Ashamed Quotes

942 Ashamed quotes by 725 unique authors

I'm glad to say my father never felt ashamed of me, but my mother probably did. — Marianne Faithfull
Workers on the edge of poverty are essential to America’s prosperity, but their well-being is not treated as an integral part of the whole. Instead,… — David K. Shipler
The problem with hatred and violence is that they intensity the fears of the white majority, and leave them less ashamed of their prejudices toward… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
[W]e are the heirs of a past of rope, fire, and murder. I for one am not ashamed of this past. My shame is for… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Is devotion to others a cover for the hungers and the needs of the self, of which one is ashamed? I was always ashamed to… — Anais Nin
People are timid and apologetic; they are no longer upright; they dare not say "I think," "I am," but quote some saint or sage. They… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Do not be ashamed to give a little; for to deceive is to give still less. — Muhammad Ali
It's far better to make people angry than to make them ashamed. — Rabindranath Tagore
I am ashamed of my emptiness," said the Word to the Work. "I know how poor I am when I see you," said the Work… — Rabindranath Tagore
It's a burden to us even to be human beings-men with our own real body and blood; we are ashamed of it, we think it… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
We are ashamed of our thoughts and often see them brought forth by others. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I am not ashamed to use the word class. I will also plead guilty to another charge. The charge is that people belonging to my… — Walker Percy
Neurotics make poor patriots; if you're ashamed of something as big as yourself, it's hard to be proud of something as small as your country. — Mignon McLaughlin
A woman's long hair symbolizes that she submits to God's plan and to the family leadership of her husband. It is her glory. It is… — David K. Bernard
If man had created man, he would be ashamed of his performance. — Mark Twain
It is a most miserable thing to feel ashamed of home. — Charles Dickens
Great pressure is brought to bear to make us undervalue ourselves. On the other hand, civilization teaches that each of us is an inestimable prize.… — Saul Bellow
O Grub Street! how do I bemoan thee, whose graceless children scorn to own thee! . Yet thou hast greater cause to be ashamed of… — Jonathan Swift
The world is to be cleaned by somebody, and you are not called of God if you are ashamed to scrub. — Henry Ward Beecher
One ought to be ashamed to make use of the wonders of science embodied in a radio set, the while appreciating them as little as… — Albert Einstein
England is perhaps the only great country whose intellectuals are ashamed of their own nationality. — George Orwell
There is (as I now find) no remorse for time long past, even for what may have mortified us or made us ashamed of ourselves… — George Santayana
Like many men, I am not ashamed to admit that my principal joys are domestic. I love cooking, and I love looking after my children.… — Louis de Bernieres
So, in the infinitely nobler battle in which you are engaged against error and wrong, if ever repulsed or stricken down, may you always be… — Horace Mann
A man who has the courage of his platitudes is always a successful man. The instructed man is ashamed to pronounce in an orphic manner… — Van Wyck Brooks

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