Shame Quotes

We knew Chris Matthews had no shame. Now we also know the king of TV ghouls has no souls.

The public have neither shame or gratitude.

My closest friend, who died not long ago, is buried near Marx's grave in Highgate cemetery, so I see the gaggle of admirers laying roses at the foot of his tombstone regularly. I have never been tempted to leave flowers there myself. Great theories, shame about the practice. Marx did many things. But inventing class was not one of them.

The secret thoughts of a man run over all things, holy, profane, clean, obscene, grave, and light, without shame or blame.

If a man suffers ill, let it be without shame; for this is the only profit when we are dead. You will never say a good word about deeds that are evil and disgraceful.

I was beautiful. Now, because I am old, I take no shame in so saying.

At this stage in my career, I don't have to take any big risks. You want to take a calculated risk, not one that leads to people saying 'yes, but there was that one time when she made that big mistake.' It's always a shame when that happens, especially if you've gotten by for decades without anything hugely tragic.

I don't read a great deal of fiction, to my shame, other than the classics.

It seems like such a terrible shame that innocent civilians have to get hurt in wars, otherwise combat would be such a wonderfully healthy way to rid the human race of unneeded trash.

It's a shame the Manchester United situation turned sour.

I just had lunch with Slash two days ago. He loves Axl. He holds no grudges towards him. Twenty years of great music wasn't created because of some stupid grudge. That's a shame.

The crime and not the scaffold makes the shame.

Girls blush, sometimes, because they are alive, half wishing they were dead to save the shame. The sudden blush devours them, neck and brow; They have drawn too near the fire of life, like gnats, and flare up bodily, wings and all. What then? Who's sorry for a gnat or girl?

I think that everyone at any age should ask themselves, 'where do I want to be today, where do I want to be tomorrow, and where do I want to be in a hundred years?' We all have clear answers to those questions. We only have so much time. It's a real shame if we don't spend our lives trying to do that.

I don't read music, which is a shame, actually, and I shouldn't even speak of it because it's embarrassing, but it's true.

Shame is the feeling you have when you agree with the woman who loves you that you are the man she thinks you are.

Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.

The decline of manners, the cynical pursuit without shame or restraint of personal advantage and of money characterizes our times, not without exceptions, of course, but more than we ought to be comfortable with.

The White House used to be, everybody looked up at the White House and America and everything, and now I think it's like a house of shame.

There's no shame in enjoying a quiet life. And that's been the realization of the past few years for me.

In its history, Europe has committed so many massacres and horrors that it should bow its own head in shame.

You know what, rip me off once, shame on me. But twice? I'm coming after you and taking back what's mine.

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

I know acts and I'm not going to name names but these people sold ten million copies the first time and the second album sells three million and it's considered a failure and they're dropped and that's really a shame.

When I came off the boat I was very proud of the thick calluses which had developed on my feet. But now, I am struggling to get into my favourite high heels which is a shame, as I have so many.

I never learned hate at home, or shame. I had to go to school for that.

Truth is the daughter of time, and I feel no shame in being her midwife.

It is a most disgraceful shame the way in which Irishmen are brought up. They are ashamed of their language, institutions, and of everything Irish.

Those who cultivate moral confusion for profit should understand this: we will name their names and shame them as they deserve to be shamed.

Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy.