Quotes by Painful Experiences Any painful experience makes you see things differently. It also reminds you of the simple truths that we purposely forget every day or else we would never get out of bed. Amy Poehler painful-experiences simple suffering We don't seek the painful experiences that hew our identities, but we seek our identities in the wake of painful experiences. Andrew Solomon painful-experiences painful identity Unfortunately, in seeing ourselves as we truly are, not all that we see is beautiful and attractive. This is undoubtedly part of the reason we flee silence. We do not want to be confronted with our hypocrisy, our phoniness. We see how false and fragile is the false self we project. We have to go through this painful experience to come to our true self. Basil Pennington painful-experiences self beautiful I'M OFFENDED, because of the insulting comments I've seen that are not only insensitive but dismissive to the painful experiences of others. Benjamin Watson painful-experiences insulting racism But without painful experiences, we dont grow Betty Williams painful-experiences without-pain painful If I hadn't gone through some of the painful experiences in my life, I would not be me. Beyonce Knowles painful-experiences painful gone I've had some painful experiences in my life, but I feel like I'm trivializing them by using them for a scene in a movie. I don't want to do that. It just makes me feel kind of dirty for having done that. Christian Bale painful-experiences naughty dirty To get to forgiveness, we first have to work through the painful experiences that require it. Christiane Northrup painful-experiences painful firsts Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength. Dalai Lama painful-experiences strength tragedy If we lose our hope, that's our real disaster! Dalai Lama painful-experiences strength real You as the press secretary have to protect the president's interests and the White House's interests more broadly. And a lot of people inside the White House, as you learned, sometimes with painful experience, have competing agendas, have differing points of view, have priorities they're trying to protect. Dee Dee Myers painful-experiences views white There are enough painful experiences that go along with this trip that it keeps me in reality. It ain't all gems and roses. Dick Latvala painful-experiences rose reality By what sort of experience are we led to the conviction that spirit exists? On the whole, by searching, painful experience. The rose Religion grows on a thorn-bush, and we must not be afraid to have our fingers lacerated by the thorns if we would pluck the rose. Felix Adler painful-experiences thorns rose I think being jilted is one of life's most painful experiences. It takes a long time to heal a broken heart. It's happened to all of us and never gets any easier. I understand, however, that playing one of my albums can help. Frank Sinatra painful-experiences heart thinking 1992 was the worst year of my life, to watch my dad lose. It was a painful experience. Yet when I became president, it was so much easier to be president. George W. Bush painful-experiences dad years 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. Jonathan Cain painful-experiences unique children The universe is a soul making machine, and part of that process is learning, maturing, and growing through difficult and challenging and painful experiences. The point of our lives in this world isn't comfort, but training and preparation for eternity. Lee Strobel painful-experiences soul challenges Painful experiences are not meant to linger. They are meant to teach us what they need to teach us, and then dissolve. Marianne Williamson painful-experiences painful needs We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. Frankly I have never yet engaged in a direct action movement that was 'well timed,' according to the timetable of those who have not suffered unduly from the disease of segregation. For years now I have heard the word 'Wait!' It rings in the ear of every Negro with a piercing familiarity. This 'wait' has almost always meant 'never.' We must come to see with the distinguished jurist of yesterday that 'justice too long delayed is justice denied.' Martin Luther King, Jr. direct-action painful-experiences years Certainly we want to protect our children from new and painful experiences that are beyond their emotional comprehension and that intensify anxiety; and to a point we can prevent premature exposure to such experiences. Maurice Sendak painful-experiences emotional children 12»