Ashtray Quote by Salman Rushdie

“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

We all have unresolved shame, because it is used as a tool to control behavior.

— Christiane Northrup

Where shame is, there is also fear.

— John Milton

Shame doesn't exist as an emotion without the projected or perceived sense of judgment coming from somewhere else.

— Leslie Jamison

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

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

Once shame touches your being at any point, even the most distant nerve is implicated, whether you know it or not; any fleeting encounter…

— Stefan Zweig

I don't have shame around where I've been or what I've done to survive to get to where I'm at in my life. When…

— Trace Lysette

Shame has its place. Shame is what you do to a kid to stop them running on the road. And then you take the…

— Hannah Gadsby

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

Who among us has any conception of the dimensions of shame that will befall us and our children when one day the veil has…

— Anonymous