Deliberate Discomfort Quotes & Sayings

Only a crazy man would write a novel in Lincoln's voice. — Jerome Charyn

The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie - deliberate, contrived and dishonest - but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic. Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." ~ John F. Kennedy — Tim O'Shea

Gratefulness is the key to a happy life that we hold in our hands, because if we are not grateful, then no matter how much we have we will not be happy
because we will always want to have something else or something more. — David Steindl-Rast

Don't be ashamed of being a big, soft teddy bear, Ham. The world needs more people like you, otherwise it'd just go to shit. - Ten — Linda Kage

We need art. We've been telling stories since the beginning. As human beings, we need it for our survival. — Lili Taylor

Historically the buffalo had more influence on man than all other Plains animals combined. It was life, food, raiment, and shelter to the Indians. The buffalo and the Plains Indians lived together, and together passed away. The year 1876 marks practically the end of both. — Walter Prescott Webb

Anything done against faith or conscience is sinful. — Thomas Aquinas

Then this is how you do it,' and kissed her slowly, letting time fade away. And he couldn't remember any other kiss that felt quite the same. — M.L. Stedman

The truth is scary. We all think we want it, but once it's given, it's harder to swallow than we originally thought. But sometimes, when the pain is too much, we have to be honest with ourselves. Why are we unhappy? Why are we scared? Is it internal, or external? Then when we find the answer, we need to accept it (see chapter 1), and make the necessary changes to fix it. — S.R. Crawford

There's nothing about the stage to be afraid of; there's nothing about the cameras to be afraid of. You just have to be yourself. — Cole Vosbury

History is too slow for our life, for our hearts. — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Differences were meant not to divide but to enrich. — J. H. Oldham