“Is this one blushing with shame? No, she would say, this one is too young still, youth has no shame, shame comes… — André Aciman Copy Share Image
A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed. — Mencius Copy Share Image
No, not shame on you. Shame on her. She can't see what's right in front of her giving her his all. — DaniAlla Copy Share Image
Shame, shame, shame. How many times have I told you not to be frightened? Have I not told you God looks after… — Willis Goldbeck 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
“Claiming to be offended is a great way to elevate yourself at the expense of others: “Look at me! I'm a much… — Oliver Markus Malloy Copy Share Image
“Conviction says, 'My behavior was wrong.' Satan, on the other hand, floods our hearts with shame. Shame says, 'There is something wrong… — Dale Forehand Copy Share Image
That's the thing about abuse - it can make the victim feel an overwhelming sense of shame, a shame so disabling that… — Jagmeet Singh Copy Share Image
“I had a chance to lay it all out on the table, and I didn't. But that's the problem with shame. Shame… — Meghan Quinn Copy Share Image
“It wasn't the practices, I don't think, it was the feeling that the great, deadly, pointing forefinger of society was pointing at… — Ken Kesey Copy Share Image
There is this really tight relationship between horror and shame. And shame is in all of my books as the biggest monster.… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“Oh, such a shame, such a shame. Oh, such a shame. What’s it all about anyhow?” “I’ve wondered for a long time.”… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
“Oh shame, shame! Oh crying shame! How can we? Why do we allow ourselves? What are we doing? The last little room… — Saul Bellow Copy Share Image
“The shame attached to rape was men’s shame, shame they were too weak to carry: that their gender could do this, that… — Nevada Barr Copy Share Image
"OK, well everyone makes a mistake, right?" But then when you think it probably happened again that's when you think: "Shame on… — Michelle Monaghan Copy Share Image
Always be yourself. never try to hide who you are. the only shame is to have shame. always stand up for what… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You are putting yourself in serious danger...' I think that I preferred to put myself in serious danger rather than confront my… — Marjane Satrapi Copy Share Image
I believe we all have lists of shame. Long lists. We live with our constellation of shames quite privately. But they weigh… — Victoria Redel Copy Share Image
“Despite the doctor’s orders, I bought myself several cartons of cigarettes (…) I think that I preferred to put myself in serious… — Marjane Satrapi Copy Share Image
“When we hold secrets it creates shame, and shame is a great barrier to success. When you carry the shame you do… — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
“This is the shame of the woman whose hand hides her smile because her teeth are so bad, not the grand self-hate… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“I don't think I can give you an answer. Oh, I could give you Freudian reasons with fancy talk, and that would… — Ken Kesey Copy Share Image
'Cause I'll be there in the back of your mind From the day we met 'til you were making me cry And… — Kellie Pickler Copy Share Image
“...it was ludicrous to think that we could just talk our way out of shame, that shame was necessary, that it prevented… — Miriam Toews Copy Share Image
“Toxic shame, the shame that binds us, is experienced as the all-pervasive sense that “I am flawed and defective as a human… — John Bradshaw Copy Share Image
“The unfailing rhythm of the seasons, the ever-turning wheel of life, the four facets of the earth which are lit in turn… — Nikos Kazantzakis Copy Share Image
“But focus always on your shame, and your shame will eat you. It will become you. That is the coward's way. A… — Marjorie M. Liu Copy Share Image
While someone can attempt to shame you, shame must also be accepted to be effective. We can't make you feel shame without… — Seth Copy Share Image
“I’ve been grasping at nothing, running in circles, trying desperately to fill the emptiness inside with nothing but air. If I think… — Kerry Cohen Copy Share Image
“What a shame, what a shame, to judge a life that you can't change... What a shame to have to beg you… — Shinedown Copy Share Image
We mean business, George Bush, ... and we're going to go to Congress and we're going to ask them, 'How many more… — Cindy Sheehan Copy Share Image
A giant as we hoped, in truth, a dwarf; A barrel of slop that shines on Lethe's wharf', Which at first seemed… — Edgar Lee Masters Copy Share Image
“When we hold secrets it creates shame, and shame is a great barrier to success because when you carry the shame you… — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
“With no blame there's no shame. A human society can't exist without shame. Shame is like handedness or walking upright. It's a… — Sebastian Faulks Copy Share Image
“The God, when he draws near, will the heart stand fast. But, oh my, shame! when of My shame! And let me… — Friedrich Hölderlin Copy Share Image
“When those in power use shame to bully the weak into compliance, they are stealing from us. They tell us that they… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
