Accused Quote by Sophocles

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

Shame derives its power from being unspeakable.

— Brené Brown

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

“Shame does not have any effect on shameless”

— Ehsan Sehgal

It is the crime that causes the shame, and not the punishment.

— Vikrant Parsai

Shame cannot survive being spoken. It cannot survive empathy.

— Brené Brown

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

— Beth Ditto

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

The guilty are uncomfortable with silence.

— David J. Lieberman

“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

Shame is the dying embers of virtue.

— Josh Billings

That's how life goes on - protected by the silence that anesthetizes shame.

— Anonymous