Quotes by category:Suffering

Grief is a sign that we loved something more than ourselves. . . . Grief makes us worthy to suffer with the rest of the world.

Joan D. Chittister

grief suffering world

Since we are already Buddhas, happy and suffering Buddhas, wise and confused Buddhas, we are already Buddha.

confused suffering wise

I make myself suffer with a lot of self doubt. by Joan Osborne

I make myself suffer with a lot of self doubt.

suffering self doubt

Does anyone really go into nursing intending to be apathetic, cold and removed from suffering? I find that very difficult to believe.

nursing suffering believe

My significant other right now is myself, which is what happens when you suffer from multiple personality disorder and self-obsession.

Joaquin Phoenix

personality suffering self

Hundreds of political prisoners still suffer in Tibetan prisons. Freedom of speech is not allowed in any sense. It is illegal to possess a photo of the Dalai Lama.

freedom-of-speech political suffering

The demon got up. The demon said Fool. To think you can eat their food and not talk to them. To think you can take their money and not be afraid of them. To think you can depend on their company and not suffer from them.

fool suffering thinking

I have been true to the principles of nonviolence, developing a stronger and stronger aversion to the ideologies of both the far right and the far left and a deeper sense of rage and sorrow over the suffering they continue to produce all over the world.

sorrow suffering peace

I always have the fear that, if I don't commit 100 percent to my... by Joaquin Phoenix

I always have the fear that, if I don't commit 100 percent to my work, then it's gonna suffer.

Joaquin Phoenix

percent commit suffering

Sometimes it takes great suffering to pierce the soul and open it up to greatness

greatness soul suffering

It is an eternal truth in the political as well as the mystical body, that where one member suffers, all the members suffer with it

honesty political suffering

Unfortunately, after Sept. 11, there was an outburst in America of intense suffering and patriotism, and the Bush administration was very shrewd and effective in painting anyone who disagreed with the policies as unpatriotic or even traitorous.

patriotism suffering america

Horror was rooted in sympathy . . . in understanding what it woul... by Joe Hill

Horror was rooted in sympathy . . . in understanding what it would be like to suffer the worst.

understanding suffering would-be

You know what, I'll suffer in silence.

survival silence suffering

That's why we read fiction, isn't it? To remind us that whatever... by Jodi Picoult

That's why we read fiction, isn't it? To remind us that whatever we suffer, we're not the only ones?

suffering fiction

An artist needs to live to create, and to live means to suffer. by Joe Wright

An artist needs to live to create, and to live means to suffer.

artist suffering mean

Since the foods Americans consume are so calorie-rich, we have all been trying to diet by eating smaller portions of low-nutrient foods. We not only have to suffer hunger but also wind up with perverted cravings because we are nutrient-deficient to boot.

suffering trying wind

Every rebellion against suffering is fed by the subversive power... by Johann Baptist Metz

Every rebellion against suffering is fed by the subversive power of remembered suffering.

Johann Baptist Metz

pain suffering remember

Heart-suffering because of sin is the best proof that the Holy Sp... by Johann Arndt

Heart-suffering because of sin is the best proof that the Holy Spirit dwells in your heart.

suffering spirit heart

History is not to be whitewashed "by a screening out of the impor... by Johann Baptist Metz

History is not to be whitewashed "by a screening out of the importance of suffering."

Johann Baptist Metz

screening importance suffering