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Tears Quotes

"I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful."

"I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful."

Bob Hope, American Comedian

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"When Alexander of Macedon was 33, he cried salt tears because there were no more worlds to conquer. Eric Bristow is only 27."

"When Alexander of Macedon was 33, he cried salt tears because there were no more worlds to conquer. Eric Bristow is only 27."

Sid Waddell, British Entertainer

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"Why would I cry over a boy? I would never waste my tears on a boy. Why waste your tears on someone who makes you cry?"

"Why would I cry over a boy? I would never waste my tears on a boy. Why waste your tears on someone who makes you cry?"

Kirsten Dunst, American Actress

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"Red Skelton... I broke into tears when I met him."

"Red Skelton... I broke into tears when I met him."

Rip Taylor, American Comedian

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"The tears stream down my cheeks from my unblinking eyes. What makes me weep so? There is nothing saddening here. Perhaps it is liquefied brain."

"The tears stream down my cheeks from my unblinking eyes. What makes me weep so? There is nothing saddening here. Perhaps it is liquefied brain."

Samuel Beckett, Irish Playwright

Tears, Absurdity, Emotion, Confusion, Humor

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"I felt the tears streak down my cheeks but I wasn't crying."

"I felt the tears streak down my cheeks but I wasn't crying."

Tahereh Mafi, Iranian Author

Tears, Emotion, Grief, Awareness, Body

"Las lágrimas que no se lloranesperan en pequeños lagos?O serán ríos invisiblesque corren hacia la tristeza?"

"Las lágrimas que no se lloranesperan en pequeños lagos?O serán ríos invisiblesque corren hacia la tristeza?"

Pablo Neruda, Chilean Writer

Tears, Sorrow, Emotion, Poetry

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