Bad blood Quote by Janisse Ray

“By out-talking or bad-mouthing people, some get hoisted by their own petard, ultimately. When their sense of shame makes them crawl back to the…

— Erik Pevernagie

“We can accept and embrace our pasts as part of the path that shaped who we are now.”

— Amy Leigh Mercree

“What rivets me to history is seeing / arts of survival turned / to rituals of self-hatred. This / is colonization. Unborn sisters, /…

— Adrienne Rich

“In going back we must take our present selves with us: the mind has taken a different colour, and this is thrown back upon…

— William Henry Hudson

“Personal disillusionment accompanied by self-pity and self-loathing are the Achilles’ heel of modern humankind, representing the weakness of the human spirit.”

— Kilroy J. Oldster

“Transformation is never easy, but every step you’ve taken, every affirmation you’ve spoken, every moment of self-love and courage is a victory worth celebrating.…

— Margarita Sekulova, Affirmations: A Guide to Manifest Better Life

“I want to sharpen my pride on what strengthens me, my witness on what haunts me. Whatever we name ourselves, however we end up…

— Eli Clare

“Shame be damned—own the ruin of yourself. Wear the failure like a vintage coat —torn, tattered heart— you are a worn out classic, a…

— L.M. Browning

“Accomplishments don’t erase shame, hatred, cruelty, silence, ignorance, discrimination, low self-esteem or immorality. It covers it up, with a creative version of pride and…

— Shannon L. Alder

“I venture to suggest that patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.”

— Adlai E. Stevenson

“Our people, our history, our struggle is more than a war, more than a fall, more than a favorite dish, more than one monolithic…

— Bao Phi

“I am, or I should say, was prideful, a terrible sin, to be so, but now, I feel myself losing depth, like an echo…

— Terry Maggert