“Deep, unspeakable suffering may well be called a baptism, a regeneration, the initiation into a new state. Suffering can be likened to a baptism - the passing over the threshold of pain and grief and anguish to claim a new state of being.” WellsMayStatesPainSufferingGriefClaimsPassingPassingsAnguishThresholdBaptismUnspeakableRegenerationInitiation Author:George Eliot
“You'd think a guy who has broken 35 bones in his body would have a high pain threshold, but mine is pretty low. I got hit in the shin with a golf ball once and it almost brought tears to my eyes. I've had broken bones that didn't hurt as bad.” ThinkingBodyEyePainGuyHurtTearsMinesBrokenLowsBallsGolfBonesThresholdGolf BallBroken BonePain Threshold Author:Evel Knievel
“Without a high pain threshold, you can't be a successful President.” PainPresidentSuccessfulThresholdPain Threshold Author:William J. Clinton