I made a pact with myself that I'd rather have less money than be embarrassed. — Gwyneth Paltrow Copy Share Image
The awkward moment when your legs go numb and try to get up ,but you end up falling on the ground... — Sarahi Gonzalez Copy Share Image
“Stealing someone else's words frequently spares the embarrassment of eating your own. ” — Peter Anderson Copy Share Image
It's so embarrassing to receive an award for doing what you should be doing. — Arthur Hiller Copy Share Image
The pressure is really what makes you work. The fear and the embarrassment. — Esther Povitsky Copy Share Image
Change is the only constant, always to be. Embrace or be embarrassed. — Tasneem Hameed Copy Share Image
I think it's fair to say that Donald Trump was born without the embarrassment gene or the moral reservation gene. — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
To not be afraid in our world is the message that doesn't derive from reason, but maybe from this mysterious capacity given… — Friedrich Durrenmatt Copy Share Image
Whatever the occasion, do not neglect alcohol. No other refreshment will do. Yes, alcohol kills brain cells, but it's very selective. It… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
When you're trying to take sneaky pic of someone wearing your clothing line and the flash goes off...Pure embarrassment. — Kendall Jenner Copy Share Image
Friends: Only know a few things about you. Best friends: Could write a very embarrassing biography on your life story. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
That awkward moment, when you're out in public and you hear someone call your name. Just to turn around and figure out… — Emma Swenson Copy Share Image
Literature is my Utopia. Here I am not disenfranchised. No barrier of the senses shuts me out from the sweet, gracious discourse… — Helen Keller Copy Share Image
I do have a little bit of trouble with candor around the things that I used to do. I think it's probably… — Julien Baker Copy Share Image
I am the daughter of a Chicana and anglo. I think most days I am an embarrassment to both groups. I sometimes… — Cherrie Moraga Copy Share Image
What makes a great endurance athlete is the ability to absorb potenial embarrassment, and to suffer without complaint. I was discovering that… — Lance Armstrong Copy Share Image
“Hey Jade?' He called out holding two packages of maxi pads. I shook my head violently to stop Dad from talking, but… — Helene Boudreau Copy Share Image
All his words and actions would now be fit for his daughter’s ears and eyes. Life would be lived as if under… — David Nicholls Copy Share Image
The greatest embarrassment of my political career has been that active duties seem to deprive me of time for careful investigation. I… — Woodrow Wilson Copy Share Image
I love bad comedy more than I love good comedy, so I love open mics. Or I used to. But the thing… — Paul F. Tompkins Copy Share Image
There is a certain embarrassment about being a storyteller in these times when stories are considered not quite as satisfying as statements… — Flannery O'Connor Copy Share Image
“Well, we were always going to fail that one,” said Ron gloomily as they ascended the marble staircase. He had just made… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Invitations to speak upon public occasions are among my most grievous embarrassments. Why is it inferred that one is or can be… — Corra May Harris Copy Share Image
“They saw me. Milton's smile curled off his face like unsticky tape. And I knew immediately, I was a boy band, a… — Marisha Pessl Copy Share Image
They did not submit to the obvious alternative, which was simply to close the eyes and fall. So easy, really. Go limp… — Tim O'Brien Copy Share Image
“As she walked out of the cave she passed Annwyl walking in. The girl had her swords in one hand. The other… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“So you were looking for a bathroom in the woods?” “Well, yes.” She swallowed. “Sort of. But then I heard a splash… — Melanie Harlow Copy Share Image
Tobacco smoke is the one element in which, by our European manners, men can sit silent together without embarrassment, and where no… — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
In the circle where I was raised, I knew of no one knowledgeable in the visual arts, no one who regularly attended… — Shirley Hazzard Copy Share Image
It was not their irritating assumption of equality that annoyed Nicholai so much as their cultural confusions. The Americans seemed to confuse… — Trevanian Copy Share Image
Those who see what's obvious aren't necessarily brighter than others. They're just more likely to observe that the emperor is naked. Like… — Richard Farson Copy Share Image