Able Quote by Carl Whitaker

There is no shame like poor shame. It can make you warm and charming, bitter and resentful, all at once.

— Beth Ditto

Shame doesn't exist as an emotion without the projected or perceived sense of judgment coming from somewhere else.

— Leslie Jamison

When I grew up, shame was used as a tool for check and balance. If you stood a chance of hearing someone say, "Shame…

— Robert Redford

Shame is the lie someone told you about yourself.

— Anais Nin

Today I will learn to reject shame. Shame is an overwhelming sense that who I am isn't good enough. I realize that I am…

— Melody Beattie

I think I'm somebody who experiences a good deal of shame.

— Noah Reid

I don't want people to have any shame, you know?

— Bridget Everett

“Shame is the deepest of the “negative emotions,” a feeling we will do almost anything to avoid. Unfortunately, our abiding fear of shame impairs…

— Gabor Maté

Shame derives its power from being unspeakable.

— Brené Brown

Shame cannot survive being spoken. It cannot tolerate having words wrapped around it. What it craves is secrecy, silence, and judgment. If you stay…

— Brené Brown

Shame is such an intense emotion. It just can drive you.

— Kyra Sedgwick

The basis of shame is not some personal mistake of ours, but the ignominy, the humiliation we feel that we must be what we…

— Milan Kundera