Danger Quote by Marjane Satrapi

“Despite the doctor’s orders, I bought myself several cartons of cigarettes (…) I think that I preferred to put myself in serious danger rather…

— Marjane Satrapi

“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

“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

There is no shame like poor shame. It can make you warm and charming, bitter and resentful, all at once.

— Beth Ditto

“Wherever the responsibility lies, shame creates a solid and terrible feeling of unworthiness that resides in our bodies: the storehouse of the memories of…

— Sharon Salzberg

“When we are exposed without any way to protect ourselves, we feel the pain of shame. If we are continually overexposed, shame becomes toxic.”

— John Bradshaw

Similarly, the impulse to keep to yourself what you have learned is not only shameful, it is destructive. Anything you do not give freely…

— Annie Dillard

“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

Shame occurs when you haven't been able to get away with the 'who' you want people to think you are.

— Carl Whitaker

“When I feel ashamed, it means I feel there isn’t just something wrong with what I’ve done, there is something wrong with who I…

— Desmond Tutu

“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

There's no shame in fear, my father told me, what matters is how we face it.

— Anonymous