The cruelest lies are often told in silence. A man may have sat in a room for hours and not opened his… — Robert Louis Stevenson Copy Share Image
I had the feeling that if I encountered anyone they would intuit my disgrace and would judge me instantly. Nothing is more… — Kevin Powers Copy Share Image
There's no first impressions anymore. You go to a job interview, and they'll probably Google you. It's a shame - people should… — Patrick Stump Copy Share Image
“I wanted no secrets, no screens, nothing between us. Little did I know that if I relished the gust of candor that… — André Aciman Copy Share Image
When all of our idols are taken away, all our securities and defense mechanisms, we find out who we really are. We’re… — Aaron Lines Copy Share Image
“There is a quiet transformation happening that is moving us from 'turning on each other' to 'turning toward each other.' Without question,… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“Teach them the shame that tells the lie, “I am unforgivable,” when the truth is, “I feel unforgivable, but it was out… — Geoffrey Wood Copy Share Image
“If you feel ashamed about your need for love & support, it's because you were made to feel this way as a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
During the present interval between the feudal age and the coming time, when life and its occupations will be freely thrown open… — Harriet Martineau Copy Share Image
Our relationship with food - how, when, what and why we eat - is a direct expression of our underlying feelings, thoughts… — Geneen Roth Copy Share Image
Blood in the water I sing, and one who shed it: deadliest hunger I sing, and one who fed it- weaving the… — Diane Duane Copy Share Image
Everyone's sex life is funny except your own. Every person's is, and yours never is. The lengths people go to — and… — John Waters Copy Share Image
Don't be afraid to do weird stuff, so long as you do it cheaply and cover everyone's bets. Be bold. Be stupid,… — Kevin Smith Copy Share Image
“One of the things that baffles me (and there are quite a few) is how there can be so much lingering stigma… — Carrie Fisher Copy Share Image
“By now I was feeling the shame but also defiance. Like here, I'm carrying the banner for all of you who cut… — Elizabeth Berg Copy Share Image
O Christ, on you the many-eyed cherubim are unable to look because of the glory of your countenance, yet out of your… — Isaac of Nineveh Copy Share Image
I would hate to think I'm promoting sadness as an aesthetic. But I grew up in not just a family but a… — Mike Mills Copy Share Image
It's the mix of the trivial and the great events that make up history. It's the low things about high people that… — Simon Sebag Montefiore Copy Share Image
One of our troubles is we are not willing to humble ourselves. We are not willing to give up our opinions as… — Mordecai Ham Copy Share Image
Know that humiliation does not weaken you, it strengthens you. The more egoistic you are, the more humiliation you feel. When you… — Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Copy Share Image
I've borne the shame of mother while you bought her off with a present and a treat here and there. God knows… — Anzia Yezierska Copy Share Image
I've made a terrible confession to you, he concluded gloomily. Do appreciate it, gentlemen. And it's not enough, not enough to appreciate… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Shame is a difficult thing. People certainly try to shame me for being fat. When I am walking down the street, men… — Roxane Gay Copy Share Image
I’m in a band. I don’t go to church every Sunday. I love punk rock music. Sometimes I use swear words a… — Hayley Williams Copy Share Image
Chris Davis [of the Davisfunds] has a temple of shame. He celebrates the things they did that lost them a lot of… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
When you hear men talking," said Cornelia, "all they ever do is speak ill of women. ... And I don't quite know… — Moderata Fonte Copy Share Image
“Complex PTSD consists of of six symptom clusters, which also have been described in terms of dissociation of personality. Of course, people… — Suzette Boon Copy Share Image
Let my body be delivered to the earth without attention to the place where it lies; nothing should be associated with my… — Nikolai Gogol Copy Share Image
I recently spoke at a university where a student told me it was such a shame that Nigerian men were physical abusers… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
Another thing much too commonly seen, is an aberration of the human mind which otherwise I should have been ashamed to warn… — William Morris Copy Share Image
You are putting yourself in serious danger...' I think that I preferred to put myself in serious danger rather than confront my… — Marjane Satrapi Copy Share Image
I hate when they say they love you but you know they don't.. they say they won't hurt you or leave you… — LostInTears Copy Share Image
“Knowing what I do now, I think about shame and worthiness in this way: 'It's the album, not the picture.' If you… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Forgiveness is a process of giving up the old for something new. Old experiences and memories that we hold on to in… — Iyanla Vanzant Copy Share Image
“Shame, from their perspective, would be the proper response to promises of or demands for fidelity. A vow of fidelity would be… — Christopher Ryan Copy Share Image
People help way more than we expect, way more than makes sense. But when you talk to people called heroes, they often… — Amanda Ripley Copy Share Image
Poseidon raised his eyebrows as they shook hands. “Blowfish, did you say?” "Ah, no. Blofis, actually.” "Oh, I see,” Poseidon said. “A… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“There is an important insight contained in the book of Genesis, concerning the loss of eros when the body takes over. Adam… — Roger Scruton Copy Share Image
I think there's a tendency in England, when you look at the past, to either have upper middle class period drama with… — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
“We want character but without unyielding conviction; we want strong morality, but without the emotional burden of guilt or shame; we want… — James Davison Hunter Copy Share Image