--- title: "8 Ashamed Life Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 8 Ashamed Life quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Ashamed Life sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/392/kelly-clarkson-2959_because-of-you_i-lose-my-way-and-it-s-not-too-long-befo_279595.jpg" --- > [I lose my way And it's not too long before you point it out I cannot cry Because I know that's weakness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelly-clarkson/i-lose-my-way-and-it-s-not-too-long-before-you-point-it-out-i-cannot/) [Kelly Clarkson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelly-clarkson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/392/kelly-clarkson-2959_because-of-you_i-lose-my-way-and-it-s-not-too-long-befo_279595.jpg) > [“ When you die, do you want to feel ashamed of what you've done with your life? Feel ashamed of what your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/when-you-die-do-you-want-to-feel-ashamed-of-what-you-ve-done-with/) [Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3a/jim-butcher-151_ashamed_when-you-die-do-you-want-to-feel-ashamed_638538.png) > [...I tried to kill myself. It was a feeble attempt, but I did. And I got put in a mental hospital for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/audra-mcdonald/i-tried-to-kill-myself-it-was-a-feeble-attempt-but-i-did-and-i-got/) [Audra McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/audra-mcdonald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/731/audra-mcdonald-9650_ashamed_i-tried-to-kill-myself-it-was-a-feeble-a_1162602.jpg) > [What am I most ashamed of in my life? Not keeping my promise to my sister and being too scared of America…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josephine-baker/what-am-i-most-ashamed-of-in-my-life-not-keeping-my-promise-to-my/) [Josephine Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josephine-baker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c4/josephine-baker-12508_america_what-am-i-most-ashamed-of-in-my-life-not_1370629.png) > [I'm a very open person, and I am not ashamed of it being out there. It's part of life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dimple-kapadia/i-m-a-very-open-person-and-i-am-not-ashamed-of-it-being-out-there-it/) [Dimple Kapadia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dimple-kapadia/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cce/dimple-kapadia-5430_art-of-life_i-m-a-very-open-person-and-i-am-not-asha_1893998.jpg) > [“Everyone dies, honey," I said, very quietly. "Everyone. There's no 'if.' There's only 'when.'" I let that sink in for a moment.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/everyone-dies-honey-i-said-very-quietly-everyone-there-s-no-if-there/) [Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c4/jim-butcher-151_dresden-files_everyone-dies-honey-i-said-very-quietly_2142879.png) > [I've always considered myself smarter than everyone around me, and sometimes, believe me, I've been ashamed of it. At the least, all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fyodor-dostoevsky/i-ve-always-considered-myself-smarter-than-everyone-around-me-and/) [Fyodor Dostoevsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fyodor-dostoevsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1aa/fyodor-dostoevsky-342_ashamed_i-ve-always-considered-myself-smarter-th_2500767.png) > [“We realize too late, and oftentimes on our deathbed that there was nothing to be ashamed of in life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bassey-johnson/we-realize-too-late-and-oftentimes-on-our-deathbed-that-there-was/) [Michael Bassey Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bassey-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/734/michael-bassey-johnson-311_ashamed_we-realize-too-late-and-oftentimes-on-ou_3146558.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ashamed-life/#itemlist", "name": "Ashamed Life Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I lose my way And it's not too long before you point it out I cannot cry Because I know that's weakness in your eyes I'm forced to fake, a smile, a laugh Every day of my life My heart can't possibly break When it wasn't even whole to start with. 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