Courage Quote by Emile M. Cioran

“word on shame: If there is any one thing that can hold us back, it is our own self-loathing. If we move through our…

— Jeff Brown

What shames us, what we most fear to tell, does not set us apart from others; it binds us together if only we can…

— Starhawk

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

— Gabor Maté

I spoke without fear of contradiction. I simply did not suffer self-doubt.

— Elia Kazan

I've struggled for confidence and had great doubts about myself. But, personally, I'm not riddled with guilt.

— Charlie Cox

“And in fact you're not like everyone else: you weren't ashamed just now to confess bad and even ridiculous things about yourself. Who would…

— Anonymous

It is not human to be without shame and without desire.

— Ursula K. Le Guin

I think we all go through those moments of self-doubt.

— Danielle Macdonald

We are ashamed to seem evasive in the presence of a straightforward man, cowardly in the presence of a brave one, gross in the…

— Charles Horton Cooley

“We have these shames we keep to ourselves because to show ourselves as we are, no more and no less, would be too much.…

— Roxane Gay

My guiding principle is this: Guilt is never to be doubted.

— Franz Kafka