with, all that you have is drama, desperation and not know what to do. — Taylor Swift

8. Do our dreams carry messages from the great beyond, sent by the people we have lost, or are they a reflection of our desperation and wishful thinking? — Zeina Kassem, Crossing

9. Tragedy is a disaster — but desperation after that tragedy is a much greater disaster!

10. Desperation can make a person do surprising things. — Veronica Roth

11. Poverty and desperation are the parents of ambition. (character Norm Woodruff) — Phil Valentine, The God Players

12. When you run into someone that you used to be in love with, all that you have is drama, desperation and not know what to do. — Taylor Swift

13. The era of revolution by military means produced a greater degree of desperation and frustration. This was brought to an end by the people. — Nilantha Ilangamuwa

14. My life growing up was a twisted Bronx version of ‘The Color Purple.’ It had a much different soundtrack and no trees, but that desperation was the same. — Tracy Morgan

15. You have to sink way down to a level of hopelessness and desperation to find the book that you can write. — Susan Sontag

16. You have to sink way down to a level of hopelessness and desperation to find the book that you can write. — Susan Sontag

17. Do our dreams carry messages from the great beyond, sent by the people we have lost, or are they a reflection of our desperation and wishful thinking? — Zeina Kassem, Crossing

18. Poverty and desperation are the parents of ambition. (character Norm Woodruff) — Phil Valentine, The God Players

19. He sobbed in desperation at the burden of fear he carried with him every day of his life. — J. K. Rowling

20. Do our dreams carry messages from the great beyond, sent by the people we have lost, or are they a reflection of our desperation and wishful thinking? — Zeina Kassem, Crossing

21. Poverty and desperation are the parents of ambition. (character Norm Woodruff) — Phil Valentine, The God Players

22. Oh shit, the mummy’s after us, let’s all walk a little faster — Stephen King, Desperation

23. He sobbed in desperation at the burden of fear he carried with him every day of his life. — J. K. Rowling

24. Consequences lost all purchase when they became mad. And desperation, when pressed beyond anguish, became narcotic. — R. Scott Bakker, The Warrior Prophet

25. Our desperation level was much higher in the third, you saw the difference in Our game and Our play … but you have to find that level of desperation for the entire game. — Sidney Crosby

26. When you run into someone that you used to be in love with, all that you have is drama, desperation and not know what to do. — Taylor Swift

27. Men of my age live in a state of continual desperation. — Vita Sackville–West

28. So how can I hold Tobias’s desperation against him, like I’m better than him, like I’ve never let my own brokenness blind me? — Veronica Roth

29. He sobbed in desperation at the burden of fear he carried with him every day of his life. — J. K. Rowling

30. Do our dreams carry messages from the great beyond, sent by the people we have lost, or are they a reflection of our desperation and wishful thinking? — Zeina Kassem, Crossing

31. Poverty and desperation are the parents of ambition. (character Norm Woodruff) — Phil Valentine, The God Players

32. Consequences lost all purchase when they became mad. And desperation, when pressed beyond anguish, became narcotic. — R. Scott Bakker, The Warrior Prophet

33. You have to sink way down to a level of hopelessness and desperation to find the book that you can write. — Susan Sontag

34. Desperation is the father of invention. — Micheal Lee Nelson, Ceres 2525

35. Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape. — William S. Burroughs

36. Consequences lost all purchase when they became mad. And desperation, when pressed beyond anguish, became narcotic. — R. Scott Bakker, The Warrior Prophet

37. When there is silence, Give your voice. When there is darkness, Shine your light. When there is desperation, Offer hope. — Tim Fargo

38. [l]ife is more than just steering a course around pain. — Stephen King, Desperation

39. Oh no, praying is great, without it the thumbscrews and the Iron Maiden probably never would have been invented. — Stephen King, Desperation

40. I felt the kind of desperation, I think, that cancels the possibility of empathy…that makes you unkind. — Sue Miller, While I Was Gone

41. We interpret life at moments of the deepest desperation. — Roberto Bolano

42. Oh no, praying is great, without it the thumbscrews and the Iron Maiden probably never would have been invented. — Stephen King, Desperation

43. Consequences lost all purchase when they became mad. And desperation, when pressed beyond anguish, became narcotic. — R. Scott Bakker, The Warrior Prophet

44. Oh shit, the mummy’s after us, let’s all walk a little faster — Stephen King, Desperation

45. Don’t mistake determination for desperation. Someone who is persistent will stop at nothing to get their way. — Mary Sage Nguyen

46. Desperation is the father of invention. — Micheal Lee Nelson, Ceres 2525

47. Life is three hours journey; childhood, adulthood & old–hood; filled with inspiration, perspiration and desperation. — Santosh Kalwar

48. Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape. — William S. Burroughs

49. Economy, speed, nervousness, and desperation produce the final wasteful, semi–incoherent movies we see. — Pauline Kael

50. Ads answered out of desperation in the New York Review of Books proved equally futile as…the ‘Bay Area Bisexual’ told me I didn’t quite coincide with either of her desires. — Woody Allen

Conclusion

Desperation is a powerful emotion that can drive us in directions we never thought possible. It can be a source of great strength, but it can also be a source of great despair. As we learn to recognize and manage this emotion, we can use it to fuel our ambitions and reach our goals. It is in our moments of desperation that we often find our greatest successes and our greatest joys.