Shame Quote by Phyllis Hain Download Open image ““The Silence of Shame, Empowers the Abuser" . Phyllis Hain”” — Phyllis Hain ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.4 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Shame
“If we can find someone who has earned the right to hear our story, we need to tell it. Shame loses power when it… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Shame brings no advantage in misfortunes, for silence (of the accused) is the ally of the speaker. — Sophocles Copy Share Image
Alan: "I had terrible stage fright." Sin: "I'm not familiar with the concept of 'stage fright.'" A: "It's pretty awful. You end up having… — Sarah Rees Brennan Copy Share Image
“Shame without repentance doesn’t lose power when it is spoken, it only seeks approval.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Guilt is the source of sorrows, the avenging fiend that follows us behind with whips and stings.” — Nicholas Rowe Copy Share Image
“...it was ludicrous to think that we could just talk our way out of shame, that shame was necessary, that it prevented us from… — Miriam Toews Copy Share Image
That's the thing about abuse - it can make the victim feel an overwhelming sense of shame, a shame so disabling that one suffers… — Jagmeet Singh Copy Share Image
“According to Dr. Hartling, in order to deal with shame, some of us move away by withdrawing, hiding, silencing ourselves, and keeping secrets. Some… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“What if shame and judgment are just a stand-in for a lack of love?” — Shannon Kaiser Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“I have learned that for me, shame is like kryptonite. It was utterly destructive, a boot on my neck for most of my life.… — Laura Parrott Perry Copy Share Image
It's a shame that when you've actually lived some life and have something to write about, they're saying you're too old to come out… — KT Tunstall Copy Share Image
The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its own shame. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
For some reason, we are truly convinced that if we criticize ourselves, the criticism will lead to change. If we are harsh, we believe… — Geneen Roth Copy Share Image
Mine would be, "We will stand together, he and I. One in victory, one in shame. Only then can I truly own the power… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Build a bridge over shame by teaching kids about sexual abuse. Give them a chance to run to us should they encounter it. Be… — Carolyn Byers Ruch Copy Share Image
Telling a story of illness, one pulls a thread through a narrow opening flanked on one side by shame and the other by trivia. — Susan Griffin Copy Share Image
I guarantee you [Hillary Clinton] is smoking in humiliation over the idea that she needs to heal and that [Donald] Trump's the guy to… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
“There's something energizing about getting what you want, even if that something is shame.” — Riley Sager Copy Share Image
Most readers, then and now, have at some time experienced the humiliation of being told that their occupation is reprehensible. — Alberto Manguel Copy Share Image
My influences are jazz, blues, European classical music; they are rock music and pop music. So many kinds of music. World music from different… — Rokia Traore Copy Share Image
“He stopped at an intersection, panting, rubbing at the twinge in his hamstrings, looking around, though he knew no cars were coming in either… — Denise Mina Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image