Best Discomfort Lines

244 Discomfort quotes by 215 unique authors

With the unknown, one is confronted with danger, discomfort, and care; the first instinct is to abolish these painful states. First principle: any explanation is… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Discomfort guides my tongue And bids me speak of nothing but despair. — William Shakespeare
Most people coming out of war feel lost and resentful. What had been a minute-to-minute confrontation with yourself, your struggle with what courage you have… — Lillian Hellman
The most creative people have learned to tolerate the slight discomfort of indecision for much longer and so, just because they put in more pondering… — John Cleese
When you write something new about science, other scientists may not like it but they pay attention because it is subject to proof. When you… — Walter Darby Bannard
Maturity is the ability to control anger and settle differences without violence or destruction. The mature person can face unpleasantness, frustration, discomfort and defeat without… — Ann Landers
The uncomfort zone is very important for us... To feel uncomfortable is important to strengthen your spirit. Like the samurai says, if you feel comfortable… — Lyoto Machida
When someone else's safety and acceptance in society is on the line, your personal discomfort comes in a very distant second. — Courtney Milan
We need to be willing to be comfortable with discomfort in order to grow. — Michael Port
When I have my interview with my God, our conversation will focus on the individuals whose self-esteem I was able to strengthen, whose faith I… — Clayton Christensen
Discomfort is a pain. Boredom is a pain. A perfect piece of music can reduce us to tears. Every one of these pains is essential… — Ruben Papian
Let people catch something from your heart that will cause no discomfort, but help them to sing. — Rumi
The tantalizing discomfort of perplexity is what inspires otherwise ordinary men and women to extraordinary feats of ingenuity and creativity; nothing quite focuses the mind… — Brian Greene
I've always been drawn to discomfort and that limbo of unease you get between comedy and tragedy. — Steve Coogan
I do think New York prepares you for the crossection of personalities and realities on display when you leave the country, and I'd live somewhere… — Sloane Crosley
Still today, I cannot cross the threshold of a teaching institution without physical symptoms, in my chest and my stomach, of discomfort or anxiety. And… — Jacques Derrida
I love discomfort. I mean, my whole life is discomfort. One reason I can never retire is that the idea of just sitting on the… — Alan Dershowitz
I tell my students, if you ever become comfortable with your role as criminal defense lawyer, it's time to quit. It should be a constant… — Alan Dershowitz
One marvels why the middle classes still insist on so much discomfort for their children at such expense to themselves. — E. M. Forster
We are a party of innovation. We do not reject our traditions, but we are willing to adapt to changing circumstances, when change we must.… — Barbara Jordan
Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought. — John F. Kennedy
I want to go home at night and feel discomfort. — Nicole Kidman
Without hurting anybody, we all tend to laugh at others' discomfort. When someone slips on a banana skin and falls it's funny. — Shahrukh Khan
I think art comes from some sense of discomfort with the world, some sense of not quite fitting with it. — Yann Martel
If you do not like a certain behavior in others, look within yourself to find the roots of what discomforts you. — Bryant H. McGill

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