Quotes tagged ‘Suffering’

“We create our own unhappiness. The purpose of suffering is to help us understand we are the ones who cause it.”

— Willie Nelson, willienelson.com

“Fear is the path to the Dark Side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.”

— George Lucas, Yoda, Frank Oz, amazon.com

“Pain is inexhaustible.”

— Nic Pizzolatto, Ray Velcoro, Colin Farrell, imdb.com

“There will be pain. There will be suffering. We will be confronted with the most horrific aspects of humanity. We will confront the inhuman. Evil itself. But we will triumph. It is not a war we will lose.”

— Beau Willimon‏, Frank Underwood, Kevin Spacey, imdb.com

“Thank you, God, who as someone just told me, never said it would be easy, but did promise me that it would work.”

— Anne Lamott, facebook.com

“"You don't have to rush. You have careers to launch, debts to pay, spouses to meet and marry. That's enough for now. But in the course of your lives, without any plan on your part, you'll come to see suffering that will break your heart. When it happens, and it will, don't turn away from it; turn to…”

— Melinda Gates, news.stanford.edu

“Optimism for me isn't a passive expectation that things will get better; it's a conviction that we can make things better – that whatever suffering we see, no matter how bad it is, we can help people if we don't lose hope and we don't look away.”

— Melinda Gates, news.stanford.edu

“The very efficiency of mass society makes people feel unnecessary, and therein lies a profound threat to our dignity.”

— Sebastian Junger, nationalreview.com

“If He doesn't exist, fine. Bad crap happens to good people. That's how it is. There's no rhyme or reason. Just random, horrible, evil. I get it, OK. I can roll with that. But if He is out there, what's wrong with Him? Where the hell is He while all these decent people are getting torn to shreds? How…”

— Sera Gamble, Dean Winchester, Jensen Ackles, imdb.com

“Something happens at around 92 miles an hour—thunder-headers drown out all sound, engine vibrations travels at a heart's rate, field of vision funnels into the immediate and suddenly you're not on the road, you're in it. A part of it. Traffic, scenery, cops—just cardboard cutouts blowing over as you…”

— Kurt Sutter, Jax Teller, Charlie Hunnam, imdb.com

“In this our country has, in my judgment, thus far fulfilled its highest duty to suffering humanity. It has spoken and will continue to speak, not only by words, but by its acts, the language of sympathy, encouragement, and hope to those who earnestly listen to tones which pronounce for the largest n…”

— Franklin Pierce, amazon.com

“You can throw all your dreams down the well. Although everyday the pain grows you ride unicorns on rainbows if you throw all your dreams down the well. When your life's come apart at the seams and you've given up all your dreams, here is just the means to make those dreams come true. No more sufferi…”

— Tom King, Luke Brookshier, Spongebob Squarepants, Tom Kenny, imdb.com

“The harder the hit, the more it'll sting. That's usually the case. So we prescribe meds, ice, compression, elevation. Things you do to stop the immediate pain. But you can only dull the pain for so long, and when the drugs start to wear off, it really hurts.”

— Jen Klein, Dr. Meredith Grey, Ellen Pompeo, imdb.com

“The answer to ‘I have no idea how I am going to get through this’ is: you allow yourself to sob, to heave, to feel as if your heart has a boulder crashing through it.””

— Geneen Roth, amazon.com

“The great thing about being Sisyphus is that you have your work cut out for you.”

— Geneen Roth, amazon.com

“When the suffering is fully allowed, it dissolves.”

— Geneen Roth, amazon.com

“Suffering is unnecessary and not at all required by the benevolent forces of life. If you currently have the exact opposite of what you desire, change your mind.”

— Iyanla Vanzant, twitter.com

“Some folks are afraid to heal because it is easier to be attached to the suffering, then to let go and be open to the possibility of a full heart.”

— Joel L. Daniels, twitter.com

“Some may more quietly commemorate the suffering, struggle, and sacrifice that has triumphed over much of what was wrong with the original document, and observe the anniversary with hopes not realized and promises not fulfilled. I plan to celebrate the bicentennial of the Constitution as a living doc…”

— Thurgood Marshall, thurgoodmarshall.com

“It’s the perfect time to return to the basics of your spiritual practice. Meditate more seriously, pray with greater sincerity, and know that you are being guided. This, too, shall pass.”

— Jordan Bach, twitter.com