Uncomfortable Quotes · Page 45

I feel very uncomfortable when I eat in restaurants. I'm obnoxiously polite with the waiters: 'I just want a tuna sandwich. I'll…

— Dana Gould

That’s the other thing I learned that day, that the truth, however shocking or uncomfortable, in the end leads to liberation and…

— Ricky Gervais

I am very uncomfortable being romantic. I can be funny; I can be all over the place. I can be anything but…

— Amruta Khanvilkar

Humor has become so cliche and boring that nothing's funny anymore unless it involves something totally disgusting that offends somebody or makes…

— Tom DeLonge

“Lies don't fit snugly into disguises. Eventually the cloak falls off and you're left staring at the naked truth which is always…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

At the age of fourteen I discovered writing as an escape from a world of reality in which I felt acutely uncomfortable.

— Tennessee Williams

The mother eagle teachers her little ones to fly by making their nest so uncomfortable that they are forced to leave it…

— Hannah Whitall Smith

I don't walk into a room with an authoritative stance. I tend to be a little more submissive, even though I think…

— Kristin Kreuk

I've never been that uncomfortable talking about it. Things come out [in the media] about me. When it's out, it's someone else's…

— Carrie Fisher

People are drawn to watching things that are dramatic. And the tighter a relationship is, the more dramatic it can be. That's…

— Linda Cardellini

Even Australians who take a very, very hard line about asylum seekers - and unfortunately there are more than I would like…

— Malcolm Fraser

With acting, I've got a character to inhabit. You've got to think about your intentions and your directions. In modeling, even though…

— Max Irons

I don't know why I've always been uncomfortable being too feminine. If a dress has too many flowers on it, if I'm…

— Moon Bloodgood

One cannot control the actions of others, but we are responsible for what we do. People say things such as, "I can't…

— Jeffrey Pfeffer

…I noticed you don’t have any self-defense training…” “…I can handle myself just fine.” She stared at me for a long, uncomfortable…

— Devon Monk

I don't think a day goes by when one doesn't regret something, and it usually has to do with something you didn't…

— Stephen Schwartz

“Staying with detractors is like sleeping in a room located just behind the public toilet. You will never feel comfortable until you…

— Israelmore Ayivor

I don't seek discomfort. But, very often, you realise that what you fear is actually quite ephemeral; something's different, something's unfamiliar; therefore,…

— Michael Palin

People today sometimes get uncomfortable with empirical claims that seem to clash with their political assumptions, often because they haven't given much…

— Steven Pinker

I have been sought out by a number of people who would have felt uncomfortable coming to a large public meditation. They…

— Frederick Lenz

I was never the most technical; I was never the best at one aspect at this sport, but what I was always…

— Eddie Alvarez

I am convinced that the better you know your mate off the pitch, the more you are able to work for him…

— David Wagner

Increasingly, I'm finding myself uncomfortable about how the Internet's developing, who's influencing its development, and who is not.

— Sue Gardner

I felt very uncomfortable when I became wealthy. One of my ways of dealing with it was to give it forward right…

— Rohini Nilekani

So many people dread Thanksgiving because they find it traumatic or uncomfortable. My suggestion is to come with a couple of great…

— Laurie David

I grew up near the sea in British Columbia and San Francisco, and lived in Malibu and Fiji for years. I get…

— Raymond Burr

I'm quite tactful, actually. I worry about whether people are all right. With my friends, obviously, conversations are quite free and uncensored,…

— Julia Davis

I come from very common stock, and I've always been uncomfortable with pretension and all the forms it can take, including disingenuous…

— Tom Bodett

I guess, for me, the idea of finding an identity through creative means has always been a way to deal with otherwise…

— Aesop Rock

“I squirmed uncomfortable at the thought of the spokes-girl for Time of Your Life teen tampons suggesting more blood in advertising.”

— Rae Mariz

I do wear gloves for things that sting a lot or prick a lot. But I just like to feel with my…

— Monty Don

The only reason I figured out I didn't like my old records to listen was I could hear how nervous I was…

— John Prine

Most of us prefer to walk backward into the future, a posture that may be uncomfortable but which at least allows us…

— Charles Handy

The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion or in politics, but it is not the path to knowledge; it…

— Carl Sagan

Being ruthlessly honest is risky, awkward, and uncomfortable - for nearly all of us. There's really no getting around it.

— Bryan Johnson

You just need to be a flea against injustice. Enough committed fleas biting strategically can make even the biggest dog uncomfortable and…

— Marian Wright Edelman

Mantle didn't want to stick out, but he did. He didn't wish to be treated as special, but he was. He was…

— Jane Leavy

Those that pulled my credential were actually doing me a favor. I was given a pass to leave an event that already…

— Michelle Beadle

If you're not uncomfortable in your work as a leader, it's almost certain you're not reaching your potential as a leader.

— Seth Godin

“But we always avoided talking about these things—difficult things—and I wondered if that meant we'd be a little uncomfortable with or disappointed…

— Catherine Lacey