Every day I see Jesus Christ in all his distressing disguises.
To experience conflicts knowingly, though it may be distressing, can be an invaluable asset. The more we face our own conflicts and seek out our own solutions, the more inner freedom and strength we will gain. Only when we are willing to bear the brunt can we approximate the ideal of being the captain of our ship. Spurious tranquillity rooted in inner dullness is anything but enviable. It is bound to make us weak and an easy prey to any kind of influence.
The more distressing the memory, the more persistent it's presence.
Humor is a means of obtaining pleasure in spite of the distressing effects that interface with it.
Humor (is) the process that allows one to brush reality aside when it gets too distressing.
The 20th century gave rise to one of the greatest and most distressing paradoxes of human history: that the greatest intolerance and violence of that century were practiced by those who believed that religion caused intolerance and violence.
A sloppy performance in a photograph is as distressing as a sloppy performance in music.
The old knowledge had been difficult but not distressing. It had been all paradox and myth, and it had made sense. The new knowledge was all fact and reason, and it made no sense.
Of all the animosities which have existed among mankind, those which are caused by a difference of sentiments in religion appear to be the most inveterate and distressing, and ought to be deprecated. I was in hopes that the enlightened and liberal policy, which has marked the present age, would at least have reconciled Christians of every denomination so far that we should never again see the religious disputes carried to such a pitch as to endanger the peace of society.
The most distressing thing that can happen to a prophet is to be proved wrong. The next most distressing thing is to be proved right.
Within evangelicalism is a distressing drift toward accepting a Christianity that does not demand a life-changing walk with God. Many evangelicals (today) do not realize that the church has always been an island of righteousness in a sea of paganism, but as a result they turned the world upside-down.
The long and distressing controversy over capital punishment is very unfair to anyone meditating murder.
Indolence is a delightful but distressing state; we must be doing something to be happy.
There are few things more subtly distressing than an inappropriate gift from someone close to you.
Turn it off," Ryodan says without even looking at me. "You're distressing Dani. No one distresses Dani but me.
Lastly, literature and philosophy both allow past idols to be resurrected with a frequency which would be truly distressing to a sober scientist.
The newest victims of the nation's foreclosure crisis are pets, which is extremely distressing to me.
The way Trump talks about Obama: presidents don't do that! What we're seeing now is a whole new level of vulgarity. I'm really hoping that it's not the rule from here on out. It's really distressing for me to witness this. I really hope we don't have to throw all decency out the window, just because Trump's president.
[On golf:] One of the most distressing defects of civilization.
I'm an atheist. I suppose you can call me a sort of libertarian anarchist. I regard religion with fear and suspicion. It's not enough to say that I don't believe in God. I actually regard the system as distressing: I am offended by some of the things said in the Bible and the Qur'an and I refute them.
