Suffering is traumatic and awful and we get angry and we shake our fists at the heavens and we vent and rage and weep. But in the process we discover a new tomorrow, one we never would have imagined otherwise. – Rob Bell
The safest and most suitable form of penance seems to be that which causes pain in the flesh but does not penetrate to the bones, that is, which causes suffering but not sickness. – Saint Ignatius
In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace we have built in Europe since 1945. – Queen Elizabeth II
I think that female roles, they can be victims, they can be sympathetic, they can be in pain, they can be in suffering – but they can’t be ugly. I think there’s so much fear surrounding that, that it makes a film unlikeable, that it won’t sell. – Rebecca Hall
The regrets I have are strong enough that I wouldn’t share ’em. I think that you can’t live without suffering some. – Ron Howard
I didn’t want readers to think I was asking to be praised for taking care of my wife while she was ill. Lots of people are heroic, more heroic than I was, when faced with the suffering of someone they love. – Rafael Yglesias
I have my own difficulty with movies in which the suffering of the characters is too real, and many find it difficult to watch comedies that rely too heavily on embarrassment; the vicarious reaction to this is too unpleasant. – Paul Bloom
Religion has convinced us that there’s something else entirely other than concerns about suffering. There’s concerns about what God wants, there’s concerns about what’s going to happen in the afterlife. – Sam Harris
I urge you to ask yourself just how honorable it is to preside over the abuse and suffering of animals. – Richard Pryor
Money in property is dead money. It doesn’t help the country. It’s funny how the U.K., Ireland and Spain are the most property-obsessed nations in Europe and yet are also the ones suffering the most. – Peter Hargreaves
It is a glorious thing to be indifferent to suffering, but only to one’s own suffering. – Robert Staughton Lynd
Happiness is not a reward – it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment – it is a result. – Robert Green Ingersoll
The suffering of the Bahamian people is nearly ended. A new day is coming. It is almost here. – Perry Christie
I’m not a politician. I only want to help relieve the suffering in communities, and I want to help people see their community in each other. – Russell Simmons
Be mobile at all times, even if it causes you suffering or feelings of loneliness. Unless you’re willing to do that, you’re never going to get the bigger rewards. – Oleg Cassini
Was it not enough punishment and suffering in history that we were uprooted and made helpless slaves not only in new colonial outposts but also domestically. – Robert Mugabe
The new technologies that we see coming will have major benefits that will greatly alleviate human suffering. – Ralph Merkle
If you look at any other group of people suffering injustice, women are always in the worst situation within that group. – Salma Hayek
Whether we fear pain and suffering or not, pain and suffering will come to everyone. Why not keep our minds focused on where we want to go? – Radhanath Swami
Sometimes I suspect most of the media commentariat are suffering from Munchausen syndrome. – Rebekah Brooks