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"We're getting hurt, but I'm a long-term investor."

"We're getting hurt, but I'm a long-term investor."

Al Waleed bin Talal, Saudi Arabian Businessman

Hurt, Saudiarabian

77

"Maybe the Dalai Lama is the only person who is totally honest, and even with him, he's skillful not to hurt anybody. He's skillful."

"Maybe the Dalai Lama is the only person who is totally honest, and even with him, he's skillful not to hurt anybody. He's skillful."

Richard Gere, American Actor

59

"I've been asked about this constantly, and I compare it to how if you're walking down the street and some schizo guy comes up to you and vomits on you: You wouldn't be hurt by that, you'd just think it's weird."

"I've been asked about this constantly, and I compare it to how if you're walking down the street and some schizo guy comes up to you and vomits on you: You wouldn't be hurt by that, you'd just think it's weird."

Chuck Klosterman, American Critic

57

"I would never want to hurt anyone by writing a book."

"I would never want to hurt anyone by writing a book."

Kathie Lee Gifford, American Entertainer

Hurt, Want, Writing

56

"I would have to say that looked like it hurt."

"I would have to say that looked like it hurt."

Adam Savage, American Entertainer

51

"I really didn't mean to hurt anybody. I liked John Lennon."

"I really didn't mean to hurt anybody. I liked John Lennon."

Mark David Chapman, American Criminal

46

"Have you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit, and you just pull the scar off of it over and over again."

"Have you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit, and you just pull the scar off of it over and over again."

Rosa Parks, American Activist

46

"If I ever loved a woman, the more I loved her, the more I wanted to hurt her. Frida was only the most obvious victim of this disgusting trait."

"If I ever loved a woman, the more I loved her, the more I wanted to hurt her. Frida was only the most obvious victim of this disgusting trait."

Diego Rivera, Mexican Artist

Hurt, Obvious, Woman

45

"Tribulation will not hurt you, unless as it too often does; it hardens you and makes you sour, narrow and skeptical."

"Tribulation will not hurt you, unless as it too often does; it hardens you and makes you sour, narrow and skeptical."

Edwin Hubbel Chapin, American Clergyman

43

"Publicity is like poison; it doesn't hurt unless you swallow it."

"Publicity is like poison; it doesn't hurt unless you swallow it."

Joe Paterno, American Coach

Hurt, Poison, Publicity

41

"I don't go to clubs and stuff like that, so I don't have to put up with it in there. And normally, because obviously I could hurt somebody, and if I look at it that way, I have to back off."

"I don't go to clubs and stuff like that, so I don't have to put up with it in there. And normally, because obviously I could hurt somebody, and if I look at it that way, I have to back off."

Bubba Smith, American Athlete

41

"No man is hurt but by himself."

"No man is hurt but by himself."

Diogenes of Sinope, Greek Philosopher

40

"Forgive those who have hurt you."

"Forgive those who have hurt you."

Les Brown, American Businessman

39

"I have reason to be shy. I've been hurt plenty."

"I have reason to be shy. I've been hurt plenty."

Ethel Waters, American Musician

38

"I don't have nothing to regret at all in the past, except that I might've unintentionally hurt somebody else or something."

"I don't have nothing to regret at all in the past, except that I might've unintentionally hurt somebody else or something."

Jimi Hendrix, American Musician

Hurt, Nothing, Past, Regret

36

"Programs that pay farmers not to farm often devastate rural areas. The reductions hurt everyone from fertilizer companies to tractor salesmen."

"Programs that pay farmers not to farm often devastate rural areas. The reductions hurt everyone from fertilizer companies to tractor salesmen."

Dick Armey, American Politician

36

"It's more than a job. It's very personal, so when you're hurt, you're really hurt inside."

"It's more than a job. It's very personal, so when you're hurt, you're really hurt inside."

Charlotte Gainsbourg, French Actress

36

"I did everything by the seat of my pants. That's why I got hurt so much."

"I did everything by the seat of my pants. That's why I got hurt so much."

Evel Knievel, American Entertainer

36

"Commitments the voters don't know about can't hurt you."

"Commitments the voters don't know about can't hurt you."

Ogden Nash, American Poet

36

"This is a tough game. There are times when you've got to play hurt, when you've got to block out the pain."

"This is a tough game. There are times when you've got to play hurt, when you've got to block out the pain."

Shaquille O'Neal, American Athlete

Hurt, Pain, Play

36

"I wouldn't ever set out to hurt anyone deliberately unless it was, you know, important - like a league game or something."

"I wouldn't ever set out to hurt anyone deliberately unless it was, you know, important - like a league game or something."

Dick Butkus, American Athlete

35

"I have never been hurt by what I have not said."

"I have never been hurt by what I have not said."

Calvin Coolidge, American President

35

"When you can't remember why you're hurt, that's when you're healed."

"When you can't remember why you're hurt, that's when you're healed."

Jane Fonda, American Actress

35

"Oh, I just wish someone would try to hurt you so I could kill them for you."

"Oh, I just wish someone would try to hurt you so I could kill them for you."

Frank Sinatra, American Musician

34

"There was one where Gomez was on a Trapeze hanging by the legs upside down. I remember how much the backs of my knees would hurt until I got used to it. It was hard."

"There was one where Gomez was on a Trapeze hanging by the legs upside down. I remember how much the backs of my knees would hurt until I got used to it. It was hard."

John Astin, American Actor

34

"Between now and then and I just felt it was ready and it was a long enough period gone by. I obviously didn't want to hurt anybody, you know. It was done out of a genuine memorial or tribute whatever you want to call it."

"Between now and then and I just felt it was ready and it was a long enough period gone by. I obviously didn't want to hurt anybody, you know. It was done out of a genuine memorial or tribute whatever you want to call it."

Jack Bruce, British Musician

Hurt, Now, Tribute, Want

33

"I'm not so mean. I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something."

"I'm not so mean. I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something."

Dick Butkus, American Athlete

33

"George W. Bush has helped those who have most, hurt those who have least and ignored everyone in between."

"George W. Bush has helped those who have most, hurt those who have least and ignored everyone in between."

Wesley Clark, American Soldier

33

"I'd like to grow up and be beautiful. I know it doesn't matter, but it doesn't hurt."

"I'd like to grow up and be beautiful. I know it doesn't matter, but it doesn't hurt."

Kirsten Dunst, American Actress

33

"The worst thing about that kind of prejudice... is that while you feel hurt and angry and all the rest of it, it feeds you self-doubt. You start thinking, perhaps I am not good enough."

"The worst thing about that kind of prejudice... is that while you feel hurt and angry and all the rest of it, it feeds you self-doubt. You start thinking, perhaps I am not good enough."

Nina Simone, American Musician

Hurt, Prejudice, Rest, Self

33

"I've been immersed in it too long. My spirit is wobbly and my mind is confused. The hurt has become too great."

"I've been immersed in it too long. My spirit is wobbly and my mind is confused. The hurt has become too great."

Ernie Pyle, American Journalist

Hurt, Mind, Spirit

32

"Now that we are cool, he said, and regret that we hurt each other, I am not sorry that it happened."

"Now that we are cool, he said, and regret that we hurt each other, I am not sorry that it happened."

William Henry Hudson, British Author

Hurt, Now, Regret

32

"To deaden yourself against any hurt is to deaden yourself also against the hurt of others."

"To deaden yourself against any hurt is to deaden yourself also against the hurt of others."

Max Lerner, American Journalist

31

"Most chick singers say 'if you hurt me, I'll die'... I say, 'if you hurt me, I'll kick your ass.'"

"Most chick singers say 'if you hurt me, I'll die'... I say, 'if you hurt me, I'll kick your ass.'"

Pat Benatar, American Musician

31

"The bottom line is these techniques have hurt our image around the world, the damage they have done to our interests far outweighed whatever benefit they gave us and they are not essential to our national security."

"The bottom line is these techniques have hurt our image around the world, the damage they have done to our interests far outweighed whatever benefit they gave us and they are not essential to our national security."

Dennis C. Blair, American Public Servant

Hurt, National security, World

31

"Now I feel like whatever I do, no one can hurt me. I cannot be violated, I cannot be humiliated, I cannot be disregarded, I cannot be disrespected."

"Now I feel like whatever I do, no one can hurt me. I cannot be violated, I cannot be humiliated, I cannot be disregarded, I cannot be disrespected."

Fiona Apple, American Musician

31

"I don't want to hurt anybody or be offensive. But I don't want to not be me."

"I don't want to hurt anybody or be offensive. But I don't want to not be me."

Melanie Chisholm, English Musician

31

"It seems like such a terrible shame that innocent civilians have to get hurt in wars, otherwise combat would be such a wonderfully healthy way to rid the human race of unneeded trash."

"It seems like such a terrible shame that innocent civilians have to get hurt in wars, otherwise combat would be such a wonderfully healthy way to rid the human race of unneeded trash."

Fred Woodworth, American Author

Hurt, Race, Shame

30

"Before I would hurt a child, I would slit my wrists."

"Before I would hurt a child, I would slit my wrists."

Michael Jackson, American Musician

30

"We feel that what's too far is when you make a joke and somebody gets hurt."

"We feel that what's too far is when you make a joke and somebody gets hurt."

Bobby Farrelly, American Director

29

"I would never do anything to hurt anybody, especially if they're helping me. I'm not that kind of person."

"I would never do anything to hurt anybody, especially if they're helping me. I'm not that kind of person."

Billy Preston, American Musician

29

"Usually when I wielded a hockey stick, it meant somebody was going to get hurt. This is just a friendly match."

"Usually when I wielded a hockey stick, it meant somebody was going to get hurt. This is just a friendly match."

Stan Mikita, Canadian Athlete

28

"Certainly, we are hurt by the high fuel prices because it raises our cost."

"Certainly, we are hurt by the high fuel prices because it raises our cost."

David Neeleman, Brazilian Businessman

28

"I used the diabetes as my weapon. Of course, I was only hurting myself and making myself sicker, but I guess it was something I had to go through. I never went overboard so much that I really hurt myself, but my early teenage years were very tough."

"I used the diabetes as my weapon. Of course, I was only hurting myself and making myself sicker, but I guess it was something I had to go through. I never went overboard so much that I really hurt myself, but my early teenage years were very tough."

Dana Hill, American Actress

Hurt, Teenage, Years

28

"I'm not going to hurt anybody other than that dick who keeps writing songs about me."

"I'm not going to hurt anybody other than that dick who keeps writing songs about me."

Courtney Love, American Musician

Hurt, Songs, Writing

27

"I realize now I didn't really want to die. I just wanted to stop the hurt and pain."

"I realize now I didn't really want to die. I just wanted to stop the hurt and pain."

LaToya Jackson, American Musician

Hurt, Now, Pain, Want

27

"When I hear anything derogatory towards the Raiders, I am definitely hurt."

"When I hear anything derogatory towards the Raiders, I am definitely hurt."

Jim Otto, American Athlete

27

"There are worse words than cuss words, there are words that hurt."

"There are worse words than cuss words, there are words that hurt."

Tillie Olsen, American Novelist

27

"If anybody says their facelift doesn't hurt, they're lying. It was like I'd spent the night with an axe murderer."

"If anybody says their facelift doesn't hurt, they're lying. It was like I'd spent the night with an axe murderer."

Sharon Osbourne, English Entertainer

Hurt, Lying, Night

26

"I probably played hurt a lot more times than I should have."

"I probably played hurt a lot more times than I should have."

Merlin Olsen, American Athlete

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