the weekly thirty minutes of sexual stress was a chronic…

Medical thinking usually sees stress as highly disturbing but isolated events such as, for example, sudden unemployment, a marriage breakup, or the death of…

— Gabor Mate

“What lived on-in me- was the discomfort of how completely I'd outgrown the novel I'd once been so happy to live in”

— Jonathan Franzen

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

— Laird Hamilton

Intuitive guidance means having the self-esteem to recognize that the discomfort or confusion that a person feels is actually directing him to take charge…

— Caroline Myss

You need to understand plant chemistry, be inured to discomfort and awesomely flexible. When something breaks down-the plane, the boat, you just have to…

— Chris Kilham

Monotony and repetition are characteristic of many parts of life, but these do not become sources of conscious discomfort until novelty and entertainment are…

— Mary Catherine Bateson

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

— Tarif Naaz

There is not much sense in suffering, since drugs can be given for pain, itching, and other discomforts. The belief has long died that…

— Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

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

— Bryant McGill

My wife was gone, all other girls failed to cooperate, so I decided to wear a pouch of animal blood myself and test out…

— Arunachalam Muruganantham

The purpose of art actually is, in many cases, to make you feel quite uncomfortable. Or at least to go to that place that's…

— Michael Moore

“If you want to achieve your objectives, you have to be prepared for a daily dose of pain or discomfort.”

— Paulo Coelho

“You cannot possibly know what gives you discomfort unless you step outside your comfort zone, this where change begins.”

— JOHN TASKINSOY

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

— Barbara Jordan

A vacation is like love - anticipated with pleasure, experienced with discomfort, and remembered with nostalgia.

— Evan Esar