"One is never so dangerous when one has no shame, than when one has grown too old to blush."

Shame, Blush, Old

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"One is never so dangerous when one has no shame, than when one has grown too old to blush."

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"The shame that tormented me was all the more corrosive for having no very clear origin: I didn't know why I felt so tainted, and worthless, and wrong-only that I did, and whenever I looked up from my books I was swamped by slimy waters rushing in from all sides."

Donna Tartt, American Novelist

Shame, Trauma, Pain, Identity

"You've got to vote for someone. It's a shame, but it's got to be done."

Whoopi Goldberg, American Actress

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"Well it's because the record companies are pumping away with their commercial stuff. I think it's a shame."

Marian McPartland, English Musician

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"Most of the groups I worked with 30 years ago are either dead or dead broke. And it's a shame."

Ronnie Spector, American Musician

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"Nobody can stop you but you. And shame on you if you're the one who stops yourself."

Damon Wayans, American Comedian

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"I felt ashamed.""But of what? Psyche, they hadn't stripped you naked or anything?""No, no, Maia. Ashamed of looking like a mortal -- of being a mortal.""But how could you help that?""Don't you think the things people are most ashamed of are things they can't help?"

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Shame, Mortality, Appearance, Humanity

"Reproach is shame, blame, disgrace, disapproval and a disrespectful attitude toward yourself. When you're under reproach, your behavior shows it."

Joyce Meyer, American Author

Shame, Blame, Behavior, Self

"I've found the best treasure... You."

Robin Bielman, American Novelist

Shame, Love, Connection, Treasure, Emotion

"O shame! Where is they blush?"

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Shame, Regret, Truth, Wisdom, Life

"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, or a sense of our value."

Sharon Salzberg, American Author

Shame, Fear, Truth, Self-Worth

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