#distress

What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult. ↗

— Sigmund Freud

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In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength. ↗

— Robert E. Lee

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The world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willing avoids the sight of distress. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

#bored #distress #misfortune #quickly #recital

Let's cause some senators distress. ↗

— Peggy Noonan

#distress #senators #some

Today continuing poverty and distress are a deeper and more important cause of international tensions, of the conditions that can produce war, than previously. ↗

— Lester B. Pearson

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I want my boys to have an understanding of people's emotions, their insecurities, people's distress, and their hopes and dreams. ↗

— Princess Diana

#dreams #emotions #hopes #i #insecurities

The day on which I received confirmation was a distressing one to me. ↗

— Maria Monk

#day #distressing #i #me #received

It is vitally important for me, both personally and for my writing, to be able to return to China freely, so being barred entry has caused me deep concern and distress. ↗

— Ma Jian

#barred #being #both #caused #china

The vast concourse of people who had assembled to witness the triumphant arrival of the successful travellers was of the lowest orders of mechanics and artisans, among whom great distress and a dangerous spirit of discontent with the government at that time prevailed. ↗

— Fanny Kemble

#arrival #artisans #assembled #dangerous #discontent

You know, sometimes I feel well and vital in the world, and sometimes I just feel so distressed I want to pull my hair out by the roots. ↗

— Sharon Stone

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