Embarrassing Quotes

376 quotes by 331 authors

The assumption of merit is easier, less embarrassing, and more effectual than the actual attainment of it. — William Hazlitt
The writer must be in it; he can't be to one side of it, ever. He has to be endangered by it. His own attitudes… — Arthur Miller
Homosexuality is an ugly sin, repugnant to those who find no temptation in it, as well as to many past offenders who are seeking a… — Spencer W. Kimball
I've spent my whole life doing some things because they were logical and not doing others because they were not. I've seen what happens when… — Stephen King
I'm not scandalous. I think it's actually embarrassing to be in those, yet some people will do anything to be in those magazines. I'm happy… — Hilary Duff
Letters are above all useful as a means of expressing the ideal self; and no other method of communication is quite so good for this… — Elizabeth Hardwick
It's all right leaping about the stage when you're 20 but when you get to 25 it gets a bit embarrassing — Bill Wyman
A lot of people have warned President Clinton that Bosnia will turn into another Vietnam, which would be embarrassing for him because he'll have to… — Bill Maher
Do you know what is really embarrassing and makes your pride hurt? Lacking some skill? Not being able to earn some money? It's not that.… — Kim Du-han
When I sit down to write, which is the essential moment in my life, I am completely alone. Whenever I write a book, I accumulate… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
One of these modest little moves may be more embarrassing to your opponent than the biggest threat — Siegbert Tarrasch
Of what significance is one's existence, one is basically unaware. What does a fish know about the water in which he swims all his life?… — Albert Einstein
All of us cherish our beliefs. They are, to a degree, self-defining. When someone comes along who challenges our belief system as insufficiently well-based -… — Carl Sagan
We've uncovered some embarrassing ancestors in the not-too-distant past. Some horse thieves, and some people killed on Saturday nights. One of my relatives, unfortunately, was… — Jimmy Carter
I will never shy away from embarrassing myself for a good cause — David Cook
I'm quite shy, so if there's a guy I like, I actually ignore him because I can't speak to him. I get all red and… — Silvia Colloca
The most embarrassing one is that I had no idea - and please excuse me - that you guys call a condom a rubber. My… — Emma Watson
My mistakes do happen on a grand scale and very public level. They're humiliating, embarrassing. But if nothing bad happens to you, you'll just continue… — Christian Slater
Yesterday Jerry Springer bowed out of the Ohio Senate race. He said, 'If I can't run the most embarrassing campaign in America, then I'm out… — Craig Kilborn
For me, I'm OK doing embarrassing things, when it's with somebody else. I'm not the only person to look at. — Amy Smart

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