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People do not relate to softness anymore - in talk or under the guise of misunderstanding - they seem satisfied when they have proved to themselves that softness was feigned or blatant pretence and they were right in thinking hard and ugly thoughts of sarcasm, spite or other hurtful intentions – Rooma Mehra	added by sheila_m 1 month ago
People do not relate to softness anymore - in talk or under the guise of misunderstanding - they seem satisfied when they have proved to themselves that softness was feigned or blatant pretence and they were right in thinking hard and ugly thoughts of sarcasm, spite or other hurtful intentions – Rooma Mehra	added by sheila_m 1 month ago
People do not relate to softness anymore - in talk or under the guise of misunderstanding - they seem satisfied when they have proved to themselves that softness was feigned or blatant pretence and they were right in thinking hard and ugly thoughts of sarcasm, spite or other hurtful intentions – Rooma Mehra	added by sheila_m 1 month ago
People do not relate to softness anymore - in talk or under the guise of misunderstanding - they seem satisfied when they have proved to themselves that softness was feigned or blatant pretence and they were right in thinking hard and ugly thoughts of sarcasm, spite or other hurtful intentions – Rooma Mehra	added by sheila_m 1 month ago
That was so hard for me to see, he was a baby and for him to be taken from me like that was very hurtful. – James Woodard	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The most hurtful part is how close it was to home, we would have never thought that this was going to happen here. And I’m sure people say that everywhere. But it’s shocking … And of course, I’m going to think about my mom and think about my family, my aunts, my uncles. It could have been them. – Lian Zhang	Found on CNN 1 year ago
It's unfortunate and truly hurtful to hear that a fellow RNC member would misuse a private conversation and completely twist it against me for personal or political gain, as chair of the RNC Faith Advisory Board, I am proud to have led the charge, alongside fellow RNC members, to engage with voters from all faiths and religions. – Tamara Scott	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
Banning transgender people from sport I think is disgraceful, and I think it's hurtful. – Ellia Green	Found on CNN 1 year ago
There’s that song, ‘You Always Hurt the One You Love.’… [But] we shouldn’t make light of an assault. I’ve had it happened to me where people make fun of me in front of others, in front of a large group. They say something that is supposed to be entertaining, but in fact, it’s offensive and hurtful. At that point, I look at it as an opportunity for me. I have an opportunity to show grace, tolerance and understanding. Or it’s an opportunity to make an a-- of myself. You want to make the most of those opportunities. And when you’re a big star in the public eye, there are lots of opportunities to establish your brand and reputation through your behavior. I hope both Chris and Will get ideas on how to handle things better. – Jim Meskimen	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
This journey has been incredible and this team has done so much and accomplished so much, although this is hurtful right now, proud of all we’ve done this season. I couldn’t be more proud of the team. – Elissa Cunane	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I would never ever say anything hurtful. I’ve never, ever would say something hurtful like those things. And that’s why I know I was not in my right mind. I know that that’s what happened because of that combination of things. And I deeply, deeply regret it. – Abby Broyles	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Whoopi Goldberg knows our center. She knows Rabbi Marvin Hier, our CEO and founder, we're not dealing with someone here who spoke in order to hurt anyone in our community. But what she said obviously is extremely confusing to people and in many ways hurtful. – Rabbi Cooper	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
It's unfortunate and shocking to learn for the first time this week that Brian felt differently about our interview with him, for Brian to make an assumption about my appearance and state of mind early that morning was subjective, hurtful and just plain wrong. If I appeared' disheveled,' as he claimed, it was because we had flown in during the middle of the night -- immediately following another interview in Denver -- and were going on a few hours of sleep to meet the only window provided to us. – John Elway	Found on CNN 2 years ago
The documentary makes it seem like everyone who has ever worked for Hugh Hefner Playboy has had a horrible experience, it’s really embarrassing and hurtful when that’s not true. – Danielle Lupo	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
They would make fun of my body when I was younger, it was hurtful, but I knew they were wrong. – Alicia Silverstone	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
It's very hurtful for her and the family. – Charlene Nash	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
They insult Jack Lyons intelligence, they insult Jack Lyons ability, and most hurtful, they say that by not using these therapies Jack Lyons are intentionally trying to harm the people we've given everything to save. – Jack Lyons	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I used to take it all very personally — the pregnancy rumors and the whole ‘Oh, she chose career over kids’ assumption, it’s like, ‘You have no clue what’s going on with me personally, medically, why I can’t … can I have kids?’ They don’t know anything, and it was really hurtful and just nasty. – Jennifer Aniston	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Instead of apologizing for her Islamophobic comments and fabricated lies, Rep. Boebert refused to publicly acknowledge her hurtful and dangerous comments, she instead doubled down on her rhetoric and I decided to end the unproductive call. – Ilhan Omar	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Today I graciously accepted a call from Rep. Lauren Boebert in the hope of receiving a direct apology for falsely claiming she met me in an elevator, suggesting I was a terrorist, and for a history of anti-Muslim hate, instead of apologizing for her Islamophobic comments and fabricated lies, Rep. Boebert refused to publicly acknowledge her hurtful and dangerous comments. She instead doubled down on her rhetoric and I decided to end the unproductive call. – Ilhan Omar	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Instead of apologizing for her Islamophobic comments and fabricated lies, Rep. Boebert refused to publicly acknowledge her hurtful and dangerous comments. She instead doubled down on her rhetoric and I decided to end the unproductive call. – Ilhan Omar	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Instead of apologizing for her Islamophobic comments and fabricated lies, Rep. Boebert refused to publicly acknowledge her hurtful and dangerous comments. She instead doubled down on her rhetoric and I decided to end the unproductive call, she kept asking for a public apology so I told Ilhan Omar that she should make a public apology to the American people for her anti-American, anti-Semitic, anti-police rhetoric. She continued to press and I continued to press back. And then, Representative Omar hung up on me. – Ilhan Omar	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Today I graciously accepted a call from Rep. Lauren Boebert in the hope of receiving a direct apology for falsely claiming she met me in an elevator, suggesting I was a terrorist, and for a history of anti-Muslim hate, instead of apologizing for Lauren Boebert Islamophobic comments and fabricated lies, Lauren Boebert refused to publicly acknowledge Lauren Boebert hurtful and dangerous comments. Lauren Boebert instead doubled down on Lauren Boebert rhetoric and I decided to end the unproductive call. – Ilhan Omar	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Words have power and can have lasting damage no matter who says them but they are especially hurtful and powerful from a person in a position of power. – Sophia Nelson/Abigail Honeycutt	Found on FOX News 2 years ago

People do not relate to softness anymore - in talk or under the guise of misunderstanding - they seem satisfied when they have proved to themselves that softness was feigned or blatant pretence and they were right in thinking hard and ugly thoughts of sarcasm, spite or other hurtful intentions

– Rooma Mehra

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– Rooma Mehra

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1 month ago

– Rooma Mehra

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1 month ago

– Rooma Mehra

added by sheila_m
1 month ago

That was so hard for me to see, he was a baby and for him to be taken from me like that was very hurtful.

– James Woodard

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The most hurtful part is how close it was to home, we would have never thought that this was going to happen here. And I’m sure people say that everywhere. But it’s shocking … And of course, I’m going to think about my mom and think about my family, my aunts, my uncles. It could have been them.

– Lian Zhang

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It's unfortunate and truly hurtful to hear that a fellow RNC member would misuse a private conversation and completely twist it against me for personal or political gain, as chair of the RNC Faith Advisory Board, I am proud to have led the charge, alongside fellow RNC members, to engage with voters from all faiths and religions.

– Tamara Scott

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Banning transgender people from sport I think is disgraceful, and I think it's hurtful.

– Ellia Green

Found on CNN
1 year ago

There’s that song, ‘You Always Hurt the One You Love.’… [But] we shouldn’t make light of an assault. I’ve had it happened to me where people make fun of me in front of others, in front of a large group. They say something that is supposed to be entertaining, but in fact, it’s offensive and hurtful. At that point, I look at it as an opportunity for me. I have an opportunity to show grace, tolerance and understanding. Or it’s an opportunity to make an a-- of myself. You want to make the most of those opportunities. And when you’re a big star in the public eye, there are lots of opportunities to establish your brand and reputation through your behavior. I hope both Chris and Will get ideas on how to handle things better.

– Jim Meskimen

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

This journey has been incredible and this team has done so much and accomplished so much, although this is hurtful right now, proud of all we’ve done this season. I couldn’t be more proud of the team.

– Elissa Cunane

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I would never ever say anything hurtful. I’ve never, ever would say something hurtful like those things. And that’s why I know I was not in my right mind. I know that that’s what happened because of that combination of things. And I deeply, deeply regret it.

– Abby Broyles

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Whoopi Goldberg knows our center. She knows Rabbi Marvin Hier, our CEO and founder, we're not dealing with someone here who spoke in order to hurt anyone in our community. But what she said obviously is extremely confusing to people and in many ways hurtful.

– Rabbi Cooper

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It's unfortunate and shocking to learn for the first time this week that Brian felt differently about our interview with him, for Brian to make an assumption about my appearance and state of mind early that morning was subjective, hurtful and just plain wrong. If I appeared' disheveled,' as he claimed, it was because we had flown in during the middle of the night -- immediately following another interview in Denver -- and were going on a few hours of sleep to meet the only window provided to us.

– John Elway

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The documentary makes it seem like everyone who has ever worked for Hugh Hefner Playboy has had a horrible experience, it’s really embarrassing and hurtful when that’s not true.

– Danielle Lupo

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

They would make fun of my body when I was younger, it was hurtful, but I knew they were wrong.

– Alicia Silverstone

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It's very hurtful for her and the family.

– Charlene Nash

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

They insult Jack Lyons intelligence, they insult Jack Lyons ability, and most hurtful, they say that by not using these therapies Jack Lyons are intentionally trying to harm the people we've given everything to save.

– Jack Lyons

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I used to take it all very personally — the pregnancy rumors and the whole ‘Oh, she chose career over kids’ assumption, it’s like, ‘You have no clue what’s going on with me personally, medically, why I can’t … can I have kids?’ They don’t know anything, and it was really hurtful and just nasty.

– Jennifer Aniston

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Instead of apologizing for her Islamophobic comments and fabricated lies, Rep. Boebert refused to publicly acknowledge her hurtful and dangerous comments, she instead doubled down on her rhetoric and I decided to end the unproductive call.

– Ilhan Omar

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Today I graciously accepted a call from Rep. Lauren Boebert in the hope of receiving a direct apology for falsely claiming she met me in an elevator, suggesting I was a terrorist, and for a history of anti-Muslim hate, instead of apologizing for her Islamophobic comments and fabricated lies, Rep. Boebert refused to publicly acknowledge her hurtful and dangerous comments. She instead doubled down on her rhetoric and I decided to end the unproductive call.

– Ilhan Omar

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

– Ilhan Omar

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Instead of apologizing for her Islamophobic comments and fabricated lies, Rep. Boebert refused to publicly acknowledge her hurtful and dangerous comments. She instead doubled down on her rhetoric and I decided to end the unproductive call, she kept asking for a public apology so I told Ilhan Omar that she should make a public apology to the American people for her anti-American, anti-Semitic, anti-police rhetoric. She continued to press and I continued to press back. And then, Representative Omar hung up on me.

– Ilhan Omar

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Today I graciously accepted a call from Rep. Lauren Boebert in the hope of receiving a direct apology for falsely claiming she met me in an elevator, suggesting I was a terrorist, and for a history of anti-Muslim hate, instead of apologizing for Lauren Boebert Islamophobic comments and fabricated lies, Lauren Boebert refused to publicly acknowledge Lauren Boebert hurtful and dangerous comments. Lauren Boebert instead doubled down on Lauren Boebert rhetoric and I decided to end the unproductive call.

– Ilhan Omar

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Words have power and can have lasting damage no matter who says them but they are especially hurtful and powerful from a person in a position of power.

– Sophia Nelson/Abigail Honeycutt

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

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