#pain

There are pockets of great food in Spain, but there are also pockets of very mediocre food in Spain, and the same in Morocco and the same in Croatia and the same in Germany and the same in Austria. ↗

— Mario Batali

#austria #croatia #food #germany #great

The rewards for those who persevere far exceed the pain that must precede the victory. ↗

— Ted W. Engstrom

#far #must #pain #persevere #precede

I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#ambition #govern #i #men #office

This was nostalgia in the literal Greek sense: the pain of not being able to return to one's home and family. ↗

— John Thorn

#being #family #greek #home #literal

I dream my painting and I paint my dream. ↗

— Vincent Van Gogh

#dreams #inspiration #painting #art

Painters must speak through paint, not through words. ↗

— Hans Hofmann

#paint #painters #speak #through #words

Somewhere beyond the pain, you turn around and realize that life is beautiful. ↗

— T.L. Rese

#existence #life #pain #beauty

I'm not really sure why. But... do you stop loving someone just because they betray you? I don't think so. That's what makes the betrayal hurt so much - pain, frustration, anger... and I still loved her. I still do. ↗

— Brandon Sanderson

#betrayal #frustration #hurt #love #pain

I wanted to make these people real, not like they were in a painting. Like these are people who don't know they're in a period movie. Those concerns are incredibly immediate. ↗

— Neil LaBute

#i #immediate #incredibly #know #like

The marathon always starts after 30K. That's where the problems start. You start without any problems, without any pain. All the pain comes after 30K. Sometimes, it's possible to have pain even in the finger. ↗

— Haile Gebrselassie

#always #any #comes #even #finger