discomfort quotes

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

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

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

I dislike feeling at home when I am abroad.

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

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.

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

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

I have a difficult time sitting down for long periods.

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

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.

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 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.

Rebellions of the belly are the worst.

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

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.

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.

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.

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