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Hurt Quotes - Page 21

I'd like to see much more understanding of emotional issues around hurt, abandonment, disappointment, longing, failure and shame, where they stem from and how they drive people and policies brought into public discourse.

"Britain's intellectuals: leading thinkers have their say" by Alain de Botton, AC Grayling, Susie Orbach, Paul Gilroy, Will Self, Mary Beard, Brian Cox, Lionel Shriver, James Lovelock and Lisa Jardine, www.theguardian.com. May 7, 2011.

Most men judge your importance in their lives by how much you can hurt them.

Marilyn Monroe, Ben Hecht (2006). “My Story”, p.131, Rowman & Littlefield

it always hurts more to have and lose than to not have in the first place.

Khaled Hosseini (2011). “The Kite Runner: Rejacketed”, p.185, A&C Black

You ever want to feel powerless? Watch the people you care about being hurt and know there is nothing you can do about it.

Corey Taylor (2012). “Seven Deadly Sins: Settling the Argument Between Born Bad and Damaged Good”, p.116, Da Capo Press

We rarely grow when we're happy, we grow when we hurt.

"Maggie Q Talks NIKITA Season 2 Finale and What She’d Like to See in Season 3". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. MAY 15, 2012.