#relief

People, he thought, were as hungry for a sight of joy as he had always been--for a moment's relief from that gray load of suffering which seemed so inexplicable and unnecessary. He had never been able to understand why men should be unhappy. ↗

— Ayn Rand

#happiness #happy #joy #pain #relief

There was a tacit understanding between them that 'liquor helped'; growing more miserable with every glass one hoped for the moment of relief. ↗

— Graham Greene

#drinking #liquor #relationships #relief #alcohol

There are all kinds of addicts, I guess. We all have pain. And we all look for ways to make the pain go away. (107) ↗

— Sherman Alexie

#addicts #pain #pain-relief #addiction

Our culture encourages us to plan every moment and fill our schedules with one activity and obligation after the next, with no time to just be. But the human body and mind require downtime to rejuvenate. I have found my greatest moments of joy and peace just sitting in silence, and then I take that joy and peace with me out into the world. ↗

— Holly Mosier

#mind-body-spirit #mindfulness #peace-of-mind #purpose #stress-management

For fast-acting relief try slowing down. ↗

— Lily Tomlin

#relief #slowing #try

In Genesis, it says that it is not good for a man to be alone; but sometimes it is a great relief. ↗

— John Barrymore

#genesis #good #great #man #relief

Relief organizations both large and small are coordinating deliveries of food, clothing, water, and other basic necessities to those impacted by Katrina. ↗

— Jo Bonner

#both #clothing #coordinating #food #impacted

People keep saying, 'Oh, you're getting all these great reviews, that must make you really happy.' I guess it does, but mostly it's just a relief. ↗

— Michael Chabon

#getting #great #guess #happy #i

So we want to change the tax system. We want it to be fair, and we want to see some tax relief because people do three things when they get a little extra money in their pocket: They save it or they spend it or they invest it. ↗

— Todd Tiahrt

#change #extra #extra money #fair #get

We're kind of the comic relief of this movie because most of the stories are very dark. And that's why these plays were so great, because it's such a dark, dark universe that it becomes funny because it's just too pathetic. ↗

— Caroline Dhavernas

#becomes #comic #comic relief #dark #funny