“How I regret now that my perpetual emotional dependence on the man I love has killed all my other talents - my energy too: and I had such a lot of that once.” MenEnergySacrificeTalentEmotionalHe ManRegretPerpetualDependenceI Regret Author:Sophia Tolstaya
“People never regret when they come out of a movie and they've been crying. I think people need it. That's why people have the theater and live music, which is dwindling as well. I think people like to go see things and have an emotional, transcendent, universal human experience, but so often we're like, "Let's go watch Green Lantern," which we all know is just not going to do anything for our souls.” PeopleThinkingKnowsNeedsHumansWellsSoulWatchesCryEmotionalRegretUniversalTheaterGreenHuman ExperienceTranscendentLanternsNever RegretLive MusicGreen Lantern Author:Daniel Gillies
“Pain - physical, emotional and spiritual pain - is more than just a condition that needs to be silenced, numbed or "fixed." Pain in all its forms is also a message, a kind of distress signal to our hearts and minds. There are times when it's really important to tune into that message and just listen to it. When we don't listen, our understanding of the world gets more and more distorted, and we become capable of doing things we very often regret.” WorldNeedsMindHeartKindImportantPainSpiritualFormUnderstandingConditionsEmotionalRegretMessagesCapableFixedTunesDistressSignalsHeart And MindJust Listen Author:Karyn Kusama
“Crucial to how we feel is being aware of how we are feeling in the moment. The sine qua non of that is to realize that you are being emotional in the first place. The earlier you recognize an emotion, the more choice you will have in dealing with it. In Buddhist terms, it's recognizing the spark before the flame. In Western terms, it's trying to increase the gap between impulse and saying or doing something you might regret later.” FeelsTryingFirstsMomentsFeelingsMightChoicesTermRealizingEmotionEmotionalRegretIncreaseWesternBuddhistImpulseFlamesGapsSparksCrucialRecognizingDealing With It Author:Paul Ekman
“You're not to wallow, but if you don't process your regrets, then they remain emotional underground toxins.” IfsProcessEmotionalRegretToxins Author:Marianne Williamson
“I loved doing 'Pennies from Heaven.' Because you have to understand that I'd been doing comedy for 15 to 20 years, and suddenly along came the opportunity to do this beautiful film. It was so emotional to me. I loved it. I don't think it was a good career move, but I have no regrets about doing it.” ThinkingYearsBeautifulFilmMovingOpportunityHeavenCareersComedyEmotionalRegretPenniesNo RegretsHave No Regrets Author:Steve Martin
“It is not the conscience which raises a blush, for a man may sincerely regret some slight fault committed in solitude, or he may suffer the deepest remorse for an undetected crime, but he will not blush... It is not the sense of guilt, but the thought that others think or know us to be guilty which crimsons the face.” ThinkingKnowsMenMayFacesSufferingCrimeEmotionalRegretSolitudeConscienceRaisesGuiltFaultsCommittedGuiltyRemorseSincerely Book:The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals Source: The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
“Why does man regret, even though he may endeavour to banish any such regret, that he has followed the one natural impulse, rather than the other; and why does he further feel that he ought to regret his conduct? Man in this respect differs profoundly from the lower animals.” MenFeelsMayDoeScienceNaturalAnimalEmotionalRegretOughtImpulseEndeavour Book:On the Origin of Species Source: On the Origin of Species
“Compare the emotional vocabulary available to a leader (confidence, satisfaction, indignation) with the emotions not permitted (regret, embarrassment, dread, angst, mortification, anger, surprise, wonder, doubt), and it becomes apparent why perfectly normal people, upon entering public life, transform into cartoons - because they are not free to express what a normal person would feel in their situation.” PeopleFeelsPersonsPoliticalPoliticsEmotionSituationLeaderWonderDoubtEmotionalRegretPoliticianNormalSurpriseSatisfactionAvailableCompareDreadCartoonEnteringVocabularyEmbarrassmentAngstPublic LifeIndignationMortificationPerfectly Normal Author:John MacLachlan Gray
“Regret is an odd emotion because it comes only upon reflection. Regret lacks immediacy, and so its power seldom influences events when it could do some good.” EmotionInfluenceEventsEmotionalRegretReflectionOddImmediacyLife Regret Author:William O'Rourke
“An intuitive grasp of your character is formed by exploring scenes of profound emotional import-moments of overwhelming shame, joy, fear, pride, regret, forgiveness.” MomentsCharacterJoyCreationEmotionalRegretPrideSceneShameProfoundOverwhelmingExploringIntuitiveImports Author:David Corbett