“Shame without repentance doesn’t lose power when it is spoken, it only seeks approval.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“However, embarrassment was quickly replaced with a completely different emotion all together when I heard him say the words that I knew… — Karli Perrin Copy Share Image
I think cultures of conformity produce vast quantities of shame, both in people who simply can't conform and people who do conform,… — Jonathan Franzen Copy Share Image
“There is something more here than embarrassment at being praised. The strengths 'I' have are not admissible to the arena of ability… — Richard and Cobb Sennett Jonathan Copy Share Image
She had taken him for granted, she thought with surprise and shame, watching the flickering candlelight. She had assumed his kindness was… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
I think it's a shame when people don't see the funny, thoughtful Mark that I know. He is incredibly sensitive and really… — Priscilla Chan Copy Share Image
There is seemingly no biological benefit to acting with conscience; if there were, only moral individuals would survive and procreate. Sadly, we… — Laura Schlessinger Copy Share Image
“Kaufman terms the “internal shame spiral.” He describes it as follows: A triggering event occurs. Perhaps it is trying to get close… — John Bradshaw Copy Share Image
I do choose to write for a living - in addition to writing plays. I no longer write sitcoms, and I no… — Lisa Loomer Copy Share Image
It's because I have no sense of shame that I'm always willing to give things a go: I've ridden horses naked into… — Abbey Lee Kershaw Copy Share Image
I don't really have any secret shames. If I like an artist, I like them. Nothing to feel embarrassed about. — Mark Hoppus Copy Share Image
“He wanted to flee in shame, to the kitchenette, to the next room, to the fire escapes and rooftops and the places… — Garth Risk Hallberg Copy Share Image
I was never going to do anything that would have brought shame to my family. I owed too much, and I wanted… — Bruno Sammartino Copy Share Image
It's a shame about California, and particularly about L.A., where they've demolished so many landmarks. It's a bit of a disease there,… — Gary Oldman Copy Share Image
I don't feel any 'white guilt,' because I had nothing to do with (slavery) whatsoever. I feel shame for my country that… — Quentin Tarantino Copy Share Image
Gary Shaw says a lot of things without engaging his brain sometimes and it's a great shame, because he's not a bad… — Frank Warren Copy Share Image
I've never had something - like, you know, drunk people have tried to do that to me, and I instantly shut it… — Seth Rogen Copy Share Image
Assume that a surgeon has discovered how to do brain surgery, that he can do only one a month, that 1,000 persons… — Leonard Read Copy Share Image
There is great fear expressed on all sides lest this war shall be made a war for the negro. I am willing… — Susan B. Anthony Copy Share Image
Being gay facilitated my capacity for shame. As a child, I carried around this thing that gradually became this big dark secret.… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
Shame pulses through my heart from the things I've done to you. It's hard to face, but the fact remains that this… — Avenged Sevenfold Copy Share Image
First day home I dived in it, left her thighs dented Now that bitch be pagin me every five minutes Mcs I… — Big L Copy Share Image
He who is accustomed to give account of his life at confession here will not fear to give an answer at the… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
A wave of blood goes up to my head, my stomach shrinks together, as if something dangerous has just missed hitting me.… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
