Stigma Quotes

There's no stigma to saying, 'This is really hard.'

— Karen Pence

The stigma that's around mental health, people think you're crazy.

— Kerry Katona

There is a difference between going under the knife and the stigma.

— Pia Wurtzbach

Any stigma will do to beat a dogma.

— Philip Guedalla

There is a stigma attached to people who go from singing to acting.

— Sarah Harding

We need to break the stigma around depression.

— John Whaite

The stigma of the straight-to-DVD thing is over.

— Edward Burns

“I look up at the sky again and whisper, ‘I will live for you.”

— Emma Thomas

The only reason I've shared my story is to take that tiny baby step of breaking down the stigma attached to depression.

— Clara Hughes

For far too many people, the stigma around addiction prevents them from stepping forward for help.

— Vivek Murthy

Pretty people aren't as accepted as other people. It comes with all these stigmas.

— Mischa Barton

“His friends will decline in their numbers as his needs increase. The inverse, or perverse, mathematics ay life.”

— Irvine Welsh

“Tell me, just how many lives need to be lost until someone realises the impact that their words can have on another…

— Isha Barlas

There is a stigma around athletes, and I think the more that us as humans can do to break those, the better.

— Colton Underwood

I want to break the stigma, the silence and shame that often surrounds mental illness.

— Ritchie Torres

“We do not stigmatize people with stomach flu. The active ingredient in period stigma is misogyny.”

— Lindy West

Today, certain people file for bankruptcy, businesses and individuals, and it no longer has the stigma it once had. Now it's almost…

— David Dinkins

There’s always a stigma attached to the word ‘ambition’ and women. I’ve embraced it. Ambition is NOT a four-letter word and women…

— Tory Burch

I know that there are many excellent arguments for a universal form of basic income. Since everyone would get it, it would…

— Rutger Bregman

I would say that we have to explore and find ways to make our game a better game and take care of…

— Pete Carroll

“I hope there is less stigma and judgment against working moms and childless career women. All should be acceptable positions and society…

— Chan Heng Chee

When mum was diagnosed in 2004 there was a stigma attached to the condition and people didn't really talk about it. But…

— Angela Rippon

Until women themselves reject stigma and refuse to feel shame for the way others treat them, they have no hope of achieving…

— Germaine Greer

In India, there is a huge stigma attached to one having a mental illness; this not only makes it worse for the…

— Ananya Birla

“When we criticize the suicidal for being selfish, we are actually criticizing them for not enduring their pain with grace and good…

— David L. Conroy

And the stigma hasn't really changed that much in 31 years. You are still getting people - it's a shame-based disease. It's…

— Elton John

Every teenager deals in his or her own sexuality and has to face it and figure out how it can coincide with…

— Ezra Miller

Stigma hurts. Because of AIDS, children are bullied, isolated and shut out of school. They are missing out on education. They are…

— Jackie Chan

Refugees are threatening, not just to Americans, but also in many countries the world over. And it's partially because, unlike immigrants, refugees…

— Nguyen Viet Thang

One of the issues I think is very important, in many communities of color, there's a stigma about mental health. We find…

— Daayiee Abdullah

It's always amusing to see how much less the political class knows than the rest of us do. ... it's never occurred…

— Stephen D. Cox

If you're a woman musician, that is your qualifier. I've had people come up to me and say, "You're good for a…

— Thao Nguyen

“Despite the growing clinical and research interest in dissociative symptoms and disorders, it is also true that the substantial prevalence rates for…

— Paul H Blaney

“People ask, How did you get in there? What they really want to know is if they are likely to end up…

— Susanna Kaysen

“Attitude Is Everything We live in a culture that is blind to betrayal and intolerant of emotional pain. In New Age crowds…

— Sandra Lee Dennis

“Imagine you’re diagnosed with epilepsy: what would you think if you weren’t referred to a specialist but taken to a psychiatrist to…

— Tanya Marlow

“Abstaining from sex, hitting the books, and wearing loose-fitting clothes are common ways that girls try to molt their "slutty" image. But…

— Leora Tanenbaum

“Survivors are damaged to different degrees by their experiences. This does not depend on what happened physically. A Survivor who has been…

— Carolyn Ainscough

“Of course, I should have known the kids would pop out in the atmosphere of Roberta's office. That's what they do when…

— Alice Jamieson

“There comes a point in time when we must acknowledge that we are more than our nationality, and we are bigger than…

— Janine Myung Ja