Shame Quote by Alain de Botton

Many of those who are humiliated are not humble. Some react to humiliation with anger, others with patience, and others with freedom. The first…

— Bernard of Clairvaux

“Starting at the bottom is not about humiliation. It's about humility—a realistic assessment of where you are in the learning curve.”

— Maria Shriver

“In fact, all of us are very susceptible to having our humiliating experiences turn to shame, especially when the person who is putting us…

— Brené Brown

There is a lovely root to the word humiliation - from the latin word humus, meaning soil or ground. When we are humiliated, we…

— David Whyte

“It is, quite simply, humiliating.”

— Tony Judt

“Claiming to be offended is a great way to elevate yourself at the expense of others: “Look at me! I'm a much better person…

— Oliver Markus Malloy

Humiliation is a vast country of imprecise boundaries. If you think you're there, you are. The neurotic rule: when in doubt, go ahead and…

— Mignon McLaughlin

I'm highly emotional, so I'm highly aware of humiliation.

— Sally Field

Know that humiliation does not weaken you, it strengthens you. The more egoistic you are, the more humiliation you feel. When you are childlike…

— Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

My behavior is humiliating.

— Danny Bonaduce

In the past, when people criticized me for asking unexpected questions, I felt ashamed. Now I realize that normal people are acting in a…

— John Elder Robison

Humiliation, by the way, is a truly terrible emotion. It's at the bottom of the pile.

— Francine Pascal