Don’t you hate when your hand falls asleep and you know it will be up all night.

The only person who ever called me Paul was my father, so I always associate it with doing something wrong, you know. So, you know, occasionally, people will come up to me on the street and try to, you know, ingratiate themselves and call me Paul. I don’t like it, actually.

The reason I became 297 pounds is because that was comfortable. What was very uncomfortable was running. What was very uncomfortable was being on a diet. What was very uncomfortable was trying to face things that I didn’t want to face. And I also realized, when I was really big, I had no growth. Why? Because I was living comfortable.

Not everybody is comfortable with the idea that politics is a guilty addiction. But it is.

If I’m in a bad mood, or if I’m uncomfortable, it’s probably what I’m wearing that’s making me feel that way.

Too often we… enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.

Rebellions of the belly are the worst.

I dislike feeling at home when I am abroad.

Girdles and wire stays should have never been invented. No man wants to hug a padded bird cage.

It’s so sweet, I feel like my teeth are rotting when I listen to the radio.

I hate pain, despite my ability to tolerate it beyond all known parameters, which is not necessarily a good thing.

I was raised in a family where vulnerability was barely tolerated: no training wheels on our bicycles, no goggles in the pool, just get it done. And so I grew up not only with discomfort about my own vulnerability, I didn’t care for it in other people either.

When you have shot one bird flying you have shot all birds flying. They are all different and they fly in different ways but the sensation is the same and the last one is as good as the first.

An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only uncomfortable.

I spent a lot of years trying to outrun or outsmart vulnerability by making things certain and definite, black and white, good and bad. My inability to lean into the discomfort of vulnerability limited the fullness of those important experiences that are wrought with uncertainty: Love, belonging, trust, joy, and creativity to name a few.

I have a difficult time sitting down for long periods.

I felt extremely uncomfortable as the focal point, in the spotlight. I really like the behind the scenes role, because all my freedom is there.

I get naturally uncomfortable when I’m put under a magnifying glass.

The danger sensation is exciting. The challenge is to find new dangers.

I’m not that keen on the idea of being unconscious.

I never like being touched, ever. People used to say I held my breath when they were hugging me. I still do.

Our whole life is set up in the path of least resistance. We don’t want to suffer. We don’t want to feel discomfort. So the whole time, we’re living our lives in a very comfortable area. There’s no growth in that.

When I’m dancing, I’m not thinking about anything. I am here. I am totally there. You know? And the feeling is a sensation of being away from myself. My soul dances with the angels, and my body dances with my wife.