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Hurt Quotes

On pain, defense mechanisms, and the different ways hurt shows up.

Several quotes here treat hurt as something people guard against, including the idea that comedy can work as a shield for real vulnerability underneath. For related reading, see Emotion quotes.

The Muslim world is deeply hurt by the campaign of violence initiated against our Palestinian brothers.

Quotes by Ahmet Necdet Sezner

Edged tools are dangerous things to handle, and not infrequently do much hurt.

Quotes by Agnes Repplier

I don't like any art form barraged in violence or hurt.

Quotes by Adriana Trigiani

I would have to say that looked like it hurt.

Quotes by Adam Savage

Emotion Quotes

I still haven't found the humor in getting hit by a cement truck. My knees still hurt when I think about it, so no jokes about that yet.

Quotes by Adam DeVine

When you're young, you feel like you're Superman and that you can't be hurt.

Quotes by Adam Cole

I'd never hurt another person.

Quotes by Adam Carolla

'Grand Royal' started because we were on the Lollapalooza tour, and we wanted to send this message to people that the mosh pit is corny. Stop doing that. MTV has ruined it, and it's dangerous, and girls are getting hurt.

Quotes by Ad-Rock

The point - the power to hurt - of all figures lies in the truthfulness of their application.

Abraham Lincoln

Healing Quotes

If a man had more than one life, I think a little hanging would not hurt this one; but after he is once dead, we cannot bring him back, no matter how sorry we may be; so the boy shall...

Abraham Lincoln

A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not hurt me.

Abraham Lincoln

When lab safety procedures aren't followed, people can get hurt or worse. Lab equipment and chemicals that are improperly handled can result in personal injury and even death.

Quotes by Abdul Qadeer Khan

Abortion does not just hurt women. Abortion hurts a family, and it has a domino effect of hurting those related and close to those families through the grief and reality of losing a child to abortion.

Quotes by Abby Johnson

We got to think of other ways to help these kids out because there's a lot of kids who get hurt in college and then don't make it to the NFL and don't have insurance, and their entire lives are...

Quotes by Aaron Rodgers

Pain Quotes

People get in fights because they don't communicate, because you don't want to hurt the other person.

Quotes by Aaron Paul

Just have to be smart. Can't hurt your team.

Quotes by Aaron Donald

It doesn't ever hurt to try different stuff.

Quotes by Aaron Donald

For men, privacy means not being told stuff that would hurt. For women, secrecy is having stuff go on behind your back.

Quotes by A. A. Gill

I would convert to Judaism if the operation didn't hurt so much.

Quotes by Zubin Mehta

Truth Quotes

I see so much more than I used to see. The effect has been to depress and sadden and hurt me terribly.

Quotes by Zane Grey

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the emotional core of these hurt quotes?
One quote gets at something deeper behind humor, explaining that "comedy was always a defense. It was a weapon so that you can't hurt me," suggesting that being funny can be a way of protecting yourself from getting hurt. For more on that kind of vulnerability, see Emotion quotes.
Is there a quote about a historical event?
Yes - one quote references a real historical conflict: "China invaded India, and there was a war between India and China in some of the disputed terrain in 1962, and India got hurt by that." It's presented here as a factual historical reference, not a political opinion.
Is there a quote about political leadership?
Yes. One quote states a viewpoint on a named public figure: "George W. Bush has helped those who have most, hurt those who have least and ignored everyone in between." It's included here as the speaker's own stated opinion, not a claim of fact.
Is there a lighter or more personal quote about being hurt?
Yes - one quote takes a humorous, personal angle: "I would convert to Judaism if the operation didn't hurt so much," using physical pain as the punchline rather than emotional hurt.
Where can I find more quotes and status lines about being hurt?
If you're looking for more on this feeling, check out Shayari, Status, and Healing quotes.

Others reference genuine historical wounds, like the aftermath of the 1962 war between China and India, alongside a wry line about medical pain. Browse Healing quotes or Status for more.