Humiliation Quotes

287 Humiliation quotes by 256 unique authors

People really do like seeing their best friends humiliated; a large part of the friendship is based on humiliation; and that is an old truth,well… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
Religion used to be the opium of the people. To those suffering humiliation, pain, illness, and serfdom, religion promised the reward of an after life.… — Czeslaw Milosz
And here I thought they were called Peeping Toms." I didn't need to see him to know he wore a smile. "Stop laughing," I said,… — Becca Fitzpatrick
We must choose between the violence of adults and the smiles of children, between the ugliness of hate and the will to oppose it. Between… — Elie Wiesel
Defeat is for the valiant. Only they will know the honour of losing and the joy of winning I am not here to tell you… — Paulo Coelho
Shyness is the fear of social disapproval or humiliation, while introversion is a preference for environments that are not overstimulating. Shyness is inherently painful; introversion… — Susan Cain
He's having a vision," I said. "That's what happens." (Maya) "Attractive, I know," Corey said between gritted teeth. "And now I get new witnesses to… — Kelley Armstrong
Abuse and neglect negate love. Care and affirmation, the opposite of abuse and humiliation, are the foundation of love. No one can rightfully claim to… — Bell Hooks
A professional politician is a professionally dishonorable man. In order to get anywhere near high office he has to make so many compromises and submit… — H. L. Mencken
We don't yet know, above all, what the world might be like if children were to grow up without being subjected to humiliation, if parents… — Alice Miller
We always have visions, before a thing is made real. When we realize that although the vision is real, it is not real in us,… — Oswald Chambers
As patience leads to peace, and study to science, so are humiliations the path that leads to humility. — Bernard of Clairvaux
I believe America is the most powerful country in the world and is a country that stands on principle. Its principles are enshrined in its… — Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
Israel claims it needs nuclear weapons as a deterrent against any threat to its existence. The Arab world in return feels that this is an… — Mohamed ElBaradei
Most damage that others do us is out of fear, humiliation and pain. Those feelings occur in all of us, not just in those of… — Alice Walker
In order for the United States to do the right things for the long term, it appears to be helpful for us to have the… — Bill Gates
I played quite a bit for my home team, Morriston, in my teens. I batted and bowled, but I suffered the utter humiliation once when… — Steffan Rhodri
When I was 13, I was in my tent at Girl Scout camp, trying to change out of my bathing suit and talking at the… — Casey Wilson
As with fascism, the rise of Islamic totalitarianism has partly to do with its populist appeal to the class resentments of an economically oppressed population… — Ellen Willis
In Don Mills in the Sixties, nothing comes close to the humiliation of losing an argument. In our weird little creative circle, no one cares… — Dan Hill

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