“What we might call, by way of eminence, the Dismal Science”
Thomas Carlyle
“In winter, when the dismal rain comes down in slanting lines, and wind, that grand old harper, smote his thunder-harp of pines.”
Alexander Smith
“I have never seen a situation so dismal that a policeman couldn't make it worse.”
Brendan Behan
“It's a dismal report. Unnerving. Is this the beginning of a one-two-three punch?”
Cary Leahey
“The prognosis is really dismal. Anywhere along the coast we're looking at severe restrictions, and it's as bad as last year if not worse. This is going to be devastating.”
Pietro Parravano
“The requirement is strong. The budget dismal. That adds up to possible but not likely.”
Richard Aboulafia
“I'm proud of the fact that we could have had a very dismal season. Things turned around and they're headed in the right direction for the future,”
Lou Piniella
