A Quote by Richard Paul Evans

The thing is, the only real sign of life is growth. And growth requires pain. So to choose life is to accept pain.

Richard Paul Evans

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Richard Paul Evans
American - Author
Born: October 11, 1962

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Henry Cloud

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There is a great deal of pain in life and perhaps the only pain that can be avoided is the pain that comes from trying to avoid pain.

R. D. Laing

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Oliver Sacks

Pain is inevitable. It is actually a great opportunity for growth, but when we blame or fail to take responsibility for our suffering, the pain becomes stagnant, and stagnant pain can have a compounding effect if left unchecked.

Romany Malco

If you want to choose the pleasure of growth, prepare yourself for some pain.

Irvin D. Yalom

I think every ounce of pain in just living always ends up being the best thing that happened to me. It's always a growth period. I learn at the speed of pain.

Michael McDonald

One cannot get through life without pain...What we can do is choose how to use the pain life presents to us.

Bernie Siegel

A real fan will accept growth, encourage the growth, and stick with you through thick and thin.

NLE Choppa

I get why we don't want to be in pain, but there's something very essential about what happens when we're in pain and some of the growth that can come from it if we stare at it straight in the face.