Being diabetic was not what I thought of as being normal, and I feared the stigma of having to take medicine and… — Nell Carter Copy Share Image
In Hollywood, there really is a stigma against wrestling. I think that's why people think wrestlers are Neanderthals who can't string two… — Chris Jericho Copy Share Image
The term stigma and its synonyms conceal a double perspective: does the stigmatized individual assume his differentness is known about already or… — Erving Goffman Copy Share Image
This stigma associated with drug use--the belief that bad kids use, good kids don't, and those with full-blown addiction are weak, dissolute,… — David Sheff Copy Share Image
“When you start replacing facts with feelings, you disturb the equilibrium between right and wrong, confusing them as one and the same… — Greg Gutfeld Copy Share Image
The most dangerous thing is a bored teenager. They have the stigma of being Indigenous, Aboriginal, and all the trappings that come… — Warwick Thornton Copy Share Image
“There’s such a stigma attached to mental illness that people are often reluctant to talk about it, or admit that they, or… — Lori Wilde Copy Share Image
There's that stigma about New Yorkers, how they're so mean, but in my experience it was quite the opposite. People were very… — Taylor Kitsch Copy Share Image
The housewife is an unpaid worker in her husband's house in return for the security of being a permanent employee: hers is… — Germaine Greer Copy Share Image
I was scared that no one would hire me. At that time, there was still a stigma attached to it. A big… — Robert Altman Copy Share Image
Say you're a sex worker and your partner knows you're a sex worker, but you're not out to your family. That could… — Melissa Gira Grant Copy Share Image
There's such a stigma around girls' periods, and women's sexuality - girls can't speak out for themselves or be who they want… — Chloe Grace Moretz Copy Share Image
To be an entrepreneur in Europe, there is a stigma attached to it. There's a reason why England is known as a… — Danny Rimer Copy Share Image
I can think of so many tough guys that by definition it's their job to be tough and they're all in chapel.… — Matt Cullen Copy Share Image
The notion that "applied" knowledge is somehow less worthy than "pure" knowledge, was natural to a society in which all useful work… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
We can prevent more people from becoming more addicted - that's number one - with prescribing laws and making sure that people… — Perri Peltz Copy Share Image
“Those with dissociative disorders face a big enough battle living as multiples and dealing with past trauma. Like everyone else, they deserve… — Carol Broad Copy Share Image
The AIDS disease is caused by a virus, but the AIDS epidemic is not. The AIDS epidemic is fueled by stigma, by… — Elton John Copy Share Image
I felt that if people understood the struggle of recovery, then some of the stigma of addiction might be reduced because the… — Brian Lindstrom Copy Share Image
I think that the whole stigma of the name may still burn deep with some of the Native people, but there are… — Donte Stallworth Copy Share Image
The climate is much different for men. That stigma is only going to be broken when people come out and see that… — Megan Rapinoe Copy Share Image
“I'll say it again - mental illness is a physical illness. You wouldn't consider going up to someone suffering from Alzheimers to… — Ruby Wax Copy Share Image
I went public with the alcoholism, very early on... the early '70s. Mercedes McCambridge, the actress, I think was the first recognizable… — Dick Van Dyke Copy Share Image
There is so much closed-mindedness, there is so much closed-off thought, there is so much bigotry and prejudice within knowledge that it,… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
I was so lucky. I had a dad and a mom that loved me and my sisters so much. My Uncle Mike… — Michael Buble Copy Share Image
There's such a high stigma around talking about your feelings or insecurities because, especially for men, we don't want to show that… — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
Epilepsy is a disease in the shadows. Patients are often reluctant to admit their condition - even to close family, friends or… — Lynda Resnick Copy Share Image
I find human behavior to be fascinating, which is probably why I'm an actor, and I think that there are a lot… — Laura Benanti Copy Share Image
Even with all that - excellent treatment, wonderful family and friends, supportive work environment - I did not make my illness public… — Elyn Saks Copy Share Image
Soaps are great. You learn to work very fast - some say superficially, but that's not really true. You do some very… — Charles Shaughnessy Copy Share Image
Our children are our signature to the roster of history; our land is merely the place our money was made. There is… — Aldo Leopold Copy Share Image
I had to fight to be me and get respect, and to carry that stigma, for me, is pride. Carrying the tag… — Chavela Vargas Copy Share Image
“We are not easy to help. Nor are we easy to be around. Nobody with a serious illness is easy to be… — Sally Brampton Copy Share Image