“You cannot simply read the Quran,not if you take it seriously.You either have surrendered to it already or you fight it. It attacks tenaciously,directly,personally; it debates,criticizes,shames and challenges. From the outset it draws the line of battle, and I was on other side.” IfsFightingSidesChallengesLinesBattleDrawsShameDebateCriticizeQuran Author:Jeffrey Lang
“We live in a society where we're not taught how to deal with our weaknesses and frailties as human beings. We're not taught how to speak to our difficulties and challenges. We're taught the Pythagorean theorem and chemistry and biology and history. We're not taught anger management. We're not taught dissolution of fear and how to process shame and guilt. I've never in my life ever used the Pythagorean theorem!” HumansUsedSpeakProcessChallengesHuman BeingsDealsTaughtWeaknessDifficultyShameManagementGuiltBiologyChemistryAnger ManagementFrailtyDissolutionTheoremsShame And GuiltPythagorean Theorem Author:Iyanla Vanzant
“What would happen if people practiced openness and honesty? If people talked about their real challenges without shame or fear of rejection? My guess is that people would feel less alone and isolated. People would be willing to share more, and as a result, society would feel more connected to each other and their experiences.” PeopleIfsFeelsRealHappensWould BeChallengesResultsShareHonestyWillingShameConnectedRejectionOpennessIsolatedFear Of Rejection Author:Deborah Reber
“I want to show people as they are, not glorified, no shame - fat, bulges, wrinkles and all. I want the work to be disturbing, unsettling, provocative, challenging, and thought provoking.” PeopleWantShowsChallengesShameFatsThought ProvokingProvokingDisturbingWrinklesProvocative Author:Judy Dater
“I think challenges are what any decent writer would be all about. If you actually do find your slide and grease it, shame on you. Me, I get bored very easily. As a writer I get bored even faster than I do in real life. I mean, I like fast cars; I've driven a lot of racecars. You need some stimulation. If I find something that seems too difficult to do, too difficult to research, or beyond your writing abilities, it's a perfect invitation to try it.” ThinkingWritingTryingMeanRealDifficultChallengesAbilityPerfectCarShameDrivenReal LifeBoredDecentInvitationsGreaseFast Car Author:Dan Simmons
“Sometimes a poem starts because I feel the urge to write about something from which I carry a great deal of shame, and I try to sketch out in writing how I am complicit in whatever dynamic it is I am illuminating. And sometimes it comes later, when I step back and challenge myself - am I being honest here?” WritingTryingSometimesChallengesHonestShameBeing Honest Author:Bao Phi
“Now it's virtually impossible to write a game that successfully provides challenge and frustration, and that's a shame. We are going to lose something that makes scientists, that makes doers, that makes hard-minded, witty, clever people, and I worry that those people aren't being made these days.” PeopleWritingMadeHardGamesLosesChallengesWorryImpossibleScientistShameWittyCleverThese DaysFrustrationDoers Author:Patrick Rothfuss
“Elephants are living treasures. Nature's gardeners. Nature's great teachers. Tragically some people don't give a damn. They prefer the dead treasure to the living one. The ivory. We must challenge this so-called 'trade' with all our might and shame on those who would condone it.” PeopleGivingMightChallengesTeacherShameTradeTreasureDamnElephantsGardenerGreat TeacherIvoryDon't Give A Damn Author:Virginia McKenna