Embarrassing Quotes

376 quotes by 324 authors

Thereâ€™s nothing more embarrassing than a person who tries to guess what the great American public would like, makes a compromise for the first time,… — Tom Waits
[A] great embarrassing factâ€¦ haunts all attempts to represent the market as the highest form of human freedom: that historically, impersonal, commercial markets originate in… — David Graeber
People you knew when you were teenagers, the ones who saw your stupidest haircut and the most embarrassing things you've done in your life, and… — Tana French
It's embarrassing that we all just walk through life blindly accepting that scrambled eggs are fundamentally associated with mornings. — John Green
Children donâ€™t require of their parents a past and they find something faintly unbelievable, almost embarrassing, in parental claims to a prior existence. — Kate Morton
She reached out and touched the kingâ€™s face, cupping his cheek in her hand. â€œJust a nightmare,â€ he said, his voice still rough. The queenâ€™s… — Megan Whalen Turner
Good writing is remembering detail. Most people want to forget. Don't forget things that were painful or embarrassing or silly. Turn them into a story… — Paula Danziger
Taking ideas seriously does not fit with the rhetorical style of textbooks, which presents events so as to make them seem foreordained along a line… — James W. Loewen
There are all sorts of books offering advice on how to deal with life-threatening situations, but where's the advice on dealing with embarrassing ones? — Ellen DeGeneres
Stalkers lips curled into a sneer. "You won't make a move without him, huh? That's embarrassing." "No," I said softly. "It just hurts because you… — Ann Aguirre
I kind of missed the whole running into each other thing. Provided a lot of excitement." "I don't miss that," I admitted, bending over and… — Unknown Author
The beauty of that June day was almost staggering. After the wet spring, everything that could turn green had outdone itself in greenness and everything… — Dan Simmons
Life is a series of embarrassing moments which leave you feeling alone in your confusion and shame — Miranda Hart
Sometimes the greatest things are the most embarrassing. — Ellen DeGeneres
I mean, it's very subtle and a little embarrassing to me, but I really believe there are things which nobody would see unless I photographed… — Diane Arbus
Nico, you can do this," Jason said. "It might be embarrassing, but it's for the scepter." Nico didn't look convinced. In fact he looked like… — Rick Riordan
The giant raised his fist, and a voice cut through the dream. "Leo!" Jason was shaking his shoulder. "Hey, man, why are you hugging Nike?"… — Rick Riordan
D'you know how embarrassing it is to mention good and evil in a scientific laboratory? Have you any idea? One of the reasons I became… — Philip Pullman
For the most part, I do the thing which my own nature prompts me to do. It is embarrassing to earn so much respect and… — Albert Einstein
Whenever I organize or participate in public protest I get really worried that it will just suck, be really small, embarrassing, and the media will… — Rachel Corrie

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