Discomfort Quotes · Page 4

Motivation begins with discomfort- with needs that are unfulfilled.

— Susan Maushart

“It is very difficult to convince a person to come out of his conservative shell, unless he feels discomfort there.”

— Tarif Naaz

I think we have to show respect for the nation and standing up for the anthem should not cause discomfort to citizens.

— Rockline Venkatesh

I'm living at a very intense discomfort level because my career has been predicated on safety.

— Adam Shankman

“The earthquake of discomfort you feel moving inside of you when someone insults you is your own insecurity.”

— Bryant McGill

“Sleeping on a plank has one advantage - it encourages early rising.”

— Alexandre Dumas

I like to challenge the audience. I want people to feel discomfort.

— Brett Gelman

Think of today as an opportunity to discover and grow beyond your mental and emotional discomfort.

— James Van Praagh

To clarify the facts to everyone, yes, I did have a heart attack. I was on a plane leaving from Los Angeles,…

— George Perez

Just as light brightens darkness, discovering inner fulfillment can eliminate any disorder or discomfort. This is truly the key to creating balance…

— Deepak Chopra

I feel like every five to seven years I really need to put myself in this position of discomfort and exploration, just…

— Karen O

“No matter how sweet is smells, if you know it will give you a discomfort later, don't even attempt to taste it.…

— Israelmore Ayivor

What separates great athletes from mediocre ones isn't only talent and training - it's also how well they can handle discomfort.

— Laird Hamilton

How much truth can we bear? Our tolerance for carrying the truth is not very high. I mean, the slightest discomfort about…

— Jimmy Santiago Baca

The theatre demanded of its members stamina, good digestion, the ability to adjust, and a strong sense of humor. There was no…

— Helen Hayes

We are a party of innovation. We do not reject our traditions, but we are willing to adapt to changing circumstances, when…

— Barbara Jordan

Now I have a standard for how I make sure people do not speak to me in a way that I feel…

— Franchesca Ramsey

A university shouldn't be a place of comfort. It should be a place of discomfort because you want to disabuse these kids…

— Charles Koch

Emotional maturity is ability to stick to a job and to struggle through until it is finished; to endure unpleasantness, discomfort, and…

— Edward Adam Strecker

Acceptance doesn't mean that you've resigned yourself to live the rest of your life with a particular person, or in a particular…

— Ken Keyes Jr

The longer I write, the more important I believe it is to write the first draft as fast as possible. In drafting,…

— Donald Murray

I have argued tirelessly, nearly endlessly, in so many books, about the need for the social, the economic reconstruction of society. The…

— Michael Eric Dyson

“Dressed that way, he looked almost like any other New Yorker. It was only he nervous shifting of his eyes that hinted…

— Heidi Heilig

What moved me, in the first instance, to attempt a work like this, was the discomfort and suffering which I had seen…

— Isabella Beeton

As a Jew and a psychologist, I understand the stress that religious communities feel in connection with questioning of circumcision... I raise…

— Ronald Goldman

Fear keeps us rooted in the past. Fear of the unknown, fear of abandonment, fear of rejection, fear of not having enough,…

— Debbie Ford

It's when the discomfort strikes that they realize a strong mind is the most powerful weapon of all.

— Chrissie Wellington

Reducing our desires and eliminating false neediness is the answer to resolving the nagging inner discomfort that we feel.

— Angelina Love

She had a brainy girls discomfort about her own beauty and its effects on folks.

— David Foster Wallace

The main discomfort in being a middle-of-the-roader is that you get sideswiped by partisans going in both directions.

— Sydney J. Harris

I think art comes from some sense of discomfort with the world, some sense of not quite fitting with it.

— Yann Martel

“You will always feel a little discomfort when you are installing a new habit.”

— Robin S. Sharma

“Even discomfort or pain delivers awareness of life, and an opportunity for gratitude.”

— Bryant McGill

“the weekly thirty minutes of sexual stress was a chronic but low-grade discomfort, like the humidity in Florida”

— Jonathan Franzen

“Be willing to tolerate discomfort—being uncomfortable is often the price for making a real difference.”

— Al Ritter

“inescapable physical or mental discomfort is the “first dart” of existence.”

— Rick Hanson

Leadership is scarce because few people are willing to go through the discomfort required to lead.

— Seth Godin

One marvels why the middle classes still insist on so much discomfort for their children at such expense to themselves.

— E. M. Forster

I like books that don't give you an easy ride. I like the feeling of discomfort. The sense of being implicated.

— Zadie Smith

“Don’t be too comfortable with employment; discover yourself and see what you can achieve for yourself”

— Sunday Adelaja