Heat flushed Chauncey's neck; it took all his energy to curl his hands into two weak fists. He laughed at himself, but… — Becca Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
We are Adam and Eve born out of chaos called creation Ribbing me gave you life yet you forget there will always… — Megan McCafferty Copy Share Image
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The most mortifying fact of my life is something that happened when I was fourteen and I have never admitted to anyone:… — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
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“Generally speaking, most of our vital, spontaneous, instinctual life gets shamed. Children are shamed for being too rambunctious, for wanting things and… — John Bradshaw Copy Share Image
By the time I hit college, my secret shame was the reason I was an actor was my own words sort of… — Lynn Shelton Copy Share Image
“Men killed, and died, because they were embarrassed not to. It was what had brought them to the war in the first… — Tim O'Brien Copy Share Image
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We are not preaching the Gospel of a dead Christ, but of a living Christ who sits exalted at the Father's right… — Henry Allen Ironside Copy Share Image
Pleasure is the rock which most young people split upon; they launch out with crowded sails in quest of it, but without… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The lily I condemned for thy hand, And buds of marjoram had stol'n thy hair: The roses fearfully on thorns did stand,… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
Let dissolution come when it will, it can do the Christian no harm, for it will be but a passage out of… — John Bunyan Copy Share Image
Take a shot in front of D.L. Probing for a vein in my dirty bare foot... Junkies have no shame... They are… — William S. Burroughs Copy Share Image
Besides, it is a shame to let yourself grow old through neglect before seeing how you can develop the maximum beauty and… — Socrates Copy Share Image
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To be fond of learning is to draw close to wisdom. To practice with vigor is to draw close to benevolence. To… — Confucius Copy Share Image
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I don’t have a problem with someone using their talents to become successful, I just don’t think the highest calling is success.… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
To a large extent, the aged in our society are ghettoized. Old people are seen as useless, bypassed by history, old-fashioned, in… — Sam Keen Copy Share Image
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The feeling of commiseration is the beginning of humanity; the feeling of shame and dislike is the beginning of righteousness; the feeling… — Mencius Copy Share Image
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Growing up, I was constantly reminded to not to air our family's dirty laundry. Part of why domestic violence is allowed to… — Kambri Crews Copy Share Image
When in Gregg v. Georgia the Supreme Court gave its seal of approval to capital punishment, this endorsement was premised on the… — Thurgood Marshall Copy Share Image
Adam was in the dream, too; he traced the tangled pattern of ink with his finger. He said, "Scio quid hoc est."… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
I'd listen to things that felt really good in the moment and realize they were clouded by enthusiasm or caffeine. And things… — Annie E. Clark Copy Share Image
Jesus is not your accuser. He’s not your prosecutor. He’s not your judge. He’s your friend and your rescuer. Like Zacchaeus, just… — Judah Smith Copy Share Image
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“The position could not have been made clearer, whatever had been said, not only to those directly involved but to Sasha, Nyusha… — Boris Pasternak Copy Share Image
People ask if I miss it, but they don't understand that American culture is so ubiquitous that there's nothing to miss. I… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
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I read a lot of studies about the fact that there is a bias in the way health care is doled out,… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
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