--- title: "2 Embarrassment Quotes By Toni Bernhard" description: "2 Embarrassment quotes by Toni Bernhard. Plus more from Toni Bernhard and more Embarrassment sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/034/toni-bernhard-51863_habits_t-can-be-eye-opening-to-think-of-some-of_963319.jpg" --- > [“t can be eye-opening to think of some of the unrealistic expectations we hold ourselves to. These are the “shoulds” we set up in our lives which then become the breeding ground for embarrassment: I should never spill a drink;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-bernhard/t-can-be-eye-opening-to-think-of-some-of-the-unrealistic-expectations/) [Toni Bernhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-bernhard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/034/toni-bernhard-51863_habits_t-can-be-eye-opening-to-think-of-some-of_963319.jpg) > [“What is embarrassment? In general, embarrassment is an emotional response to an innocent mistake. The major reason that some of us are embarrassment-prone is that we’ve been conditioned to set unrealistically high expectations for ourselves and to judge ourselves negatively…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-bernhard/what-is-embarrassment-in-general-embarrassment-is-an-emotional/) [Toni Bernhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-bernhard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44e/toni-bernhard-51863_embarrassment_what-is-embarrassment-in-general-embarra_1530659.jpg) ## More by Toni Bernhard > [“Behind every stressful thought is the desire for things to be other than they are.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-bernhard/behind-every-stressful-thought-is-the-desire-for-things-to-be-other/) [Toni Bernhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-bernhard/) > [“t can be eye-opening to think of some of the unrealistic expectations we hold ourselves to. These are the “shoulds” we set up in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-bernhard/t-can-be-eye-opening-to-think-of-some-of-the-unrealistic-expectations/) [Toni Bernhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-bernhard/) > [“What is embarrassment? In general, embarrassment is an emotional response to an innocent mistake. The major reason that some of us are embarrassment-prone is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-bernhard/what-is-embarrassment-in-general-embarrassment-is-an-emotional/) [Toni Bernhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-bernhard/) > [“To go into the dark with a light is to know the light. To know the dark, go dark. Go without sight and find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-bernhard/to-go-into-the-dark-with-a-light-is-to-know-the-light-to-know-the/) [Toni Bernhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-bernhard/) > [“You can argue with the way things are. You’ll lose, but only 100% of the time. —BYRON KATIE”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-bernhard/you-can-argue-with-the-way-things-are-you-ll-lose-but-only-100-of-the/) [Toni Bernhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-bernhard/) > [“People can be at their most vulnerable, but still tenacious at the same time.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-bernhard/people-can-be-at-their-most-vulnerable-but-still-tenacious-at-the/) [Toni Bernhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-bernhard/) > [“If this medication helps, that will be great. If it doesn’t, no blame. It wasn’t what my body needed.” “If this doctor turns out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-bernhard/if-this-medication-helps-that-will-be-great-if-it-doesn-t-no-blame-it/) [Toni Bernhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-bernhard/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/embarrassment/toni-bernhard/#itemlist", "name": "2 Embarrassment Quotes By Toni Bernhard", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“t can be eye-opening to think of some of the unrealistic expectations we hold ourselves to. 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