“Often when people are diagnosed with a life-changing medical condition, they feel overwhelmed. They feel choked by darkness and hopelessness. Those are times when answers simply do not suffice. That's because answers don't always reach the problem where it hurts: in the gut and in the heart.” PeopleFeelsHeartProblemHurtAnswersDarknessConditionsMedicalLife ChangingGutsIt HurtsHopelessnessOverwhelmedMedical Conditions Author:Joni Eareckson Tada
“The experiencing self lives in the moment; it is the one that answers the question, 'Does it hurt?' or 'What were you thinking about just now?' The remembering self is the one that answers questions about the overall evaluation of episodes or periods of one's life, such as a stay in the hospital or the years since one left college.” ThinkingYearsDoeSelfMomentsRememberLeftHurtAnswersCollegePeriodsHospitalsEpisodesIt HurtsLive In The MomentEvaluation Author:Daniel Kahneman
“Basically when it comes to autistic kids and animals there's kind of three ways that they work, some of them are instant best buddies, they understand a cat, they understand a dog - they're best studies with it, they just know how to communicate with it. Then there's other kids that begin with a little bit of fear of the cat or the dog, but then they begin to like it and then there are other kids where you have a sensory problem - the cat meows and it hurts their ears, so they want to stay away from the cat because you never know when he might meow.” KnowsWayWantKindLittlesProblemMightKidsThreeBitsHurtAnimalKnow HowStudyDogLittle BitCatEarsCommunicateInstantIt HurtsBuddySensoryAutisticThree WaysBest Buddies Author:Temple Grandin
“There are other ways to motivate students than requiring them to take on debt or work long hours taking away from their studies. For example, we don't allow our kids to work during the school hours their freshman year. After that, they can work a little but not so much that it hurts their education.” WayYearsLittlesLongKidsSchoolHoursHurtStudyExampleStudentsDebtIt HurtsFreshmanLong HoursFreshman YearMotivate StudentsSchool Hours Author:Michelle Singletary
“Your body has this instinct to start healing and then you go back to work and it hurts even more. It's almost better to keep your body messed-up on a consistent basis.” BodyHurtHealingBasesInstinctYour BodyConsistentIt HurtsMessed UpBack To Work Author:Gail Kim
“As I look back, I understand what [the record company] was getting at. They were trying to market a record and make it as commercially acceptable as possible. It hurt me and my credibility with critics.” TryingLooksHurtCompanyRecordsCriticsAcceptableIt HurtsCredibilityHurt MeRecord Companies Author:Michael Buble
“Sometimes the truth hurts. It hurts because they have a weakness - and I exploit weakness.” SometimesHurtWeaknessIt HurtsExploitsTruth Hurts Author:Conor McGregor
“The haters can just keep hating but I'm certainly not stopping because of them. But I can't say it doesn't hurt. It hurts a great deal. It hurts very much.” I CanHateHurtDealsIt HurtsStopping Author:Nancy Grace
“A poet or a comedian can say what's on the mind of people. They should be funny. They should make you laugh. It may be so truthful that it hurts, but it makes you laugh.” PeopleShouldMindMayHurtLaughingPoetComedianTruthfulIt HurtsMake You Laugh Author:Russell Simmons
“The EPA's [Clean Power Plan] is another example of Washington's lack of understanding when it comes to rural and Western energy issues. I oppose this new rule because it hurts my district, which has four coal-fired plants that power Arizona's big cities, small towns, businesses and residences. These plants also provide good-paying jobs in our tribal and rural regions.” BigsJobsEnergyUnderstandingHurtCitiesIssuesFourPlansExampleTownsCleanPlantWesternRegionsIt HurtsCoalSmall TownArizonaBig CitiesResidenceLack Of UnderstandingEpa Author:Ann Kirkpatrick
“We had an airplane, a Beechcraft Baron, that we - I had since 1981. And Annie [Glenn] and I both of had to have knee replacements unfortunately over the past year, and it made it more difficult to climb up on the airplane. We weren't using it that much so we did - it hurt a lot but I finally sold the airplane.” YearsMadePastDifficultHurtMade ItKneesClimbsAirplaneIt HurtsOver The PastReplacementsAnnie Author:John Glenn
“A crown, if it hurts us, is not worth wearing.” IfsHappinessSuccessFearHurtInspiringWords Of WisdomPerseveranceAfrican AmericanCrownsIt Hurts Author:Pearl Bailey
“Don't compromise even if it hurts to be yourself.” IfsHurtCompromiseBeing YourselfIt HurtsNo CompromiseYou Hurt Me Author:Toby Keith
“I don't expect that the president-elect [Donald Trump] will follow exactly our blueprint or our approach, but my hope is that he does not simply take a real-politic approach and suggest that, you know, if we just cut some deals with Russia, even if it hurts people or even if it violates international norms, or even if it leaves smaller countries vulnerable or creates long-term problems in regions like Syria, that we just do whatever is convenient at the time.” PeopleIfsKnowsLongDoeRealCountryProblemPresidentTermHurtDealsCuttingTrumpApproachInternationalRussiaVulnerableLong TermRegionsSyriaIt HurtsNormConvenientBlueprints Author:Barack Obama
“I say that is because those are the times where sometimes you feel actually a little bit hurt. Because you feel like saying to these folks, "[Don't] you think if I could do it, I [would] have just done it. Do you think that the only problem is that I don't care enough about the plight of poor people, or gay people, or immigrants, or ...?"” PeopleIfsThinkingFeelsLittlesSometimesDoneEnoughProblemCareBitsHurtPoorGayLittle BitFolksDon't CareI Don't CareIf I CouldImmigrantsIt HurtsPoor PeopleGay PeoplePlight Author:Barack Obama
“Grass probably helped me as much as it hurt me. Especially as a performer.” HurtGrassPerformersIt HurtsHurt Me Author:George Carlin
“I feel like [terrorism] acts are un-Islamic. So to see that happen and somebody do that in the name of God, it just - and the religion that you practice, it just - it hurts your heart so deeply because it's such a misrepresentation of the faith.” FeelsHeartHappensNamesHurtPracticeTerrorismIslamicIt HurtsMisrepresentation Author:Mahershala Ali
“Not having a father helping you grow into manhood and teaching you those things about how to be a man hurts. It hurt my brothers because their fathers weren't involved in their lives.” MenHelpingFatherGrowsHurtTeachingBrotherInvolvedMy BrotherIt HurtsManhoodBe A Man Author:John Starks
“It hurts to see that everything on television is based on pillaring people. Nobody's sort of given the opportunity to be nice anymore. I think that is somewhat reflective of tragically the society that we live in today where we want to know people off their pedestal or we want to hurt, we want to harm instead of boosting and following by example. It's always about the crud of society, the black sheep of society that producers seem to think the public wants rather than my old theory of the cream rising to the top.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantSeemsTodayOpportunityGivenBlackHurtNiceExampleTelevisionTheoryFollowingHarmProducersRisingSheepCreamBeing NiceIt HurtsPedestalBlack Sheep Author:Robin Leach
“Child care can almost bankrupt a family, even a two-parent household in which both parents are working. That keeps a parent from being at ease and it really stifles the social and economic growth of a family. Women are hit hard across the board, but particularly in homes where the mother is the head of the household and the only wage-earner. It hurts her, and it hurts her children.” ChildrenTwoHardHomeCareMotherSocialParentGrowthHurtEconomicEaseBoardsHouseholdIt HurtsEconomic GrowthChild Care Author:Nina Turner
“It's tough enough to have a relationship, and it hurts enough to have it not work.” EnoughHurtToughIt Hurts Author:Kenny Chesney
“We have to band together, but the thing in America is that people are terrified of losing their jobs... Maybe California needs to secede. The only thing that'll make any difference is the money... Tax dollars and losing that amount of money. It's one of the most economically powerful states, isn't it? That's where it hurts.” PeopleNeedsStatesTogetherJobsAmericaDifferencesHurtPowerfulAmountBandTaxesLosingDollarsCaliforniaTerrifiedIt HurtsTax Dollars Author:Cate Blanchett
“Grass probably helped me as much as it hurt me. Especially as a performer. When you're high, it's easy to kid yourself about how clever certain mediocre pieces of material are. But, on the other hand, pot opens windows and doors that you may not be able to get through any other way.” WayMayHandsKidsAbleCertainEasyHurtPiecesDoorsMaterialsWindowCleverGrassPotPerformersIt HurtsMediocreHurt MeWindows And Doors Author:George Carlin
“In terms of my life, I guess I want to share whatever I've learned really, which is basically one thing: know yourself, look for yourself, know what to look for, cherish it, be honest, be authentic, even if it hurts your feelings. That's not bad.” IfsKnowsWantLooksFeelingsTermHurtOne ThingShareHonestBeing HonestI've LearnedCherishIt HurtsKnow Yourself Author:Shirley MacLaine
“I think my way of showing violence is unique from that of other filmmakers, in that when I show it, it hurts. It happens unexpectedly and looks painful. That's how it is in real life, and that's how it should be expressed. I don't glamorize it, nor do I depict it without necessity or inevitability.” ThinkingWayShouldLooksRealShowsHappensHurtViolenceUniquePainfulReal LifeMy WayFilmmakerIt HurtsInevitability Author:Takeshi Kitano
“When I was listening in on the phone call where Andre Leon Talley was saying that he was going to get my fat, black ass on the cover of a magazine. I think that - you know, Andre Leon Talley is fat and black. And it hurt my feelings. It hurt my feelings. But it also was a lesson in this is what they think, and this is what they will always think. And there's no way of being too talented or too pretty or too confident around it. People will still have their opinions.” PeopleThinkingFeelingsBlackHurtOpinionListeningAssIt Hurts Author:Gabourey Sidibe
“Luke Cage is using his open hand instead of a closed fist. It's a little disrespectful but it's very effective. Some people call it a pimp slap, we call it smack-fu. He's doing you a favour by hitting you with an open hand. It hurts, it renders you unconscious but you live.” PeopleHurtUnconsciousIt HurtsSlapDisrespectfulPimp Author:Mike Colter
“Only do it if you absolutely have to, because you are gonna eat rejection every single day. And it's not easy eating that rejection every single day because it hurts. You have to learn not to take it personally. And that is a very hard lesson to learn.” EasyHurtEatingRejectionIt Hurts Author:Louise Fletcher
“You know what the biggest fear among women who age is becoming bag women. They're 55, 60, with no relationship and no job, and they worry about it. Look, the dirty little secret is the women listening to me know that this is a very factual assessment of our culture today, and it is very unfair, and it hurts, and it bothers them greatly.” AgeTodayCultureHurtSecretWorryListeningBotherDirtyUnfairIt HurtsFactual Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Death is natural, and it happens early for some people. I acknowledge that, and in the next sentence, reject it, because it just sucks. It hurts. I can at the same time acknowledge it as true, and then have my protest against it.” PeopleNaturalHurtAcknowledgeProtestIt Hurts Author:Phil Elvrum