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title: "37 Experience Pain Quotes by 33 authors"
description: "Browse 37 Experience Pain quotes by 33 authors. Discover the best Experience Pain sayings and thoughts."
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> [“I knew from years of experience that pain is a blunt and nonspecific diagnostic instrument.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/i-knew-from-years-of-experience-that-pain-is-a-blunt-and-nonspecific/)

[John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/)

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> [I Want To Die In My Sleep So That I Don't Experience Any Pain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-want-to-die-in-my-sleep-so-that-i-don-t-experience-any-pain/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [The experience of pain or loss can be a formidably motivating force.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-maxwell/the-experience-of-pain-or-loss-can-be-a-formidably-motivating-force/)

[John C. Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-maxwell/)

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> [You feel your strength in the experience of pain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-morrison/you-feel-your-strength-in-the-experience-of-pain/)

[Jim Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-morrison/)

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> [ The way you experience \[pain\] can change so much depending on your attitude. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/the-way-you-experience-pain-can-change-so-much-depending-on-your/)

[Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/)

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> [“Remember to reflect when you experience pain.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/remember-to-reflect-when-you-experience-pain/)

[Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/)

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> [Given the choice between the experience of pain and nothing, I would choose pain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-faulkner/given-the-choice-between-the-experience-of-pain-and-nothing-i-would/)

[William Faulkner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-faulkner/)

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> [When you have no experience of pain, it is rather hard to experience joy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-wald/when-you-have-no-experience-of-pain-it-is-rather-hard-to-experience/)

[George Wald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-wald/)

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> [Within each experience of pain or negativity is the opportunity to challenge the perception that lies behind it and to choose to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-zukav/within-each-experience-of-pain-or-negativity-is-the-opportunity-to/)

[Gary Zukav](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-zukav/)

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> [Lyrically I write based on my past experiences or things I wish to experience. Pain inspires me as does joy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-anderson/lyrically-i-write-based-on-my-past-experiences-or-things-i-wish-to/)

[Adam Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-anderson/)

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> [You cannot truly experience happiness until you experience pain. Because then only are you able to compare the difference and appreciate the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauline-seaport/you-cannot-truly-experience-happiness-until-you-experience-pain/)

[Pauline Seaport](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauline-seaport/)

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> [“Whenever you experience pain anywhere in your body, the chi flow in your energy system has been disrupted.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-carrigan/whenever-you-experience-pain-anywhere-in-your-body-the-chi-flow-in/)

[Catherine Carrigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-carrigan/)

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> [“recent research has shown that when we empathize, the brain activates many of the same networks as when we ourselves experience pain,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-davidson/recent-research-has-shown-that-when-we-empathize-the-brain-activates/)

[Richard J. Davidson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-davidson/)

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> [The moment something happens to one you love, it's twenty times more intense. You experience pain and enlightenment on a much vaster…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rufus-wainwright/the-moment-something-happens-to-one-you-love-it-s-twenty-times-more/)

[Rufus Wainwright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rufus-wainwright/)

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> [Mindfulness can play a big role in transforming our experience with pain & other difficulties; it allows us to recognize the authenticity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-salzberg/mindfulness-can-play-a-big-role-in-transforming-our-experience-with/)

[Sharon Salzberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-salzberg/)

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> [And the thought of that makes me want to open a vein, experience pain, know I'm alive, despite this living death.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-hopkins/and-the-thought-of-that-makes-me-want-to-open-a-vein-experience-pain/)

[Ellen Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-hopkins/)

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> [Bodily discomfort and emotional fear and attachment make the dying uncomfortable and fearful. So, to help those dying people, I think modern…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lobsang-tenzin/bodily-discomfort-and-emotional-fear-and-attachment-make-the-dying/)

[Lobsang Tenzin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lobsang-tenzin/)

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> [“By the time you experience pain and suffering,g the causes have been with you for some time. That's because energy enters through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-carrigan/by-the-time-you-experience-pain-and-suffering-g-the-causes-have-been/)

[Catherine Carrigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-carrigan/)

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> [Pain from problems and disappointments, etc., is inevitable in life, but suffering is a choice determined by whether you choose to compare…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viktor-e-frankl/pain-from-problems-and-disappointments-etc-is-inevitable-in-life-but/)

[Viktor E. Frankl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viktor-e-frankl/)

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> [“It was nearly winter. I had just seen a friend die, and was again beginning to take pleasure in my own existence.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-handke/it-was-nearly-winter-i-had-just-seen-a-friend-die-and-was-again/)

[Peter Handke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-handke/)

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> [“Of course, being open and vulnerable will lead us to, sometimes, experience pain. But what is pain? It is simply a feeling.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vironika-tugaleva/of-course-being-open-and-vulnerable-will-lead-us-to-sometimes/)

[Vironika Tugaleva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vironika-tugaleva/)

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> [When you're growing up, your dad is your superhero. Once you've let yourself fall that in love with someone, once you put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z/when-you-re-growing-up-your-dad-is-your-superhero-once-you-ve-let/)

[Jay-Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z/)

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> [“Entitlement is not a friend of art. Work is. Pain is. Pain is that blessed and despised universal experience that creates more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gungor/entitlement-is-not-a-friend-of-art-work-is-pain-is-pain-is-that/)

[Michael Gungor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gungor/)

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> [Wanting things to be otherwise is the very essence of suffering. We almost never directly experience what pain is because our reaction…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-levine/wanting-things-to-be-otherwise-is-the-very-essence-of-suffering-we/)

[Stephen Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-levine/)

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> [People are afriad of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about how great love is, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/people-are-afriad-of-themselves-of-their-own-reality-their-feelings/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“Jesus, I wondered, what do you do with pain so bad it has no redeeming value? It cannot even be alchemized into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-wurtzel/jesus-i-wondered-what-do-you-do-with-pain-so-bad-it-has-no-redeeming/)

[Elizabeth Wurtzel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-wurtzel/)

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> [As I grow older, what I find interesting is that I get experience with pain, different types of pain, and I start…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-yamagata/as-i-grow-older-what-i-find-interesting-is-that-i-get-experience-with/)

[Rachael Yamagata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-yamagata/)

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> [People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about how great love is, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-morrison/people-are-afraid-of-themselves-of-their-own-reality-their-feelings/)

[Jim Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-morrison/)

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> [In my mind, if you write a comedy where human beings experience pain, you're just being realistic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-l-brooks/in-my-mind-if-you-write-a-comedy-where-human-beings-experience-pain/)

[James L. Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-l-brooks/)

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> [At times I enjoy writing and at others times I just hate it because it's definitely having to go back and experience…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/axl-rose/at-times-i-enjoy-writing-and-at-others-times-i-just-hate-it-because/)

[Axl Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/axl-rose/)

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> [When our hearts open, when we know that we are in fact the world, when we experience the pain of others in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ram-dass/when-our-hearts-open-when-we-know-that-we-are-in-fact-the-world-when/)

[Ram Dass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ram-dass/)

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> [The only way to truly understand someones chronic pain...is to experience that pain yourself, which you probably never will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/azgraybebly-joslan/the-only-way-to-truly-understand-someones-chronic-pain-is-to/)

[Azgraybebly Joslan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/azgraybebly-joslan/)

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> [Pain is meant to wake us up. People try to hide their pain. But they're wrong. Pain is something to carry, like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-morrison/pain-is-meant-to-wake-us-up-people-try-to-hide-their-pain-but-they-re/)

[Jim Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-morrison/)

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> [There are only so many ways to experience pain. There are an almost limitless number of ways to inflict it, but the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/china-mi-ville/there-are-only-so-many-ways-to-experience-pain-there-are-an-almost/)

[China Mieville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/china-mi-ville/)

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> [I believe this all has to do with how I decide to perceive the experience. Pain is part of life and makes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tohoru-masamune/i-believe-this-all-has-to-do-with-how-i-decide-to-perceive-the/)

[Tohoru Masamune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tohoru-masamune/)

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> [I want to taste and glory in each day, and never be afraid to experience pain; and never shut myself up in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-plath/i-want-to-taste-and-glory-in-each-day-and-never-be-afraid-to/)

[Sylvia Plath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-plath/)

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> [Life is not always easy to live, but the opportunity to do so is a blessing beyond comprehension. In the process of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-lionel-kendrick/life-is-not-always-easy-to-live-but-the-opportunity-to-do-so-is-a/)

[L. Lionel Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-lionel-kendrick/)

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                        "text": "“Entitlement is not a friend of art. Work is. Pain is. Pain is that blessed and despised universal experience that creates more true art than any other human experience. Love is racked with pain. Life’s most joyful experiences—the birth of a newborn baby, the formation of deep friendship, or first consummation of love—all are associated with an experience of pain.”",
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                        "text": "Wanting things to be otherwise is the very essence of suffering. We almost never directly experience what pain is because our reaction to it is so immediate that most of what we call pain is actually our experience of resistance to that phenomenon. And the resistance is usually a good deal more painful than the original sensation.",
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                        "text": "People are afriad of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about how great love is, but that's bullshit. Love hurts. Feelings are disturbing. People are taught that pain is evil and dangerous. How can they deal with love if there're afriad to feel? Pain is meant to wake us up. People try to hide their pain. But there're wrong. Pain is something to carry, like a radio. You feel your strength in the experience of pain. It's all in how you carry it. That's what matters. Pain is a feeling. Your feelings are part of you. Your own reality. If you feel ashemd of them, and hide them , you're letting society destroy your reality. You should stand up for your right to feel the pain",
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                        "text": "“Jesus, I wondered, what do you do with pain so bad it has no redeeming value? It cannot even be alchemized into art, into words, into something you can chalk up to an interesting experience because the pain itself, its intensity, is so great that it has woven itself into your system so deeply that there is no way to objectify or push it outside or find its beauty within. That is the pain I’m feeling now. It's so bad, it's useless. The only lesson I will ever derive from this pain is how bad pain can be.”",
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                        "text": "As I grow older, what I find interesting is that I get experience with pain, different types of pain, and I start to see the lovely hilarity of life. Things that were once so crushing take on a different essence. I move through it at a faster rate. It's like traveling: it opens my eyes. My process is to allow myself to have it and to not judge myself or the situation too much, and then to create something with it.",
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                        "text": "People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about how great love is, but that's bullshit. Love hurts. Feelings are disturbing. People are taught that pain is evil and dangerous. How can they deal with love if they're afraid to feel? Pain is meant to wake us up. People try to hide their pain. But they're wrong. Pain is something to carry, like a radio. You feel your strength in the experience of pain. It's all in how you carry it.",
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                        "text": "When our hearts open, when we know that we are in fact the world, when we experience the pain of others in our own blood and muscle, we are feeling compassion.",
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                        "text": "The only way to truly understand someones chronic pain...is to experience that pain yourself, which you probably never will.",
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                        "text": "Pain is meant to wake us up. People try to hide their pain. But they're wrong. Pain is something to carry, like a radio. You feel your strength in the experience of pain.",
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                        "text": "There are only so many ways to experience pain. There are an almost limitless number of ways to inflict it, but the pain itself, initially vividly distinct in all its specifications, becomes, inevitably, just pain.",
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                        "text": "I believe this all has to do with how I decide to perceive the experience. Pain is part of life and makes you who you are meant to be. I just let it flow through me, at whatever rate it decides to do so. Then I go to the hockey rink and hit a few slap shots.",
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                        "text": "I want to taste and glory in each day, and never be afraid to experience pain; and never shut myself up in a numb core of nonfeeling, or stop questioning and criticizing life and take the easy way out. To learn and think: to think and live; to live and learn: this always, with new insight, new understanding, and new love.",
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