“I wanted a drink. There were a hundred reasons why a man will want a drink, but I wanted one now for the most elementary reason of all. I didn't want to feel what I was feeling, and a voice within was telling me that I needed a drink, that I couldn't bear it without it. But that voice is a liar. You can always bear the pain. It'll hurt, it'll burn like acid in an open wound, but you can stand it. And, as long as you can make yourself go on choosing the pain over the relief, you can keep going.” MenWantFeelsLongReasonFeelingsWantedPainVoiceHurtGoes OnBearsNeededDrinkHundredAddictionWoundsReason WhyReliefLiarsKeep GoingAcid Author:Lawrence Block
“Studios might cast an actor because he is too tall next to the leading lady, who is too short, or they might not cast your guy because he's blond, and they wanted a brunette. There's all kinds of reasons why they want one person over another. I don't worry about it, but it can hurt sometimes if you really wanted something, if you really went after something.” IfsWantKindPersonsSometimesReasonMightWantedGuyNextActorsHurtWorryCastsStudiosAll KindsReason WhyTallToo ShortBrunetteLeading Ladies Author:Bruce Campbell
“I think what draws me to young people is there is always this kind of openness that reacts very strongly to things. Sometimes when you get older, you react much less. That's also a reason why a lot of young people get hurt because if you're open, you're more subject to being hurt by things.” PeopleIfsThinkingKindSometimesReasonYoungHurtSubjectsDrawsReason WhyOpennessVery StrongBeing Hurt Author:Lukas Moodysson
“I think everybody did their share of experimenting in the 1960s with drugs. My story is real simple. I was taking amphetamines in the late 60s and I was addicted to them. I don't necessarily know the why. I'm sure at the time I could've told you six different reasons why I was doing it. But, in the end, all of that stuff, all chemicals will hurt you.” ThinkingKnowsDifferentRealEndsReasonStoriesStuffHurtSimpleShareDrugSixLateReason WhyChemicals1960sAmphetamines Author:Tommy James
“Guys get injuries and there's a reason why these injuries happen. A lot of time you're going to get your knee injuries and your ankle injuries, but sometimes if a guy's back is hurting it might be because his core isn't balanced with his back.” IfsSometimesReasonMightHappensGuyHurtCoreReason WhyKneesInjuryBalancedAnklesKnee Injuries Author:Andre Reed
“I find that the monsters are usually the people that I have the most empathy for because they're the ones that are hurt the most. There's a reason why they're the monsters.” PeopleReasonHurtEmpathyMonstersReason Why Author:Jessica Chastain
“For me there is no reason why to go up in weight class, because when you go up in weight class you have to fight bigger guys - then you have to train against bigger guys. The guys are not better, they're heavier, but it means you have more chance to get hurt.” MeanReasonGuyFightingHurtChanceClassWeightBiggerTrainReason WhyNo Reason Author:Georges St-Pierre