Martin Luther King, Jr., would have been the last person to have wanted his iconization and his heroism. He was an enormously… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
“A body can't run from what they done. They carry it with them inside. It fester and spread like poison if it's… — Susan Crandall Copy Share Image
“I know how soon youth would fade and bloom perish, if, in the cup of bliss offered, but one dreg of shame,… — Charlotte Brontë Copy Share Image
Hopelessness sets in, when a man is bound up in his shame -- living small, within that closed horizon of fantasy and… — Andrew Comiskey Copy Share Image
I'm a grown woman. I can come up with plenty of things that I've done and said or didn't say or failed… — Amy Bloom Copy Share Image
That's what courage is. Taking your disappointments and your failures, your guilt and your shame, all the wounds received and inflicted, and… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
There are so many more productive things to do than sit around feeling shame and guilt. Beyond touching on shame and guilt… — Antony Hegarty Copy Share Image
I don't think even one per cent of the people in this world explore more than 10 per cent of all that… — Gautam Singhania Copy Share Image
There's no shame in fear. But understand this - the coward is ruled by fear, while the hero rides it like a… — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
Humiliation is the beginning of sanctification; and as without this, without holiness, no man shall see God, though he pore whole nights… — John Donne Copy Share Image
We live in a world where most people still subscribe to the belief that shame is a good tool for keeping people… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Dear Mia, What can I say? I don't know all that much about romance novels, but I think you must be the… — Meg Cabot Copy Share Image
The city of Copenhagen is a climate crime scene tonight, with the guilty men and women fleeing to the airport in shame.… — Kumi Naidoo Copy Share Image
My lady's presence makes the roses red, because to see her lips they blush for shame. — Henry Constable Copy Share Image
I think there's over-telling sometimes, in fiction. For instance, I'm a big fan of horror movies, but I could always lose the… — Evie Wyld Copy Share Image
“Shame to him whose cruel striking, kills for thoughts of his own liking.” — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
All golfers fear the one-iron. It has no angle, no loft. The one-iron is a confidence-crusher, a fear trip, an almost guarantee… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
We have lost morals, justice, honor, piety and faith, and that sense of shame which, once lost, can never be restored. — Seneca the Younger Copy Share Image
Inside Laila too a battle was being waged : guilt on one side, partnered with shame, and, on the other, the conviction… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
“Often self-love is replaced with self- loathing, compounded by beating ourselves up. We become experts at putting ourselves down, judging ourselves, and… — David W Earle Copy Share Image
Judgements like "right" and "wrong"; only build barriers and encourage shame within individuals. — Rebecca Walker Copy Share Image
Not displaying your affection openly is a sign that you are ashamed of who you are with. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I’m sick of being everyone’s regret. My mother died in shame because she’d borne me. My father and brother despise me and… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
“My little ankle-strap sandals curled with embarrassment for her.” — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
Many said I am not a Baloch and I have nothing to do with the community; in general, the feeling is that… — Qandeel Baloch Copy Share Image
Her heart's too hurt...you frightened her. And she's such a straight lady--she sees shame where some of us just see people. — Margo Lanagan Copy Share Image
Your honors here may serve you for a time, as it were for an hour, but they will be of no use… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Power-Over leads to punishment and violence. Power-With leads to compassion and understanding, and to learning motivated by reverence for life rather than… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
I used to be a discipline problem, which caused me embarrassment until I realized that being a discipline problem in a racist… — Ishmael Reed Copy Share Image
The great question of life is not the question of death but the question of life. Fear of death shames us all. — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
There are interests by the sacrifice of which peace is too dearly purchased. One should never be at peace to the shame… — Edwin Hubbel Chapin Copy Share Image
I am very sorry if I caused any offence or embarrassment to anyone...it was a poor choice of costume and I apologize. — Prince Harry Copy Share Image
“I saw my entire life a waste, a desert of shame and unspeakable sorrow, and behind me, a suicided wife!” — Christina Stead Copy Share Image
Today I will learn to reject shame. Shame is an overwhelming sense that who I am isn't good enough. I realize that… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
I think among the population at large, people are openly fascinated with crime and don't feel any shame over it. It's only… — Bill James Copy Share Image
Those who cultivate moral confusion for profit should understand this: we will name their names and shame them as they deserve to… — Bob Dole Copy Share Image
When perfectionism is driving us, shame is riding shotgun and fear is that annoying backseat driver! — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
