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Aching Quotes

Quotes on pain, perseverance, and pushing through

These quotes explore the aching body and what it takes to push past it, whether that's stepping onto the field despite being sick and sore, or finding an odd distraction from aching feet.

It is as necessary for man to live in beauty rather than ugliness as it is necessary for him to have food for an aching belly or rest for a weary body.

Quotes by Abraham Maslow

Let's just say, if I weren't a model, I'd be a walking collage. I see my body as a blank canvas that's aching to be decorated; I find it all very fascinating.

Quotes by Abbey Lee Kershaw

At one point, I shook a tree full of fire ants on my head just to have some pain to distract me from my aching feet so that I could continue to walk.

Quotes by Yossi Ghinsberg

I've played in Boston and New York, and it doesn't matter if you're sick, aching - once you step on that field, you're a completely different animal.

Quotes by Vernon Wells

Age Quotes

Visions of glory, spare my aching sight.

Quotes by Thomas Gray

A lot of bands would be aching to be in the position we are.

Quotes by Robert Cray

When I think of a merry, happy, free young girl - and look at the ailing, aching state a young wife generally is doomed to - which you can't deny is the penalty of marriage.

Quotes by Queen Victoria

I have a desk that I can raise or lower according to the state of my aching back. Sometimes I stand at it, and sometimes I have it high up to write at and sometimes a bit lower to type.

Quotes by Philip Pullman

Initially, I was a bit hesitant to do the role in 'MTP,' as it was a very serious and aching subject.

Quotes by Nithya Menen

Animal Quotes

I left an office at the top of the Pan Am Building, a nine-room apartment, and a farm in Vermont because I was aching inside. It took an analyst to tell me I could write a note of permission to...

Quotes by Michael Masser

I remember, as a child, a particular groan that my father would sound when he crawled from the bed in the morning. I hear the same groan now, precisely, every morning, when I emerge from my own lair. It's more...

Quotes by Kevin Barry

One of the best kept secrets in America is that people are aching to make a commitment, if they only had the freedom and environment in which to do so.

Quotes by John Naisbitt

You retire, but you're still aching to play. But in order to play, you have to resist certain temptations, and train hard. And I just didn't have the desire to do that any more.

Quotes by Eric Cantona

I remember being in the public library and my jaw just aching as I looked around at all those books I wanted to read. There just wasn't time enough to read everything I wanted to read.

Quotes by Charles Kuralt

Back Quotes

I don't think too much about age. Maybe if you're hurting, aching and arthritic, then you think about it a lot. But I don't.

Quotes by Bob Newhart

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of aching do these quotes describe?
A range - physically sore feet, playing through sickness, a difficult on-screen subject, and even a poetic ache in one's own sight.
Is there an unusual way someone deals with aching feet in these quotes?
Yes, one describes shaking a tree full of fire ants onto their own head just to create a different pain that distracted from aching feet during a long walk.
Is there a quote about performing through physical pain?
Yes, one describes playing sports in tough cities regardless of being sick or aching, describing themselves as "a completely different animal" once on the field.
Do any quotes mention aching in an emotional or artistic sense?
One mentions initial hesitation about taking on a role because the subject matter was serious and aching, suggesting emotional weight as much as physical.
What does the older poetic line about "aching sight" mean?
It's a classical-style plea asking to be spared from painful visions of glory, using "aching sight" to describe eyes strained by what they've witnessed.

One older poetic line asks for relief from an aching sight, adding a literary, almost pleading tone to the collection. For more on endurance, see our Animal quotes on instinct and resilience.