Courageous? Courageous would have been admitting weakness and leaving Dauntless, no matter what shame accompanied it. Pride is what killed Al, and… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
There is no shame in confusion or fear. "There was only shame in the silence fear had produced. . . . It… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Maybe a deal was possible earlier. And maybe, in retrospect, looking back, you could say this was a moment you could have… — Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr Copy Share Image
“Mae's first impulse was to die of shame, but she realized after a hot, stomach-clenching moment that this was probably impractical.” — Sarah Rees Brennan Copy Share Image
Shame is, hands down, the most uncomfortable feeling. And, because it produces continuous amounts of inflammatory chemicals in the body, it is… — Christiane Northrup Copy Share Image
It's horrible being ashamed of someone you care about; it eats away at you. And if you let it get to you,… — Tabitha Suzuma Copy Share Image
I'll not have my grandson subjected to the humiliation of his reading becoming public. We have to cope with this disgrace discreetly… — Brandon Mull Copy Share Image
If I body-shame a woman, it is more a reflection of me being critical of my body, me not being able to… — Rupi Kaur Copy Share Image
“If we can find someone who has earned the right to hear our story, we need to tell it. Shame loses power… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
The #metoo campaign picked up speed after the actress Alyssa Milano suggested that if every woman simply typed 'me too' on their… — Emily Chang Copy Share Image
Where the very safety of the country depends upon the resolution to be taken, no consideration of justice or injustice, humanity or… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
A drunkard is the annoyance of modesty, the trouble of civility, the spoil of wealth, the distraction of reason. He is the… — Thomas Adams Copy Share Image
“SHAME AS AN IDENTITY (THE INTERNALIZATION PROCESS) Any human emotion can become internalized. When internalized, an emotion stops functioning as an emotion… — John Bradshaw Copy Share Image
You can't take credit for your talents, but it matters that you use them. You can't really be blamed for your weaknesses,… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
“Moon grew up, lost weight and became a famous singer, which proves that there is no justice in the universe, or that… — Marilyn Chin Copy Share Image
I would never advise anyone to stay in the closet to further their careers - I'm sure it leads to big fat… — Ben Daniels Copy Share Image
Take heart, and do not let disappointment or shame stop you from moving forward. The true outcome of life is only apparent… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
“A pervasive sense of shame is the ongoing premise that one is fundamentally bad, inadequate, defective, unworthy, or not fully valid as… — Merle Fossum Copy Share Image
I hold my peace, sir? no; No, I will speak as liberal as the north; Let heaven and men and devils, let… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
The weird thing about all the drag queen Patsys and Eddies from "Absolutely Fabulous" is they are so beautiful, and so tall,… — Jennifer Saunders Copy Share Image
It's a shame to see drug dealers enter and leave the United States as if nothing in addition to those that purchase… — Juan Pablo Escobar Copy Share Image
My mother moves so fast I do not even see it coming. But she slaps my face hard enough to make my… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
[With depression] you get a real sense of shame, because your friends go, 'Oh come on, show me the lump, show me… — Ruby Wax Copy Share Image
But we all must be true to our own nature. Acting as anyone other than yourself merely brings you pain and makes… — Gena Showalter Copy Share Image
“He's in love with the notion of shame and he traffics the shit like a schoolground pusher, spreading it around but never… — Miriam Toews Copy Share Image
Humiliation, slavery, fear have perverted us to the bone; we no longer look like men... . Men must be granted the respect… — Mohammed Dib Copy Share Image
Through all the darkness, through all the shame of which men are capable, the spirit of man will remain alive on this… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Identify the days of the promotion is to show half naked body, perhaps by the beauty of honor and shame are still… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You do things against the word of God, you have no fear. You're going to do things that are going to make… — Ruben Diaz Sr Copy Share Image
When I started playing, there were no teams and no structure, so I had to play with the boys. I get very… — Marta Copy Share Image
He walks abreast with his days and feels no shame in not 'studying a profession', for he does not postpone his life,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“ Temporis filia veritas; cui me obstetricari non pudet . Truth is the daughter of time, and I feel no shame in… — Johannes Kepler Copy Share Image
It's quite frightening; the business of trying to be funny is very hairy. In comedy, the potential for humiliation is huge. Trying… — Emily Mortimer Copy Share Image
If there is a sort of national American emotion I would call it optimism. If there is an English one I would… — Stephen Fry Copy Share Image
Some feelings sink so deep into the heart that only loneliness can help you find them again. Some truths are so painful… — Gregory David Roberts Copy Share Image
We cannot be kind to each other here for even an hour. We whisper, and hint, and chuckle and grin at our… — Alfred Lord Tennyson Copy Share Image
“Money! Money's the curse of man, none greater. That's what wrecks cities, banishes men from homes, Tempts and deludes the most well-meaning… — Sophocles Copy Share Image
I can bear scorpion's stings, tread fields of fire, in frozen gulfs of cold eternal lie, be tossed aloft through tracts of… — Joanna Baillie Copy Share Image
Laborin' man an' laborin' woman Hev one glory an' one shame; Ev'y thin' thet' s done inhuman Injers all on 'em the… — James Russell Lowell Copy Share Image
The Spanish Civil War, Britain was not involved in it. Going back a bit, there was the naval blockade to stop the… — Jeremy Corbyn Copy Share Image