Quotes about Painful

There is no 'cat language.' Painful as it is for us to admit, they don't need one! Votes: 4

Painful things are quickly forgotten. Votes: 3

It's Painful Experiences... That Makes You Wise! Votes: 3

Painful truth is better than a pleasant lie. Votes: 3

To Remember Is Painful, To Forget Is Impossible. Votes: 3

Painful life is brutal and painless life is superficial. Votes: 3

Pleasant experiences make life delightful. Painful experiences lead to growth. Votes: 3

Painful memories are gone! Together, we can build up good memories. Votes: 3

Painful emotions show you what prevents you from creating harmony, cooperation, sharing and reverence for life. Votes: 3

Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worse kind of suffering. Votes: 3

Silver knives! Painful and sometimes deadly to all paranormals!' 'Tasey!' I counterd 'Hot pink and sparkly! Votes: 3

Painful memories didn't just ease back in-they shoved the door open hard, all of them and all at once Votes: 3

Painful experiences are not meant to linger. They are meant to teach us what they need to teach us, and then dissolve. Votes: 3

Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness. Votes: 3

What I needed most was to love and to be loved, eager to be caught. Happily I wrapped those painful bonds around me; and sure enough, I would be lashed with the red-hot pokers or jealousy, by suspicions and fear, by burst of anger and quarrels. Votes: 3

Do not consider painful what is good for you. Votes: 2

Guilt is perhaps the most painful companion of death. Votes: 2

Sometimes painful things can teach us lessons that we didn't think we needed to know. Votes: 2

Having a baby is painful in order to show how serious a thing life is. Votes: 2

Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness. Votes: 2

Love until it hurts. Real love is always painful and hurts: then it is real and pure. Votes: 2

I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity. Votes: 2

Life is about change, sometimes it's painful, sometimes it's beautiful, but most of the time it's both. Votes: 2

Mistakes are painful when they happen, but years later a collection of mistakes is what is called experience. Votes: 2

The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too. Votes: 2

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. Votes: 2

Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward. Votes: 2

Just as it's painful to hear any woman talk about sexual assault, whether true or not, it's just as painful to watch my friend and mentor go through this. Votes: 2

Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it. Votes: 2

We should not forget, no matter how we quantify it: 'Freedom is not free.' It is a painful lesson, but one from which we have learned in the past and one we should never forget. Votes: 2

Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout with some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand. Votes: 2

But to mean it when I say that I want my life to count for His glory is to drive a stake through the heart of self - a painful and determined dying to me that must be a part of every day I live. Votes: 2

So many people in the world would rather stay in a situation that's painful but familiar because they're comfortable with it. Not a lot of people have the strength or heart to realize when something's not good for them and to turn around and be alone. Votes: 2

You have to make the decision to let go of the past if you want to move forward. Reliving your painful past will poison your heart and your tomorrow. If you look at today through the eyes of the past, you can never see what the present moment has to offer. Votes: 2

This morning, you have a choice. You can lay in the dark replaying the awful events of the week, or you can turn the light on and read God's Word-His truth-which is the best thing to do when lies are swarming and painful thoughts are attacking like a bunch of bloodthirsty mosquitoes. Votes: 2

A dream is what makes people love life even when it is painful. Votes: 1

Being misunderstood by people whose opinions you value is absolutely the most painful. Votes: 1

The loss of young first love is so painful that it borders on the ludicrous. Votes: 1

Frustration, although quite painful at times, is a very positive and essential part of success. Votes: 1

Love is the best school, but the tuition is high and the homework can be painful. Votes: 1

The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win. Votes: 1

It's exhilarating to be alive in a time of awakening consciousness; it can also be confusing, disorienting, and painful. Votes: 1

It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things. Votes: 1

One of life's most painful moments comes when we must admit that we didn't do our homework, that we are not prepared. Votes: 1

However painful the process of leaving home, for parents and for children, the really frightening thing for both would be the prospect of the child never leaving home. Votes: 1

My family kept its history to itself. On the plus side, I didn't have to hear nightmarish stories about the Holocaust, the pogroms, terrible illnesses, painful deaths. My elderly parents never even spoke about their ailments. Votes: 1

I've never tried to block out the memories of the past, even though some are painful. I don't understand people who hide from their past. Everything you live through helps to make you the person you are now. Votes: 1

Those who have the strength and the love to sit with a dying patient in the silence that goes beyond words will know that this moment is neither frightening nor painful, but a peaceful cessation of the functioning of the body. Votes: 1

People wonder aloud about whether I am an okay mother. That is obviously painful because it's so important to me. It's hard to hear that people think I'm not a capable mother and a good person, that they just think I'm nuts. Votes: 1

A spiritual partnership is between people who promise themselves to use all of their experiences to grow spiritually. They use their emotions to show them how to create constructive and healthy and joyful consequences instead of destructive and unhealthy and painful consequences. Votes: 1

Nevertheless the passions, whether violent or not, should never be so expressed as to reach the point of causing disgust; and music, even in situations of the greatest horror, should never be painful to the ear but should flatter and charm it, and thereby always remain music. Votes: 1

I owe everything to Nirvana. But I can't let that overshadow the future. For the first few years, I didn't even want to talk about Nirvana. Partly because it was just painful to talk about losing Kurt but also because I wanted the Foo Fighters to mean something. Votes: 1

It is painful to watch children trying to show off for parents who are engrossed in their cell phones. Children are nostalgic for the 'good old days' when parents used to read to them without the cell phone by their side or watch football games or Disney movies without having the BlackBerry handy. Votes: 1

Most people who have grown up introverted in this very extroverted culture of ours have had painful experiences of feeling like they are out of step with what's expected of them. Parenting can pose unique challenges for introverted parents, who fear that their own painful experiences will be repeated in their children's lives. Votes: 1

People say I am the king of painful shoes. I don't want to create painful shoes, but it is not my job to create something comfortable. I try to make high heels as comfortable as they can be, but my priority is design, beauty and sexiness. I'm not against them, but comfort is not my focus. Votes: 1

Here is the tragedy: when you are the victim of depression, not only do you feel utterly helpless and abandoned by the world, you also know that very few people can understand, or even begin to believe, that life can be this painful. There is nothing I can think of that is quite as isolating as this. Votes: 1

There are two industry secrets to surviving a long day on camera on the red carpet: First, no drinking the night before - ever. You can celebrate after with some bubbly. Second is make sure to use shoe insoles. I don't care if you are a guy or a girl, dress shoes are painful. Worth it, but painful. Votes: 1

To survive, China had to open up to the West. It could not survive otherwise. This was after many millions have died of hunger in a country that was like North Korea is today. Once we became part of global competition, we had to agree to some rules. It's painful, but we had to. Otherwise there was no way to survive. Votes: 1

Romantic love is painful. Votes: 0

Growth is a painful process. Votes: 0

Saving was slow and painful. Votes: 0

That's painful always to lose. Votes: 0

Cos every breath is unbearably painful Votes: 0

Depression...so mysteriously painful and elusive... Votes: 0

Lack of understanding is always painful. Votes: 0

Life is painful, suffering is optional. Votes: 0

Growth is often a painful process. Votes: 0

Obedience is less painful than regret. Votes: 0

It's a shame stupidity isn't painful. Votes: 0

The life of men is painful. Votes: 0

Life is painful to be meaningful. Votes: 0

When it's personal and painful, humble yourself. Votes: 0

It's painful to consider anything but writing. Votes: 0

But without painful experiences, we dont grow Votes: 0

And painful pleasure turns to pleasing pain. Votes: 0

Surviving is much more painful than death. Votes: 0

Loneliness is more painful than being hurt Votes: 0

That which is painful sharpens one's love. Votes: 0

Pleasure itself is painful at the bottom. Votes: 0

Divorce is probably as painful as death. Votes: 0

Alas! how deeply painful is all payment! Votes: 0

Grace changes us and change is painful". Votes: 0

Looking back doesn't have to be painful. Votes: 0

Living too long exacts a painful price. Votes: 0

Most self-laceration is more noisy than painful. Votes: 0

Preserving the serious health condition is usually painful. Votes: 0

Church of painful love - unfulfilled,unrequited & unattained Votes: 0

My joy is as painful as my pain. Votes: 0

Mortifications are often more painful than real calamities. Votes: 0

It's unexpectedly painful to have become a pronoun. Votes: 0

Collaboration is no longer painful - or precious. Votes: 0

Failures are like skinned knees, painful but superficial. Votes: 0

People die because they find living too painful. Votes: 0

Falling in love is painful on the knees. Votes: 0

Why do we wear them? They're so painful. Votes: 0

The pilgrimage to Swaraj is a painful climb. Votes: 0

Memories have to be our most painful blessing. Votes: 0

Racism is very painful. That's life. It never ends. Votes: 0

I've been in love. It's painful, pointless and overrated. Votes: 0

May your heart be joyful to overcome painful situation. Votes: 0

To me the world seems grotesque, absurd, ridiculous, painful. Votes: 0

This writing wasn't painful. It was like being high. Votes: 0

It’s too bad that stupidity isn’t painful. Votes: 0

Love tends to end in a very painful goodbye. Votes: 0

Awareness is a blissful state, not a painful one. Votes: 0

Worry itself is one of the most painful conditions. Votes: 0

I prefer a painful truth over any blissful fantasy. Votes: 0

Even a painful longing is some form of presence. Votes: 0

Solitude, isolation, are painful things, and beyond human endurance. Votes: 0

Where belief is painful we are slow to believe. Votes: 0

Beyond the limit of pain, it is longer painful. Votes: 0

Criticism is painful when it's not done with love. Votes: 0

It's painful to listen to the barking of dogs. Votes: 0

Reflection can be painful, but reflection can also be productive. Votes: 0

When thought becomes excessively painful, action is the finest remedy. Votes: 0

I can say that I had a particularly painful teenage-hood. Votes: 0

Movie music is noise... even more painful than my sciatica. Votes: 0

Survival is both an exalted privilege and a painful burden. Votes: 0

Honesty can be painful, but it's always better than bullshit. Votes: 0

Of joys departed, not to return, how painful the remembrance Votes: 0

Of joys departed, not to return, how painful the remembrance. Votes: 0

Waiting is the most exquisitely painful part of loving someone. Votes: 0

One painful duty fulfilled makes the next plainer and easier. Votes: 0

There was nothing more painful than hurting someone you loved. Votes: 0

Competition is a painful thing, but it produces great results. Votes: 0

Worrying was painful .... but compared to the alternative, a privilege Votes: 0

Public downfalls are more painful and humiliating than private ones. Votes: 0

I think that shame is a universal, paralyzing, painful emotion. Votes: 0

To an active mind, indolence is more painful than labor. Votes: 0

The people in Poland had to deal with painful reforms. Votes: 0

I will have to rely on that painful teacher, experience. Votes: 0

The truth is like a scalpel. The truth is painful. Votes: 0

Acting is the most demanding, painful job in the world. Votes: 0

It is unbearably painful for the soul to love silently. Votes: 0

If life is an illusion it's a pretty painful one. Votes: 0

The most painful thing for me is to be misunderstood. Votes: 0

Isn't joyful or painful this pain in which I rejoice Votes: 0

When things are really painful, I turn it into comedy. Votes: 0

It's not a small world! It's a painful, ugly world! Votes: 0

It's not the physical scars that are the most painful. Votes: 0

Next to ingratitude, the most painful thing to bear is gratitude Votes: 0

To this day writing is the most painful thing to do. Votes: 0

What a blessed if painful thing, this business of being alive. Votes: 0

Being tall and big was probably more painful than being black. Votes: 0

Next to ingratitude the most painful thing to bear is gratitude. Votes: 0

She was the most painful, most glorious dance of his life Votes: 0

This is painful and it will be for a long time. Votes: 0

Fine artists deal with finery, but I deal with painful material. Votes: 0

Movie music is noise. It's even more painful than my sciatica. Votes: 0

I find it painful and angering to look in a mirror. Votes: 0

Change is never painful, only the resistance to change is painful Votes: 0

Into every life there come the painful, despairing days of adversity. Votes: 0

Most people want to avoid pain, and discipline is usually painful. Votes: 0

Even if it is painful and lonely, associate with worthy companions. Votes: 0

Reliving your painful past will poison your heart and your tomorrow. Votes: 0

I find it painful and angering to look in a mirror. Votes: 0

There is nothing quite as painful as a truly awkward silence. Votes: 0

The most painful thing to experience is not defeat but regret Votes: 0

Memory is sweet. Even when it’s painful, memory is sweet. Votes: 0

Error is most painful when it is found inside the family. Votes: 0

Rejections are painful, but inevitable. They're every writer's rite of passage. Votes: 0

Finish what you start, no matter how painful it may be. Votes: 0

It is painful to doubt the sincerity of those we love. Votes: 0

Everything is painful, so why not be honest about the pain? Votes: 0

I know change can be painful. But from change comes growth. Votes: 0

We all have our painful pasts we have to get through. Votes: 0

I love spicy food, love it. But wasabi is just painful. Votes: 0

Creatively, editing was the most painful part of the process for me. Votes: 0

Not knowing what to do with your life is a painful thing. Votes: 0

We cannot afford to forget any experience, not even the most painful. Votes: 0

If you don't define the problem you'll never reach a painful solution. Votes: 0

Attitudes are capable of making the same experience either pleasant or painful. Votes: 0

Homosexuals reject the process of healing because it's too painful and time-consuming. Votes: 0

It's very painful to have something that's not true written about you. Votes: 0

We often find comfort in telling what is painful in actual experience. Votes: 0

With inquiry, every painful story unravels. Freedom is possible in every moment. Votes: 0

Confronting an irresponsible person is not painful to him; only consequences are. Votes: 0

It's painful, but we can't heal ourselves unless we cleanse the wounds. Votes: 0

Gratitude magnifies the sweet parts of life and diminishes the painful ones. Votes: 0

Emotional attachment to Maya is totally painful, this is a bad bargain. Votes: 0

But I've never considered myself any kind of heartthrob. It sounds painful. Votes: 0

The thought of writing was always pleasant, but the process was painful Votes: 0

Our most challenging and painful experiences become our credentials for helping people. Votes: 0

Waxing was an interesting experience. Not quite as painful as I expected. Votes: 0

What annoyances are more painful than those of which we cannot complain? Votes: 0

The most welcome and painful moments of the life is within marriage. Votes: 0

The most welcome and painful moments of the life is within marriage. Votes: 0

It's painful, man, for my daughters to say they're scared of me. Votes: 0

Mr. Henry James writes fiction as if it were a painful duty. Votes: 0

It's always better to go personal and painful than to go big. Votes: 0

You make a joke out of everything. Life's too painful not to. Votes: 0

We hurt most who we love the most. Bad grammar, painful truth. Votes: 0

Writing a book is like loving someone. It can be very painful. Votes: 0

Sometimes life seems so painful it hurts even to move my arms. Votes: 0

It's painful to watch your parents not be in control of things. Votes: 0

Ah! Do not judge the gods, young man, they have painful secrets. Votes: 0

To walk out on a marriage and leave a child was painful. Votes: 0

Fear is far more painful to cowardice than death to true courage. Votes: 0

You must endure what is painful to secure that which is profitable. Votes: 0

I can't even read a script. I've tried and it's painful to watch. Votes: 0

I'm involved in the stock market, which is fun and, sometimes, very painful. Votes: 0

At that moment, beauty itself struck me as a kind of painful melancholy. Votes: 0

Leaders dig into their business to learn painful realities rather than peaceful illusion. Votes: 0

Bad grammar is the leading cause of slow, painful death in North America, Votes: 0

Asking for forgiveness is just one of the most painful kind of experiences. Votes: 0

Her absence in my life was so painful that it was a presence. Votes: 0

Im involved in the stock market, which is fun and, sometimes, very painful. Votes: 0

Poetry is only born after painful journeys into the vast regions of thought. Votes: 0

No matter how painful your past has been, you have made it through. Votes: 0

Her stare was direct and unwavering, full of confidence earned from painful experience... Votes: 0

The conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking. Votes: 0

Going to a fashion show is almost as painful as being in one. Votes: 0

There is nothing more painful than walking around with bitterness in your heart. Votes: 0

Don't hesitate to learn the most painful aspects of our history, understand it. Votes: 0

you’d think that silence would be peaceful. but really, it’s painful. Votes: 0

And then there was him, the long and painful love of her life. Votes: 0

There's no regret more painful than the regret of things that never were. Votes: 0

Death is not painful. It is the most beautiful experience you will have. Votes: 0

Be the business never so painful, you may have it done for money. Votes: 0

Don't make it worse by thinking it's more painful than it actually is. Votes: 0

The attitude of unhappiness is not only painful, it is mean and ugly. Votes: 0

For me, it's painful to make a movie. It's not my normal rhythm. Votes: 0

Never gaining a good reputation is not nearly as painful as losing one. Votes: 0

When bond prices fall, interest rates soar, with painful consequences for all borrowers. Votes: 0

I do a good job of blocking painful, unnecessary things from my memory. Votes: 0

The witnessing of titanic events is always dangerous, usually painful, and often fatal. Votes: 0

Criticism is a painful pill to swallow, but it always makes you better. Votes: 0

Comedy tends to come out of things which are quite painful and serious. Votes: 0

The light is too painful for someone who wants to remain in darkness. Votes: 0

While pensive poets painful vigils keep, Sleepless themselves, to give their readers sleep. Votes: 0

I ate the Green Monster. It tasted pretty nasty. It was pretty painful. Votes: 0

It is painful to behold a man employing his talents to corrupt himself. Votes: 0

It is painful to reflect upon your failures knowing that you alone caused them. Votes: 0

Once you let yourself grow close to someone, cutting the ties could be painful. Votes: 0

People's behaviour towards you changes when your films don't work. It's a painful period. Votes: 0

Evolution brings human beings. Human beings, through a long and painful process, bring humanity. Votes: 0

Great is this organism of mud and fire, terrible this vast, painful, glorious experiment Votes: 0

Creating art is painful. It takes time, practice, and the courage to stand alone. Votes: 0

The hardships of forced marches are often more painful than the dangers of battle Votes: 0

Throwing herself into learning helped Miri ignore the painful chill of solitude around her. Votes: 0

Getting emotional about things is a peacetime luxury. In wartime, it's much too painful. Votes: 0

No other natural bodily function is painful and childbirth should not be an exception Votes: 0

Divorce is hard and painful and complicated, and something you have to grow through. Votes: 0

Virtue she finds too painful an endeavour, content to dwell in decencies for ever. Votes: 0

It's not painful to relive it. I'm comfortable with my position in American history. Votes: 0

Getting control of life is never easy, and sometimes it can be definitely painful. Votes: 0

In trusting Allah, remember that what's best for you might be what's most painful. Votes: 0

Identify your painful thought, question it, and wake yourself up. No one else can. Votes: 0

The most painful household accident is wearing socks and stepping on an upturned plug. Votes: 0

There is nothing more painful than being rejected simply for being who you are. Votes: 0

It's painful to not be able to fully focus, but it keeps you fresh. Votes: 0

Those particular thoughts that are painful - love them. I love them to death! Votes: 0

If a good word already exists, there is no need to invent something painful. Votes: 0

To say "no" is painful, but much better than a "yes" that brings regrets. Votes: 0

How glorious it is - and also how painful - to be an exception. Votes: 0

Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change. Votes: 0

If you ever had your moon salted you'd know how painful that could be. Votes: 0

I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office. Votes: 0

Solitude is painful when one is young, but delightful when one is more mature. Votes: 0

Your presence in this house is almost as painful and enormous as your absence. Votes: 0

I had wanted to say that my song was far too painful to sing. Votes: 0

I am sure that music was never meant to sound this harsh, this painful. Votes: 0

It is less painful, it turns out, to feel betrayed than to feel forgotten. Votes: 0

It is very painful to love someone and believe you cannot be with them. Votes: 0

Change and growth is so painful. But it's so necessary for us to evolve. Votes: 0

Discovering new species is a passion. A day without collecting plants is painful for me. Votes: 0

Remembering is painful, it's difficult, but it can be inspiring and it can give wisdom. Votes: 0

I was obliged to take tough, painful and bold decisions to ensure a manageable tomorrow. Votes: 0

She knew with painful certainty that the opposite of love was not hate, but indifference. Votes: 0

The artist ought to know that a thousand painful deaths always lead into greater life. Votes: 0

It's regrets that make painful memories. When I was crazy I did everything just right. Votes: 0

Letting go of your painful past is how you open yourself to a wonderful future. Votes: 0

The actor becomes an emotional athlete. The process is painful - my personal life suffers. Votes: 0

It is as painful perhaps to be awakened from a vision as to be born. Votes: 0

I guess that's what art is: Turning something painful into something people can relate to. Votes: 0

From the start to the end it was ugly and a painful game to watch. Votes: 0

Affliction is a mother, Whose painful throes yield many sons, Each fairer than the other. Votes: 0

Everyone wants to learn the same thing from painful situations: how to avoid repeating them. Votes: 0

All human nature vigorously resists grace because grace changes us and the change is painful. Votes: 0

It's the most maddening, beautiful, magical, horrible, painful, wonderful joyous thing in the world, love Votes: 0

Waiting on the Lord is a confident, disciplined, expectant, active, sometimes painful clinging to God. Votes: 0

Running from your fear can be more painful than facing it, for better or worse. Votes: 0

Unrequited affection is very painful for the lover, but it can have unexpected, creative consequences. Votes: 0

Usually it is a painful process (writing), "Superman" came in 45 minutes; "100 Years" in four months. Votes: 0

Entrepreneurs, guys that start businesses, grow with them. It's more painful than it would appear. Votes: 0

A girl who is thirteen-which is hard, and difficult, and beautiful, and painful, and exhilarating. Votes: 0

Catholicism is not a soothing religion. It's a painful religion. We're all gluttons for punishment. Votes: 0

The loveliest creations of men are persistently painful. What would be the description of happiness?" Votes: 0

I don't regret the painful times; I bare my scars as if they were medals. Votes: 0

The loveliest creations of men are persistently painful. What would be the description of happiness? Votes: 0

This is a world in which reasons are made up because reality is too painful. Votes: 0

I have had an inordinate and painful concern for the audience in my writing career. Votes: 0

Every painful consequence of sin is a part of the punishment meted out for sin. Votes: 0

But what we call our despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope. Votes: 0

There are various wounds to describe our hurts;the deepest one is the most painful. Votes: 0

Life is too short, too precious, too painful to waste on worldly bubbles that burst Votes: 0

The grinding of the intellect is for most people as painful as a dentists drill. Votes: 0

Something that's very painful for me is when people wear pants that are too short. Votes: 0

I'm here instead of having shoulder surgery. But I'm not sure which is more painful. Votes: 0

Finally, I drew in a long breath. It was noisy and painful and just heaven. Votes: 0

Where has change ever been clean and nice? It has always been messy and painful. Votes: 0

The grinding of the intellect is for most people as painful as a dentist's drill. Votes: 0

I think money is important for everyone, because the lack of it is so painful. Votes: 0

We're all gonna lie, we're all gonna cry, and we're all gonna take painful shits. Votes: 0

Sometimes it's more noble to tell a small lie than to deliver a painful truth. Votes: 0

But the upside of painful knowledge is so much greater than the downside of blissful ignorance. Votes: 0

You can sometimes find something good on the other side of doing something very, very painful. Votes: 0

Liquor is the chloroform which enables the poor man to endure the painful operation of living. Votes: 0

It is good to stay in a peaceful poverty than to stay in a painful wealth. Votes: 0

Laws are a fine thing on paper, but painful when no bribery can ease their bind. Votes: 0

We live with that sense of not being enough, and it causes a very painful state. Votes: 0

Sometimes it is painful to be oneself; at other times it seems impossible to escape oneself. Votes: 0

I want to believe that memories, even sad and painful ones, should not be forgotten forever. Votes: 0

There is nothing in the whole world so painful as feeling that one is not liked. Votes: 0

To get to forgiveness, we first have to work through the painful experiences that require it. Votes: 0

You don't have enough time to be both unhappy & mediocre. It's not just pointless; it's painful. Votes: 0

I think when dance is mediocre, it's painful. But when dance is really impressive, it destroys. Votes: 0

This was possible only by dint of extended periods of frequently quite painful reflection and digestion. Votes: 0

Readjusting is a painful process, but most of us need it at one time or another. Votes: 0

You need to remember who God is, forget the painful wounds and let Him renew you. Votes: 0

In spite of warnings, nothing much happens until the status quo becomes more painful than change. Votes: 0

The painful truth is that while we might have the illusion, none of us are free. Votes: 0

I've been feeling something else. Like I'm about to be sucked into something powerful and painful. Votes: 0

The most painful state of being is remembering the future, particularly the one you'll never have. Votes: 0

I seem to think that anything worth having in life has to be painful to attain. Votes: 0

I'm for all the actor's struggle, the self-indulgent, painful journey, but I would rather have fun. Votes: 0

There is a painful difference between the expectation of an unpleasant event and its final certainty. Votes: 0

Examination of the world without is never as personally painful as examination of the world within. Votes: 0

God intentionally allows you to go through painful experiences to equip you for ministry to others. Votes: 0

People seldom see the halting and painful steps by which the most insignificant success is achieved. Votes: 0

But if you've ever felt love, you'll know how painful it is to suffer for love. Votes: 0

Bigamy is one way of avoiding the painful publicity of divorce and the expense of alimony. Votes: 0

We religious controllers control in the name of Jesus and it is really painful to people Votes: 0

People say it's cathartic to write a book, but it turned out to be quite painful! Votes: 0

Sometimes I wanted to believe something so badly, I deliberately manufactured excuses and ignored painful reality. Votes: 0

Conscientious people are apt to see their duty in that which is the most painful course. Votes: 0

He had been standing still; for an artist, one of the more painful forms of death. Votes: 0

This is one moment, / But know that another / Shall pierce you with a sudden painful joy. Votes: 0

The more painful it is, tragically, the more you do learn, though, that's the good part. Votes: 0

Life is just so painful and messy and hard and worth it and all that stuff. Votes: 0

I didn't have to say it. I just had to write it. It was painful enough. Votes: 0

Storms don't come to teach us painful lessons, rather they were meant to wash us clean. Votes: 0

People seldom see the halting and painful steps by which the most insignificant success is achieved. Votes: 0

Few things are as painful as the unfulfilled desire to be near to another you love. Votes: 0

Your career will be a painful one. I divine something in you which offends the vulgar. Votes: 0

The beast attempts a beautific look that could be mistaken for a bout of painful wind. Votes: 0

Because even though the truth can set you free, that doesn't mean it won't be painful. Votes: 0

Neglect is a major reason for some of the most painful experiences we suffer in life. Votes: 0

It is good to stay in a peaceful poverty than to stay in a painful wealth. Votes: 0

The only thing more painful than being an active forgetter is to be an inert rememberer. Votes: 0

Life is painful, nasty and short... in my case it has only been painful and nasty. Votes: 0

Life is painful, nasty and short.. in my case it has only been painful and nasty. Votes: 0

The weak-minded choose to hate," she said. "It's the least painful thing to do, isn't it? Votes: 0

God, it's so painful when something that's so close is still so far out of reach. Votes: 0

The notion that I had become a political lightning rod was painful for me to experience. Votes: 0

We religious controllers control in the name of Jesus and it is really painful to people. Votes: 0

Dreams are not easy. Dreams are painful. They force work and commitment. They are challenging and motivating. Votes: 0

Nearly every understanding is gained by a painful struggle in which belief and unbelief are dramatically interwoven. Votes: 0

Kindness was too painful. It had been a long time since he had had to endure it. Votes: 0

Blind adoration, in the age of action, is perfectly valueless, is often embarrassing and, equally, often painful. Votes: 0

When I was small, my most serious handicap was a painful bashfulness in the presence of strangers. Votes: 0

It is painful for me to see when criminal elements of all kinds fire from my weapon. Votes: 0

The Buddha said that samsara by its nature is painful. He didn't say it was a joyride. Votes: 0

Break ups are painful, but if initiated at the right time can fuel one's sense of optimism. Votes: 0

No book or expert can protect us from the range of painful emotions that make us human. Votes: 0

Losing would be painful, but not as painful as knowing there was something else you could've done. Votes: 0

When, then, does plunder stop? It stops when it becomes more painful and more dangerous than labor. Votes: 0

I never heard sound and thrill of my painful heart until that very day she touched it. Votes: 0

When life becomes painful, it means God is saying, “I have a better plan for you Votes: 0

I trust we shall never be reduced to the painful extremity of seeking the aid of Mirabeau. Votes: 0

It's not easy to find a topic. Talking of home is painful. Talking of the present unbearable. Votes: 0

The painful things seemed like knots on a beautiful necklace, necessary for keeping the beads in place. Votes: 0

It takes just such painful and terrible things to occur for the great emancipation to take place. Votes: 0

The violence done us by others is often less painful than that which we do to ourselves. Votes: 0

Meditation is painful in the beginning but it bestows immortal Bliss and supreme joy in the end. Votes: 0

What we are tempted to call a disaster is sometimes the first, painful stage of a blessing. Votes: 0

It's painful and it's messy. But sometimes you just have to make the break and start again. Votes: 0

Meditation is painful in the beginning but it bestows immortal Bliss and supreme joy in the end. Votes: 0

Regret is a bitter emotion, so painful that the urge to avoid it often drives decision-making strategies. Votes: 0

All our knowledge merely helps us to die a more painful death than animals that know nothing. Votes: 0

But my experience is that people who have been through painful, difficult times are filled with compassion. Votes: 0

The future is easy because it doesn't exist; but the past is painful because it lives forever. Votes: 0

We cannot selectively numb emotions, when we numb the painful emotions, we also numb the positive emotions. Votes: 0

We cannot selectively numb emotions, when we numb the painful emotions, we also numb the positive emotions. Votes: 0

I do sometimes painful things to my body in an effort to conform to culturally imposed beauty ideals. Votes: 0

There is only one thing more painful than learning from experience and that is not learning from experience. Votes: 0

Shame is very painful to endure. For me it makes perfect sense that the character would kill herself. Votes: 0

Even those truths that are painful will ultimately increase my wisdom, undergird my strength, make possible my art. Votes: 0

In no other sport is the connection between performer and observer so intimate, so frequently painful, so unresolved Votes: 0

Unless you continually work, evolve, and innovate, you'll learn a quick and painful lesson from someone who has. Votes: 0

Male privilege and entitlement are dying a very painful death; no one gives up power without a struggle. Votes: 0

When you welcome your emotions as teachers, every emotion brings good news, even the ones that are painful. Votes: 0

There was something almost painful about that, the intensity of being so vulnerable and so intimate with him. Votes: 0

Being anxious, or in a painful rush of any kind, kills the possibility of meeting anyone with compassion Votes: 0

In the property division splitting couples go through, the allocation of friends must surely be the most painful. Votes: 0

I thought that would go without saying, that if a mother gives up her children, it's very painful. Votes: 0

His heart hurt with the wanting of it, the hurt no less painful for being difficult to explain. Votes: 0

Rather I fear on the contrary that while we banish painful thoughts we may banish memory as well. Votes: 0

There are ships sailing to many ports, but not a single one goes where life is not painful. Votes: 0

If I hadn't gone through some of the painful experiences in my life, I would not be me. Votes: 0

The wounds that cannot be seen are more painful than those that can be treated by a doctor. Votes: 0

No matter how painful something is, you have to take it. I saw that in both my parents. Votes: 0

Loss is very painful, because any kind of loss leaves a hole in the fabric of one's existence. Votes: 0

It's not hard to get the ideas when they come. They just come... it's painful waiting for them. Votes: 0

The sun will shine again. No matter how painful and hard the rain may beat down on me. Votes: 0

Life is a dream even in its most painful moments, it's a dream that we can dance to. Votes: 0

To be part of what you're singing about is somewhat painful. You've got to climb inside it all. Votes: 0

I don't make friends with the girls I'm playing against. It would be too painful to beat them. Votes: 0

Millions of Mexicans leave their kids in order to take care of other kids. That's a very painful thing. Votes: 0

I discovered early that crying makes my nose red, and the knowledge has helped me through several painful episodes. Votes: 0

Prefer punishment to disgraceful gain; for the one is painful but once, but the other for one's whole life. Votes: 0

When something's painful, you just avoid it. Why bother dredging up the past if it's nothing but bad stuff? Votes: 0

No matter how difficult and painful it may be, nothing sounds as good to the soul as the truth. Votes: 0

Humor enables us to deal with and overcome many of the most painful and difficult situations in our lives. Votes: 0

A poverty that is universal may be cheerfully borne; it is an individual poverty that is painful and humiliating. Votes: 0

In this world, there is a kind of painful progress. Longing for what we've left behind, and dreaming ahead. Votes: 0

Growth is painful. Change is painful. But, nothing is as painful as staying stuck where you do not belong. Votes: 0

The most painful tears are the ones shed for a person you thought would never hurt or lie to Votes: 0

Hers was a beauty so pure that it was nearly painful to behold--Athena heading out on a Friday night. Votes: 0

It is painful to face the self we know we have never had the integrity to honor and assert. Votes: 0

My favorite movies are gory horror films. I love Faulkner. I wanted to see the most painful things possible. Votes: 0

The one thing I think you must do is, as painful as it is as a parent, is listen. Votes: 0

I wish I could say someone taught me my mental toughness, it would have been a lot less painful. Votes: 0

Nature is neither pleasant nor painful. It is all intelligence and beauty. Pain and pleasure are in the mind. Votes: 0

Majority of women like to fantasize and men like to romanticize. I saw a painful mountain in her eyes. Votes: 0

You, the foreign media, have been the companion of my people in its long and painful journey to freedom. Votes: 0

I wish I'd legitimately talked about some painful moments in my life where I felt insufficient as a kid. Votes: 0

I can't say it's not painful being estranged from most of my family. I wish it could be otherwise. Votes: 0

every death diminishes us, but those that leave differences unresolved and things unsaid are the most painful of all. Votes: 0

Cushion the painful effects of hard blows by keeping the enthusiasm going strong, even if doing so requires struggle. Votes: 0

My love for the band is still there. It hasn't changed, maybe that's why it's so painful these days. Votes: 0

It gave me strength and toughness because I had to face reality, no matter how uncomfortable or painful it was. Votes: 0

As you experience love and relationships, you start to realize that love tends to end in a very painful goodbye. Votes: 0

Maybe it is worth investigating the unknown, if only because the very feeling of not knowing is a painful one. Votes: 0

Fame of self: Which matters more? Self or wealth: Which is more precious? Gain or loss: Which is more painful? Votes: 0

You've got to have as many good times as bad, or it all becomes too painful and too much work. Votes: 0

The most painful moral struggles are not those between good and evil, but between the good and the lesser good. Votes: 0

Repetition on things like that becomes quite painful. If you do a stunt sometimes it can look like a stunt. Votes: 0

Nothing is more important than to learn how to maintain a life of purpose in the midst of painful adversity. Votes: 0

It is painful to see someone suffering what you must be suffering- watching someone you love be so cruelly hurt. Votes: 0

Do you know how painful it is to tell someone you love him and not hear him say it back? Votes: 0

Nothing is painful in and of itself. Pain is a result of wrong thought. It is an error in thinking. Votes: 0

The painful secret of gods and kings is that men are free, Aegistheus. You know it and they do not. Votes: 0

It's been painful to see the people that you love be attacked when you know it's not fair or true. Votes: 0

It is painful to relive things that have caused emotional crises or whatever and find ways to express that musically. Votes: 0

A moment's thought would have shown him. But a moment is a long time, and thought is a painful process. Votes: 0

There is no surer or more painful way to learn a rule than to be penalized once for breaking it. Votes: 0

What keeps you from... living your life as a painful and lovely day in the history of a great pregnancy? Votes: 0

I loved acting, which was never about money, the fame. It was about a search for meaning. It was painful. Votes: 0

Honesty is often very hard. The truth is often painful. But the freedom it can bring is worth the trying. Votes: 0

Suffering by nature or chance never seems so painful as suffering inflicted on us by the arbitrary will of another. Votes: 0

What seems nasty, painful, evil can become a source of beauty, joy, and strength, if faced with an open mind. Votes: 0

Courage is the ability to do the right thing, all the time, no matter how painful or uncomfortable it might be. Votes: 0

After being in the creative, hermetic state I have been in, coming out has been painful, but it is getting easier. Votes: 0

A show has to change and evolve. Sometimes the change is painful, but that doesn't mean it's not good or correct. Votes: 0

one of the best and the most painful things about time traveling has been the opportunity to see my mother alive. Votes: 0

It's not the man who pushes himself the hardest... it's the man who pushes himself the hardest after it gets painful. Votes: 0

To lose an arm or a leg would be painful, but to lose the central truth of your life felt—fatal. Votes: 0

Live what you love, and love what you live. Anything less is a painful and frustrating waste of your precious time. Votes: 0

Difficult and painful as it is, we must walk on in the days ahead with an audacious faith in the future. Votes: 0

I knew a man who had been virtually drowned and then revived. He said that his death had not been painful. Votes: 0

Suddenly it was too hard to be in his presence, too painful to know that he would belong to someone else. Votes: 0

We cannot afford not to fight for growth and understanding, even when it is painful, as it is bound to be. Votes: 0

How painful to give a gift to any person of sensibility, or of equality! It is next worst to receiving one Votes: 0

Separation is painful, and there's such a thing as doing it too much - the limits are how much it hurts. Votes: 0

But then, the flames of a fire are not made less painful by the knowledge that others are burning with you. Votes: 0

War is the most painful act of subjection to the laws of God that can be required of the human will. Votes: 0

The loss of music is very painful, and I don't revisit stuff unless there is a solid reason to do it. Votes: 0

He was living in an age much more dangerous, more painful, much more on the edge than our own particular age. Votes: 0

Winning the IBF title was the greatest night of my life. To give it up outside the ring is truly painful. Votes: 0

There are sorrows that are not painful, but are of the nature of some acids, and give piquancy and flavor to life. Votes: 0

Love is love, no matter who you fall in love with, love is love, it can be painful, it can be wonderful. Votes: 0

It is long and hard and painful to create life: it is short and easy to steal the life others have made. Votes: 0

I have said to you to speak the truth is a painful thing. To be forced to tell lies is much worse. Votes: 0

I can think of few things more painful than naming four good things about yourself in front of a room of journalists! Votes: 0

It's a blessing not to be alone in your grief but it's also painful to see your parents and siblings in pain. Votes: 0

At its best, American music is the soundtrack of our long - and often painful - march toward a more perfect union. Votes: 0

Death is easy. To live is the most painful thing I could imagine and I'm weak and no longer willing to fight. Votes: 0

God is a God of the present. God is always in the moment, be that moment hard or easy, joyful and painful. Votes: 0

I have a very clear vision, and I come from film, where director is God, so if there's a clash, it's painful. Votes: 0

Self-exploration is very painful, but unless you do that, you will never know who you are and who you want to be. Votes: 0

I learn from my mistakes. It's a very painful way to learn, but without pain, the old saying is, there's no gain. Votes: 0

One has to kill a few of one's natural selves to let the rest grow "” a very painful slaughter of innocents. Votes: 0

It's so painful to be next to someone you feel strongly about and know you can't say the things you want to. Votes: 0

A mind too proud to unbend over the small ridiculosa of life is as painful as a library with no trash in it. Votes: 0

I don't think pain is a prerequisite for growth, but on the other hand, most of us choose very painful ways to learn. Votes: 0

The most painful thing about mathematics is how far away you are from being able to use it after you have learned it. Votes: 0

The most painful thing about mathematics is how far away you are from being able to use it after you have learned it. Votes: 0

At a time when the joy of living is more painful than imagining the beauty of eternal life, we leave our life behind. Votes: 0

I want now to be of today. It is painful to be conscious of two worlds. The Wandering Jew in me seeks forgetfulness. Votes: 0

Not only does he hate me, and want to kill me, he no longer believes I'm human. It was less painful being strangled. Votes: 0

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. Votes: 0

And the time came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. Votes: 0

I have found awareness to be one of the most rewarding, and yet one of the most painful journeys one can embark on. Votes: 0

It is a painful thing to look at your own trouble and know that you yourself and no one else has made it. Votes: 0

It is as natural to die as to be born; and to a little infant, perhaps, the one is as painful as the other. Votes: 0

At one of my lowest points, sugar had a painful grip on me. I'd buy/binge and then beat myself up over my behavior. Votes: 0

In my most painful moments on the bike, I am at my most curious and I wonder each and every time how I will respond. Votes: 0

It's not easy to run a marathon, I know it will be painful but when I start it, I know I'm going to finish it Votes: 0

I would love to do a film with a lot of humor in it: a comedy with pain instead of a painful film with some comedy. Votes: 0