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Guilt is perhaps the most painful companion of death. — Coco Chanel
Catholicism is not a soothing religion. It's a painful religion. We're all gluttons for punishment. — Madonna Ciccone
It is painful to relive things that have caused emotional crises or whatever and find ways to express that musically. — Eric Clapton
Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worse kind of suffering. — Paulo Coelho
I can see how the young girls really get hurt when their moms are critical, or vice versa when they're overly critical of their moms.… — Tori Amos
Here is the tragedy: when you are the victim of depression, not only do you feel utterly helpless and abandoned by the world, you also… — Giles Andreae
The loss of young first love is so painful that it borders on the ludicrous. — Maya Angelou
I know this is painful for the ladies to hear, but if you get married, you have accepted the headship of a man, your husband.… — Pat Robertson
We have no knowledge, that is, no general principles drawn from the contemplation of particular facts, but what has been built up by pleasure, and… — William Wordsworth
After many painful trials, which none can know, but those who are taught to relinquish a system in which they had been educated, I settled… — Adoniram Judson
When you talk about an injury and the kind of depression you go through, it's not just because you're out of shape and you can't… — Jamila Wideman
Nearly every understanding is gained by a painful struggle in which belief and unbelief are dramatically interwoven. — Unknown Author
We are not born all at once, but by bits. The body first, and the spirit later; and the birth and growth of the spirit,… — Mary Antin
I do not share the crusading spirit of the professional atheist whose fervor is mostly due to a painful act of liberation from the fetters… — Albert Einstein
The violence done us by others is often less painful than that which we do to ourselves. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Meditation is a process of getting rid of the whole past, of getting rid of all diseases, of getting rid of all the pus that… — Rajneesh
If a person's basic state of mind is serene and calm, then it is possible for this inner peace to overwhelm a painful physical experience.… — Dalai Lama
When my father passed away, he had his organs donated. In that painful moment, I was deeply comforted knowing that my father would be able… — John Perez
When people are like, Life is good, I go, No, life is a series of disastrous moments, painful moments, unexpected moments, and things that will… — Sandra Bullock
He was a father. That's what a father does.Eases the burdens of those he loves. Saves the ones he loves from painful last images that… — George Saunders
Golf is a diabolical game. It's easy to make fun of something that's so bizarre, so painful, so humiliating... yet so joyous. — Ken Green
Learning to play golf is like learning to play the violin. It's not only difficult to do, it's very painful to everyone around you. — Hal Linden
I keep letting you back in. How can I explain myself? As painful as this thing has been, I just can't be with no one… — Lauryn Hill
Being anxious, or in a painful rush of any kind, kills the possibility of meeting anyone with compassion — Guy Finley
It is painful enough to discover with what unconcern they speak of war and threaten it. I have seen enough of it to make me… — Stonewall Jackson

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