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 recently spoke at a university where a student told me it was such a shame that Nigerian men were physical abusers… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
Another thing much too commonly seen, is an aberration of the human mind which otherwise I should have been ashamed to warn… — William Morris Copy Share Image
Forgiveness is a process of giving up the old for something new. Old experiences and memories that we hold on to in… — Iyanla Vanzant Copy Share Image
“Knowing what I do now, I think about shame and worthiness in this way: 'It's the album, not the picture.' If you… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
I hate when they say they love you but you know they don't.. they say they won't hurt you or leave you… — LostInTears Copy Share Image
Poseidon raised his eyebrows as they shook hands. “Blowfish, did you say?” "Ah, no. Blofis, actually.” "Oh, I see,” Poseidon said. “A… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
People help way more than we expect, way more than makes sense. But when you talk to people called heroes, they often… — Amanda Ripley Copy Share Image
“Shame, from their perspective, would be the proper response to promises of or demands for fidelity. A vow of fidelity would be… — Christopher Ryan Copy Share Image
I think there's a tendency in England, when you look at the past, to either have upper middle class period drama with… — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
“We want character but without unyielding conviction; we want strong morality, but without the emotional burden of guilt or shame; we want… — James Davison Hunter Copy Share Image
“There is an important insight contained in the book of Genesis, concerning the loss of eros when the body takes over. Adam… — Roger Scruton Copy Share Image
I think China is laughing about the results of the presidential elections. China, Russia, they all laugh about it. They see how… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
I loathe my name because it is mine and also because it is not mine; it is at once too intimate and… — Mark Fisher Copy Share Image
With the quarantine and borders suddenly closing it could have meant suddenly being stranded on the other side of the planet. It's… — Ashley Zukerman Copy Share Image
The future was uncertain, absolutely, and there were many hurdles, twists, and turns to come, but as long as I kept moving… — Chris Gardner Copy Share Image
“Changes in Relationship with others: It is especially hard to trust other people if you have been repeatedly abused, abandoned or betrayed… — Suzette Boon Copy Share Image
“Standing in the spotlight, surrounded by all my selves, each of them naked and vulnerable before your lens, I want to be… — Kris Kidd Copy Share Image
“Now shame is the only direct attack on conceit, the defensive image of oneself. Conceit is the common denominator of the Organization… — Paul Goodman Copy Share Image
The piano has disappeared from working-class family life, which is a shame. It's associated with the middle classes now. Everyone in my… — Jools Holland Copy Share Image
We live in a society where we're not taught how to deal with our weaknesses and frailties as human beings. We're not… — Iyanla Vanzant Copy Share Image
The sexual revolution... it was the first time I had read anything that came close to describing those feelings of being outside… — June Diane Raphael 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
“I'm not sure what it means." Grace frowned. "I don't think I do either." "It sounds bad, though." "Sodding bad." Grace said… — Julia Quinn Copy Share Image
Led by long years to my last hours, too late, O world, I know your joys for what they are. You promise… — Michelangelo Copy Share Image
My generation is one of the first generations of "choiceful" women - women who have actually had the choice of how they… — Tracee Ellis Ross Copy Share Image
But I never cleaned thoroughly enough, my reorganization proved to be haphazard, the disgraces came unfailingly to light, and it was clear… — Alice Munro Copy Share Image
Many survivors refuse to talk about what they went through but I've never been ashamed to have been in one of those… — Mary Norris Copy Share Image
I wonder if at this point, I mean, given [Donald's Trump] noted inability to deal with shame, humiliation and loss, and what… — Michelle Goldberg Copy Share Image
“I found out that “Shame is a reaction to other people’s criticism, an acute personal chagrin at our failure to live up… — Paul G. Hiebert Copy Share Image
There is enormous shame around depression of any kind and at any time. And there's enormous social stigma attached to it, which… — Andrew Solomon Copy Share Image
I started painting my nails and started wearing some women's clothing, but that whole side of me always caused problems in my… — Teddy Geiger Copy Share Image
This country you're sitting in right now was not built on love, hugs, time-outs and trophies you didn't earn. This country was… — Christopher Titus Copy Share Image
Working with Jim Sheridan for instance, we did this movie Brothers. Jim will ask anybody - we'll get a delivery on set,… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
Self-pity, a dominant characteristic of sociopaths, is also the characteristic that differentiates heroic storytelling from psychological rumination. When you talk about your… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
With shame be it spoken: by her fall, the Church's liberties have been sacrificed for the sake of temporal advantages. The road… — Thomas Becket Copy Share Image
“At the climax of failure, at the moment when shame is about to do us in, suddenly we are swept away by… — Emil Cioran Copy Share Image
In the end there is nothing to be done but to state clearly what has been done, without shame or regret, and… — Ellis Peters Copy Share Image
“I shrugged uncomfortably, leaning my head against hers, almost forgetting Mr. Gardner’s presence as Mo and I fell into that sort of… — Amelia C. Gormley Copy Share Image
When I was fifteen, I remember my mum taking me to the posh clothes shop on London Road to get my first… — Cilla Black Copy Share Image