Embarrassment Quote by Kurt Vonnegut Jr

“Paul Slazinger says, incidentally, that the human condition can be summed up in just one word, and this is the word: Embarrassment.”

— Kurt Vonnegut

“Embarrassment is the Parmalat of emotions.”

— Jonathan Safran Foer

“What is embarrassment? In general, embarrassment is an emotional response to an innocent mistake. The major reason that some of us are embarrassment-prone is…

— Toni Bernhard

I think that fear of embarrassment is the essence of the human challenge.

— Frances Moore Lappé

“A wasteland of embarrassment and social upheaval can be neatly avoidedby following a single precept in life: Do not lie”

— Sam Harris

“We must not allow embarrassment to distract attention from elements that make us uncomfortable. Disgust and dread are the sorts of feelings we frequently…

— Lawrence Kushner

in extreme circumstances I think embarrassment is a luxury.

— Fred Vargas

“A wasteland of embarrassment and social upheaval can be neatly avoided by following a single precept in life: Do not lie.”

— Sam Harris

Embarrassment isn't a just cause of action.

— Jodi Picoult

Embarrassment is a partner in the creative act.

— Charles Jeffries

One never comes into embarrassment, if one is ready to balance. To ask oneself never in embarrassment, what have you in these decades made.

— Siegfried Lenz

Perhaps, on the whole, embarrassment and perplexity are a kind of natural accompaniment to life and movement; and it is better to be driven…

— Margaret Oliphant