Born Quote by Thorstein Veblen

That toil of growing up; The ignominy of boyhood; the distress Of boyhood changing into man; The unfinished man and his pain.

— William Butler Yeats

Patience will benefit you in every hour, every time and every opportunity. It helps you to overcome your opponent, howsoever strong he may be.…

— Abd al-Karim Qasim

I believe that what so saddens the reformer is not his sympathy with his fellows in distress, but, though he be the holiest son…

— Henry David Thoreau

They have stolen the public lands. They have grasped all to themselves, and by their unprincipled greed brought a crisis of unparalleled distress on…

— Denis Kearney

“Ivy waved the wet handkerchief, as much as to say, words cannot possibly articulate my profound distress. Then, because Ivy never settled for meaningful…

— Gail Carriger

This isn't a romance. You're not a damsel in distress and I'm not the handsome prince come to save you.

— CJ Roberts

You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might also pray in the fullness of your joy and in your…

— Khalil Gibran

It was right then and there that she'd realized there was no quota on misery for people, no quantifiable threshold that once reached, got…

— J.R. Ward

Being human, we would expel from our lives physical pain and mental anguish and assure ourselves of continual ease and comfort, but if we…

— Spencer W. Kimball

Want to talk third wave feminism, you could cite Ariel Levy and the idea that women have internalized male oppression. Going to spring break…

— Chuck Palahniuk

When we are in distress we pray genuinely, seeking forgiveness, promise to quit all sin & beg for mercy & protection. Why do we then forget?

— Anonymous

Soothing touch, whether it be applied to a ruffled cat, a crying infant, or a frightened child, has a universally recognized power to ameliorate…

— Deane Juhan