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- Nov 07, 2020
Hurt Quotes
On pain, defense mechanisms, and the different ways hurt shows up.
Several quotes here treat hurt as something people guard against, including the idea that comedy can work as a shield for real vulnerability underneath. For related reading, see Emotion quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you write memoir, it can't be about blame or hurt; it has to be creative.
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- Nov 07, 2020
McCain was so passionate and determined, but he was also practical. He understood what a heavy lift it was to get a 60-vote, filibuster-proof margin on something that lawmakers feared would hurt their ability to campaign to keep their jobs.
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The two things that can hurt you are if you need money or if you need fame. Those are the things that can be your Achilles heel. But if you don't need money and you don't need fame, then you're free.
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I used the diabetes as my weapon. Of course, I was only hurting myself and making myself sicker, but I guess it was something I had to go through. I never went overboard so much that I really hurt myself, but my early teenage years were very tough.
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For years Don Imus was just - boy, he was merciless in his criticism of me. Maybe it was justified, but that didn't mean it didn't hurt.
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The worst thing that we could do is raises taxes. It would only hurt the economy.
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Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are people that have closed themselves off so much because they've been hurt so much in their lives.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Love's an excuse to get hurt.
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From afar, I have cried watching my nation, sore with prejudice, slowly heal itself. I hurt along with America, my phantom pains only alleviated by work I do every day - art.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I try to keep each different book different from the last. So 'Sag Harbor' is very different from 'Apex Hides the Hurt;' 'The Intuitionist,' which is kind of a detective novel, is very different from 'John Henry Days.' I'm just trying to keep things rich for me creatively and for the readers who follow me.
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- Nov 07, 2020
We can all be self-destructive. I make terrible choices all the time. It's uncomfortable to admit that you did a thing that was selfish and that you knew would hurt someone else.
- Nov 07, 2020
Being a sex symbol is a heavy load to carry, especially when one is tired, hurt and bewildered.
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