It’s easy to be disappointed. Disappointment is, after all, the natural result of unrealized expectations. Sometimes our disappointment comes from others – a friend who cancels on us last minute, a spouse who forgets our anniversary, or a colleague who takes credit for our work. Other times, we disappoint ourselves by not living up to our own standards. No matter where it comes from or how it manifests itself, disappointment can be an incredibly powerful emotion. It can make us feel hurt, rejected, and alone. It can leave us feeling bitter and resentful. And it can even keep us from reaching our full potential. But despite all of these negative aspects, disappointment can also be a source of growth and learning.

The best disappointed quotes

1. When you have put all your faith in man and continue to be disappointed, don’t you hope there is something out of there that is not of human element? — Natalie Cole

2. What is Man? Man is a noisome bacillus whom Our Heavenly Father created because he was disappointed in the monkey. — Mark Twain

3. When we win, I’m so happy I eat a lot. When we lose, I’m so depressed, I eat a lot. When we’re rained out, I’m so disappointed I eat a lot. — Tommy Lasorda

4. A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past; he is one who is prematurely disappointed in the future. — Sydney J. Harris

5. I would be disappointed if I were remembered as a runner because I feelthat my contribution to the youth of America has far exceeded the woman who was the Olympic champion. — Wilma Rudolph

6. Blessed is he who expects no gratitude for he shall not be disappointed. — William Bennett

7. Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do… — mark twain

8. Yes, I dont know why, but I have never been disappointed, and I often was in the early days, without feeling at the same time, or a moment later, an undeniable relief. — Samuel Beckett

9. I get quite disappointed that we’re still telling stories that I think are problematic in terms of what they’re saying about women. — Romola Garai

10. I don’t consider myself a martial–arts star. I’d be offended and disappointed if I got a reputation as a martial–arts star. — Steven Seagal

11. And you’re disappointed in the story. I know you wanted a love story. — Paul Park, All Those Vanished Engines

12. If it could have happened through a film that I was associated with, it would have made be doubly proud. It makes me proud anyway. I am not disappointed. — Shah Rukh Khan

13. When you have put all your faith in man and continue to be disappointed, don’t you hope there is something out of there that is not of human element? — Natalie Cole

14. I don’t think success arrives and you’re suddenly happy. It’s not like that. If people think that they’ll be very disappointed. — Michael Hutchence

15. When I was born my mother was terribly disappointed. Not that she wanted a girl–she wanted a divorce. — Woody Allen

16. I suppose you think I’m very brazen. Or très fou. Or something.’ Not at all.’ She seemed disappointed. ‘Yes, you do. Everybody does. I don’t mind. It’s useful. — Truman Capote

17. When has been disappointed for so long, hope becomes the enemy. One cannot be dashed to the earth unless one is lifted first, and I learned to avoid hope. — Robin Hobb, Fool’s Assassin

18. It is better to trust and sometimes be disappointed than to be forever mistrusting and be right occasionally. — Neal A. Maxwell

19. If you don’t get disappointed when you raise your expectations — you don’t get appointments from where your mind is not!

20. I maybe on the floor, depress, disappointed, but am not yet down, i still have to fight. Its not about my condition but its about my position. — iyke Rene

21. I don’t think success arrives and you’re suddenly happy. It’s not like that. If people think that they’ll be very disappointed. — Michael Hutchence

22. Every time I show up to do something here it’s considered a comeback. If I came into town and they didn’t call it that, I’d be disappointed. — Sheena Easton

23. I don’t think [Mitt] Romney can sit there and wait to win because perhaps people are disappointed with President [Barack] Obama. — William Kristol

24. I am very dIsappoInted by the nfl’s decIsIon to uphold the four–game suspensIon agaInst me, I dId nothIng wrong, and no one In the patrIots organIzatIon dId eIther. — Tom Brady

25. People told her she hadn’t changed much, in a tone which hinted they were surprised and a little disappointed she hadn’t. — L.M. Montgomery, Anne of the Island

26. We love to expect, and when expectation is either disappointed or gratified, we want to be again expecting. — Samuel Johnson

27. I asked for a pony. And year after year I’m disappointed. — Rob Thomas

28. A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past he is one who is prematurely disappointed in the future. — Sidney J. Harris

29. I was investing more and more of myself into an outcome I couldn’t predict and would very likely be disappointed by. But for me there was no other option. — Shawn Kirsten Maravel, Severance

30. People told her she hadn’t changed much, in a tone which hinted they were surprised and a little disappointed she hadn’t. — L.M. Montgomery, Anne of the Island

31. You will be more disappointed in life by the things that you do not do than by the things that you do. — Mark Twain

32. I would be disappointed if I were remembered as a runner because I feelthat my contribution to the youth of America has far exceeded the woman who was the Olympic champion. — Wilma Rudolph

33. Nothing was fair. If you expected fairness, you would be forever disappointed. — A.C.H. Smith

34. I felt overstuffed and dull and disappointed, the way I always do the day after Christmas. — Sylvia Plath

35. I hit the ball halfway decent today… so i wasn’t disappointed with that, again, just did not putt well and didn’t make a birdie today. i got shut out. it was just a bad week. — tiger woods

36. If you expect nothing from somebody you are never disappointed. — Sylvia Plath

37. Ordinarily we are swept away by habitual momentum and don’t interrupt our patterns slightly. When we feel betrayed or disappointed, does it occur to us to practice? — Pema Chodron

38. In love, it is better to know and be disappointed, than to not know and always wonder. — Oscar Wilde

39. People told her she hadn’t changed much, in a tone which hinted they were surprised and a little disappointed she hadn’t. — L.M. Montgomery, Anne of the Island

40. When I was born my mother was terribly disappointed. Not that she wanted a girl–she wanted a divorce. — Woody Allen

41. For every child that is born, it brings with it the hope that God is not yet disappointed with man. — Rabindranath Tagore

42. Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious: both are disappointed. — Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

43. Nothing was fair. If you expected fairness, you would be forever disappointed. — A.C.H. Smith

44. Better to be an optimist who gets disappointed than a pessimist who has no hope. — Robin Sharma

45. We wind up disappointed with our life and end up depressed because we have wasted it — Sunday Adelaja

46. I never said I was sad, I’m just pessimistic, ‘ said Alecto. ‘Expect the worst, that way you’ll never be disappointed, Mandy Valems. — Rebecca McNutt, Super 8: The Sequel to Smog City

47. The next time you’re disappointed, don’t panic. Don’t give up. Just be patient and let God remind you He’s still in control. — Max Lucado

48. People told her she hadn’t changed much, in a tone which hinted they were surprised and a little disappointed she hadn’t. — L.M. Montgomery, Anne of the Island

49. Give everyone room to mess up so that when they do you won’t be disappointed and if they don’t you’ll be impressed. — TemitOpe Ibrahim

50. People are disappointed when they hear my American accent because they regard ‘The Police’ as an English band but I’ve clung to my American–ness all the way. — Stewart Copeland

Conclusion

No matter how disappointed you may be, don’t forget that life will eventually get better. Always remember that there is light at the end of the tunnel and that brighter days are ahead. So don’t give up, keep pushing forward, and use these quotes about disappointment for motivation and strength to keep going.