To be gay and out of shape is almost as much of a stigma as just being gay used to be. — Bruce Vilanch Copy Share Image
I want to change the cycle of stigma and prejudice that destroys lives all over the world every day. Until we can… — Timothy Shriver Copy Share Image
You have, you can only answer it this way: by turning it around. Can the negro - who is the victim of… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
I felt that if people understood the struggle of recovery, then some of the stigma of addiction might be reduced because the… — Brian Lindstrom Copy Share Image
“What daily life is like for “a multiple” Imagine that you have periods of “lost time.” You may find writings or drawings… — Alison Miller Copy Share Image
I like the word 'underground'... 'independent' carries a stigma of whininess. 'Underground' means a good time. — John Waters Copy Share Image
Rich people in poor places want to show off their wealth. And their less affluent counterparts feel pressure to fake it, at… — Virginia Postrel Copy Share Image
This stigma associated with drug use--the belief that bad kids use, good kids don't, and those with full-blown addiction are weak, dissolute,… — David Sheff Copy Share Image
I don't like the stigma that comes with being called a poet . . . So I call what I'm doing an… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
Step by step, we will break this cycle of silence, poor information and stigma. — Chevy Chase Copy Share Image
“The more there is about the individual that deviates in an undesirable direction from what might have been expected to be true… — Erving Goffman Copy Share Image
Obviously, I'm still building a name and reputation for myself. The stigmas that come with my past will remain there for quite… — Sasha Grey Copy Share Image
We can't exactly figure out why, but our customers have no fears of using their checking account, while credit cards are still… — Tim Stevens Copy Share Image
I have friends of mine who have died of AIDS and many of those friends...did not tell me until the very end...because… — Bianca Jagger Copy Share Image
“self-stigma is not a person's fault; nor is it a part of the person's illness! If the public did not hold negative… — Patrick W. Corrigan Copy Share Image
For there are two possible reactions to social ostracism - either a man emerges determined to be better, purer, and kindlier or… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
I spoke so much about being a manic-depressive. I want to bring everyone back to my earliest memories of this companion of… — Richard Dreyfuss Copy Share Image
We're fighting a stigma: fat. People are really scared of fat. And I think we need to change people's minds and show… — Crystal Renn Copy Share Image
“Like a lot of people with mental illness, I spend a lot of time fronting. It’s really important to me to not… — S.E. Smith Copy Share Image
“People ask, How did you get in there? What they really want to know is if they are likely to end up… — Susanna Kaysen Copy Share Image
I find human behavior to be fascinating, which is probably why I'm an actor, and I think that there are a lot… — Laura Benanti Copy Share Image
“Success and failure can both make you lose appetite and concentration, don't let it bother or over-excite you, just think them away… — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
LeBron james came, and he gets $10 million a year. There was no stigma or blemish, like you have with one-and-done. Now… — Sonny Vaccaro Copy Share Image
We did something that bands are kind of afraid of, or at least used to be, [which] is the YouTube scene. They… — Chrissy Costanza Copy Share Image