There is no 'cat language.' Painful as it is for us to admit, they don't need one! Votes: 4
Barbara HollandPleasant experiences make life delightful. Painful experiences lead to growth. Votes: 3
Anthony de MelloSometimes painful things can teach us lessons that we didn't think we needed to know. Votes: 2
Amy PoehlerWriting a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness. Votes: 2
George OrwellLove until it hurts. Real love is always painful and hurts: then it is real and pure. Votes: 2
Mother TeresaI live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity. Votes: 2
Albert EinsteinBeing misunderstood by people whose opinions you value is absolutely the most painful. Votes: 1
Gloria SteinemFrustration, although quite painful at times, is a very positive and essential part of success. Votes: 1
Bo BennettLove is the best school, but the tuition is high and the homework can be painful. Votes: 1
Diane AckermanThe man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win. Votes: 1
Roger BannisterRejections are painful, but inevitable. They're every writer's rite of passage. Votes: 0
Octavia ButlerAttitudes are capable of making the same experience either pleasant or painful. Votes: 0
John PowellHomosexuals reject the process of healing because it's too painful and time-consuming. Votes: 0
Randall TerryWith inquiry, every painful story unravels. Freedom is possible in every moment. Votes: 0
Byron KatieConfronting an irresponsible person is not painful to him; only consequences are. Votes: 0
Henry CloudThe thought of writing was always pleasant, but the process was painful Votes: 0
Monica Denise BrownOur most challenging and painful experiences become our credentials for helping people. Votes: 0
Millen LivisWhat annoyances are more painful than those of which we cannot complain? Votes: 0
Marquis de CustineThe most welcome and painful moments of the life is within marriage. Votes: 0
jahangir khosravi shakibLeaders dig into their business to learn painful realities rather than peaceful illusion. Votes: 0
Orrin WoodwardPoetry is only born after painful journeys into the vast regions of thought. Votes: 0
Honore de BalzacHer stare was direct and unwavering, full of confidence earned from painful experience... Votes: 0
Dean KoontzThe conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking. Votes: 0
John Kenneth GalbraithThere is nothing more painful than walking around with bitterness in your heart. Votes: 0
Hugh PratherDon't hesitate to learn the most painful aspects of our history, understand it. Votes: 0
Maya AngelouDeath is not painful. It is the most beautiful experience you will have. Votes: 0
Elisabeth Kubler-RossWhen bond prices fall, interest rates soar, with painful consequences for all borrowers. Votes: 0
Niall FergusonThe witnessing of titanic events is always dangerous, usually painful, and often fatal. Votes: 0
Larry NivenWhile pensive poets painful vigils keep, Sleepless themselves, to give their readers sleep. Votes: 0
Alexander PopeIt is painful to reflect upon your failures knowing that you alone caused them. Votes: 0
Clarence H. BurnsOnce you let yourself grow close to someone, cutting the ties could be painful. Votes: 0
Haruki MurakamiPeople's behaviour towards you changes when your films don't work. It's a painful period. Votes: 0
Uday KiranEvolution brings human beings. Human beings, through a long and painful process, bring humanity. Votes: 0
Dan SimmonsGreat is this organism of mud and fire, terrible this vast, painful, glorious experiment Votes: 0
George SantayanaCreating art is painful. It takes time, practice, and the courage to stand alone. Votes: 0
Maria SempleThe hardships of forced marches are often more painful than the dangers of battle Votes: 0
Stonewall JacksonThrowing herself into learning helped Miri ignore the painful chill of solitude around her. Votes: 0
Shannon HaleGetting emotional about things is a peacetime luxury. In wartime, it's much too painful. Votes: 0
Edmund H. NorthNo other natural bodily function is painful and childbirth should not be an exception Votes: 0
Grantly Dick-ReadDivorce is hard and painful and complicated, and something you have to grow through. Votes: 0
Sharon StoneVirtue she finds too painful an endeavour, content to dwell in decencies for ever. Votes: 0
Alexander PopeIt's not painful to relive it. I'm comfortable with my position in American history. Votes: 0
Rodney KingGetting control of life is never easy, and sometimes it can be definitely painful. Votes: 0
Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiIn trusting Allah, remember that what's best for you might be what's most painful. Votes: 0
Omar SuleimanIdentify your painful thought, question it, and wake yourself up. No one else can. Votes: 0
Byron KatieThe most painful household accident is wearing socks and stepping on an upturned plug. Votes: 0
Peter KayThere is nothing more painful than being rejected simply for being who you are. Votes: 0
Amy DickinsonIf a good word already exists, there is no need to invent something painful. Votes: 0
William ZinsserNothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change. Votes: 0
Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleySolitude is painful when one is young, but delightful when one is more mature. Votes: 0
Albert EinsteinDiscovering new species is a passion. A day without collecting plants is painful for me. Votes: 0
Corneille EwangoRemembering is painful, it's difficult, but it can be inspiring and it can give wisdom. Votes: 0
Paul GreengrassI was obliged to take tough, painful and bold decisions to ensure a manageable tomorrow. Votes: 0
Nicos AnastasiadesShe knew with painful certainty that the opposite of love was not hate, but indifference. Votes: 0
Susan WiggsThe artist ought to know that a thousand painful deaths always lead into greater life. Votes: 0
David Steindl-RastIt's regrets that make painful memories. When I was crazy I did everything just right. Votes: 0
Mark VonnegutLetting go of your painful past is how you open yourself to a wonderful future. Votes: 0
Bryant H. McGillThe actor becomes an emotional athlete. The process is painful - my personal life suffers. Votes: 0
Al PacinoI guess that's what art is: Turning something painful into something people can relate to. Votes: 0
Maria SempleAffliction is a mother, Whose painful throes yield many sons, Each fairer than the other. Votes: 0
Henry VaughanEveryone wants to learn the same thing from painful situations: how to avoid repeating them. Votes: 0
Gary ZukavAll human nature vigorously resists grace because grace changes us and the change is painful. Votes: 0
Flannery O'ConnorRunning from your fear can be more painful than facing it, for better or worse. Votes: 0
Chuck NorrisEntrepreneurs, guys that start businesses, grow with them. It's more painful than it would appear. Votes: 0
Les WexnerA girl who is thirteen-which is hard, and difficult, and beautiful, and painful, and exhilarating. Votes: 0
Jodi PicoultCatholicism is not a soothing religion. It's a painful religion. We're all gluttons for punishment. Votes: 0
Madonna CicconeThe loveliest creations of men are persistently painful. What would be the description of happiness? Votes: 0
Andre GideI have had an inordinate and painful concern for the audience in my writing career. Votes: 0
Marsha NormanEvery painful consequence of sin is a part of the punishment meted out for sin. Votes: 0
Martyn Lloyd-JonesBut what we call our despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope. Votes: 0
George EliotThere are various wounds to describe our hurts;the deepest one is the most painful. Votes: 0
Munia KhanLife is too short, too precious, too painful to waste on worldly bubbles that burst Votes: 0
John PiperThe grinding of the intellect is for most people as painful as a dentists drill. Votes: 0
Leonard WoolfSomething that's very painful for me is when people wear pants that are too short. Votes: 0
Rachel ZoeI'm here instead of having shoulder surgery. But I'm not sure which is more painful. Votes: 0
James CaanFinally, I drew in a long breath. It was noisy and painful and just heaven. Votes: 0
Charlaine HarrisWhere has change ever been clean and nice? It has always been messy and painful. Votes: 0
Zainab SalbiThe grinding of the intellect is for most people as painful as a dentist's drill. Votes: 0
Leonard WoolfI think money is important for everyone, because the lack of it is so painful. Votes: 0
Damien HirstWe're all gonna lie, we're all gonna cry, and we're all gonna take painful shits. Votes: 0
Dane CookSometimes it's more noble to tell a small lie than to deliver a painful truth. Votes: 0
Robin WilliamsBut the upside of painful knowledge is so much greater than the downside of blissful ignorance. Votes: 0
Sheryl SandbergYou can sometimes find something good on the other side of doing something very, very painful. Votes: 0
Jane AlisonLiquor is the chloroform which enables the poor man to endure the painful operation of living. Votes: 0
George Bernard ShawLaws are a fine thing on paper, but painful when no bribery can ease their bind. Votes: 0
Paolo BacigalupiWe live with that sense of not being enough, and it causes a very painful state. Votes: 0
Mark ColemanSometimes it is painful to be oneself; at other times it seems impossible to escape oneself. Votes: 0
James FrancoI want to believe that memories, even sad and painful ones, should not be forgotten forever. Votes: 0
Natsuki TakayaThere is nothing in the whole world so painful as feeling that one is not liked. Votes: 0
Sei ShonagonTo get to forgiveness, we first have to work through the painful experiences that require it. Votes: 0
Christiane NorthrupYou don't have enough time to be both unhappy & mediocre. It's not just pointless; it's painful. Votes: 0
Seth GodinI think when dance is mediocre, it's painful. But when dance is really impressive, it destroys. Votes: 0
Neil Patrick HarrisReadjusting is a painful process, but most of us need it at one time or another. Votes: 0
A. C. BensonYou need to remember who God is, forget the painful wounds and let Him renew you. Votes: 0
Erwin McManusIn spite of warnings, nothing much happens until the status quo becomes more painful than change. Votes: 0
Laurence J. PeterThe painful truth is that while we might have the illusion, none of us are free. Votes: 0
Laura Anne GilmanI've been feeling something else. Like I'm about to be sucked into something powerful and painful. Votes: 0
Gayle FormanThe most painful state of being is remembering the future, particularly the one you'll never have. Votes: 0
Soren KierkegaardI seem to think that anything worth having in life has to be painful to attain. Votes: 0
George MichaelI'm for all the actor's struggle, the self-indulgent, painful journey, but I would rather have fun. Votes: 0
Ginnifer GoodwinExamination of the world without is never as personally painful as examination of the world within. Votes: 0
M. Scott PeckGod intentionally allows you to go through painful experiences to equip you for ministry to others. Votes: 0
Rick WarrenPeople seldom see the halting and painful steps by which the most insignificant success is achieved. Votes: 0
Anne SullivanBut if you've ever felt love, you'll know how painful it is to suffer for love. Votes: 0
Paulo CoelhoBigamy is one way of avoiding the painful publicity of divorce and the expense of alimony. Votes: 0
Oliver HerfordWe religious controllers control in the name of Jesus and it is really painful to people Votes: 0
Keith MillerPeople say it's cathartic to write a book, but it turned out to be quite painful! Votes: 0
Pattie BoydConscientious people are apt to see their duty in that which is the most painful course. Votes: 0
George EliotHe had been standing still; for an artist, one of the more painful forms of death. Votes: 0
Irving StoneThis is one moment, / But know that another / Shall pierce you with a sudden painful joy. Votes: 0
T. S. EliotThe more painful it is, tragically, the more you do learn, though, that's the good part. Votes: 0
Sylvia BrowneLife is just so painful and messy and hard and worth it and all that stuff. Votes: 0
Robert Downey, Jr.Storms don't come to teach us painful lessons, rather they were meant to wash us clean. Votes: 0
Shannon L. AlderPeople seldom see the halting and painful steps by which the most insignificant success is achieved. Votes: 0
Anne Sullivan MacyFew things are as painful as the unfulfilled desire to be near to another you love. Votes: 0
Sandra Lee DennisYour career will be a painful one. I divine something in you which offends the vulgar. Votes: 0
StendhalThe beast attempts a beautific look that could be mistaken for a bout of painful wind. Votes: 0
Libba BrayBecause even though the truth can set you free, that doesn't mean it won't be painful. Votes: 0
Ally CarterNeglect is a major reason for some of the most painful experiences we suffer in life. Votes: 0
Sunday AdelajaIt is good to stay in a peaceful poverty than to stay in a painful wealth. Votes: 0
Michael Bassey JohnsonThe only thing more painful than being an active forgetter is to be an inert rememberer. Votes: 0
Jonathan Safran FoerLife is painful, nasty and short... in my case it has only been painful and nasty. Votes: 0
Djuna BarnesLife is painful, nasty and short.. in my case it has only been painful and nasty. Votes: 0
Djuna BarnesThe weak-minded choose to hate," she said. "It's the least painful thing to do, isn't it? Votes: 0
Yiyun LiGod, it's so painful when something that's so close is still so far out of reach. Votes: 0
Tom PettyThe notion that I had become a political lightning rod was painful for me to experience. Votes: 0
Susan RiceWe religious controllers control in the name of Jesus and it is really painful to people. Votes: 0
Keith MillerKindness was too painful. It had been a long time since he had had to endure it. Votes: 0
Sara SheridanWhen I was small, my most serious handicap was a painful bashfulness in the presence of strangers. Votes: 0
George McGovernIt is painful for me to see when criminal elements of all kinds fire from my weapon. Votes: 0
Mikhail KalashnikovThe Buddha said that samsara by its nature is painful. He didn't say it was a joyride. Votes: 0
Tenzin PalmoBreak ups are painful, but if initiated at the right time can fuel one's sense of optimism. Votes: 0
Dov DavidoffNo book or expert can protect us from the range of painful emotions that make us human. Votes: 0
Harriet LernerLosing would be painful, but not as painful as knowing there was something else you could've done. Votes: 0
Joe TrippiWhen, then, does plunder stop? It stops when it becomes more painful and more dangerous than labor. Votes: 0
Frederic BastiatI never heard sound and thrill of my painful heart until that very day she touched it. Votes: 0
Santosh KalwarWhen life becomes painful, it means God is saying, âI have a better plan for you Votes: 0
Bo SanchezI trust we shall never be reduced to the painful extremity of seeking the aid of Mirabeau. Votes: 0
Marie AntoinetteIt's not easy to find a topic. Talking of home is painful. Talking of the present unbearable. Votes: 0
Suzanne CollinsIt takes just such painful and terrible things to occur for the great emancipation to take place. Votes: 0
Friedrich NietzscheThe violence done us by others is often less painful than that which we do to ourselves. Votes: 0
Francois de La RochefoucauldMeditation is painful in the beginning but it bestows immortal Bliss and supreme joy in the end. Votes: 0
SivanandaWhat we are tempted to call a disaster is sometimes the first, painful stage of a blessing. Votes: 0
Stephen MitchellIt's painful and it's messy. But sometimes you just have to make the break and start again. Votes: 0
Tony ParsonsMeditation is painful in the beginning but it bestows immortal Bliss and supreme joy in the end. Votes: 0
Swami SivanandaAll our knowledge merely helps us to die a more painful death than animals that know nothing. Votes: 0
Maurice MaeterlinckThe future is easy because it doesn't exist; but the past is painful because it lives forever. Votes: 0
Fred DurstI thought that would go without saying, that if a mother gives up her children, it's very painful. Votes: 0
Doris LessingHis heart hurt with the wanting of it, the hurt no less painful for being difficult to explain. Votes: 0
Maggie StiefvaterRather I fear on the contrary that while we banish painful thoughts we may banish memory as well. Votes: 0
PlutarchThere are ships sailing to many ports, but not a single one goes where life is not painful. Votes: 0
Fernando PessoaIf I hadn't gone through some of the painful experiences in my life, I would not be me. Votes: 0
Beyonce KnowlesThe wounds that cannot be seen are more painful than those that can be treated by a doctor. Votes: 0
Nelson MandelaNo matter how painful something is, you have to take it. I saw that in both my parents. Votes: 0
Bernard LagatLoss is very painful, because any kind of loss leaves a hole in the fabric of one's existence. Votes: 0
Eckhart TolleIt's not hard to get the ideas when they come. They just come... it's painful waiting for them. Votes: 0
Oscar WildeThe sun will shine again. No matter how painful and hard the rain may beat down on me. Votes: 0
Natsuki TakayaLife is a dream even in its most painful moments, it's a dream that we can dance to. Votes: 0
Carly SimonTo be part of what you're singing about is somewhat painful. You've got to climb inside it all. Votes: 0
Merle HaggardI don't make friends with the girls I'm playing against. It would be too painful to beat them. Votes: 0
Virginia WadeNo matter how difficult and painful it may be, nothing sounds as good to the soul as the truth. Votes: 0
Martha BeckThe most painful tears are the ones shed for a person you thought would never hurt or lie to Votes: 0
Michael HayssusIt is painful to face the self we know we have never had the integrity to honor and assert. Votes: 0
Nathaniel BrandenThe one thing I think you must do is, as painful as it is as a parent, is listen. Votes: 0
Tea LeoniI wish I could say someone taught me my mental toughness, it would have been a lot less painful. Votes: 0
Kurt WarnerI can't say it's not painful being estranged from most of my family. I wish it could be otherwise. Votes: 0
LaToya JacksonMy love for the band is still there. It hasn't changed, maybe that's why it's so painful these days. Votes: 0
Roger DaltreyYou've got to have as many good times as bad, or it all becomes too painful and too much work. Votes: 0
Sylvia DayDo you know how painful it is to tell someone you love him and not hear him say it back? Votes: 0
Monica Denise BrownNothing is painful in and of itself. Pain is a result of wrong thought. It is an error in thinking. Votes: 0
Neale Donald WalschThe painful secret of gods and kings is that men are free, Aegistheus. You know it and they do not. Votes: 0
Jean-Paul SartreIt's been painful to see the people that you love be attacked when you know it's not fair or true. Votes: 0
Jeb BushThere is no surer or more painful way to learn a rule than to be penalized once for breaking it. Votes: 0
Tom WatsonTo lose an arm or a leg would be painful, but to lose the central truth of your life feltâfatal. Votes: 0
Cassandra ClareWar is the most painful act of subjection to the laws of God that can be required of the human will. Votes: 0
Leo TolstoyI have said to you to speak the truth is a painful thing. To be forced to tell lies is much worse. Votes: 0
Oscar Wilde