Age Quote by Jamie Lee Curtis

“I found out that “Shame is a reaction to other people’s criticism, an acute personal chagrin at our failure to live up to our…

— Paul G. Hiebert

I was a kid who didn't have a lot of self-esteem.

— Melanie Lynskey

“Along with many other professionals, I’ve come to the conclusion that shame is much more likely to lead to destructive and hurtful behaviors than…

— Brené Brown

“Shame is a virus that creates paralysis in its hosts. When you're busy telling yourself what a bad person you are, you expend most…

— Rachel Simmons

When I grew up, shame was used as a tool for check and balance. If you stood a chance of hearing someone say, "Shame…

— Robert Redford

I had self-esteem issues into my early 20s.

— Adam Lambert

“Shame is the bane of my existence both as a trauma therapist and as a survivor, as it is one of the most difficult…

— Amanda Ann Gregory

“Shame weakens us. It can make us frightened to take on something new. We start to withdraw from whatever might give us pleasure, self-esteem,…

— Sharon Salzberg

Among the problems with shame was that it in fact did not make you shorter or quieter or less visible. You just felt like…

— J.R. Ward

“Women most often experience shame as a web of layered, conflicting, and competing social-community expectations. The expectations dictate who we should be, what we…

— Brené Brown

I believe we all have lists of shame. Long lists. We live with our constellation of shames quite privately. But they weigh us down.…

— Victoria Redel

“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