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“On the other hand, a flaccid, moping, debauched mollusc, tired from too much love and loose-nerved from general world conditions, can be a shameful thing served raw upon the shell.”

World Hands Too Much Conditions Food Tired Shells Shameful Oysters Much Love

Book:Consider the Oyster

Source: Consider the Oyster

“The most basic obligation we have to our veterans is that we keep the promises that were made to them. That is what makes the recent failures of the Veterans Administration so shameful.”

Made Promise Obligation Administration Veteran Shameful Our Veterans

Author:Doc Hastings

“I will have a care of being a slave to myself, for it is a perpetual, a shameful, and the heaviest of all servitudes; and this may be done by moderate desires.”

May Done Care Desire Slave Perpetual Moderates Shameful Servitude

Author:Seneca the Younger

“It is shameful for man to rest in ignorance of the structure of his own body, especially when the knowledge of it mainly conduces to his welfare, and directs his application of his own powers.”

Men Body Ignorance Structure Welfare Application Shameful Anatomy

Author:Philipp Melanchthon

“The harming of animals for any reason is shameful, but torturing them for mere vanity is senseless. Slaughtering animals for their fur or harming them for cosmetic purposes is disgusting and not worth the perfect shade of lipstick.”

Reason Purpose Perfect Animal Mere Vanity Shade Disgusting Shameful Fur Lipstick Cosmetics

Author:Laura Mennell

“The Singapore judicial system's shameful recourse to using torture - in the form of caning - to punish crimes that should be misdemeanors is indicative of a blatant disregard for international human rights standards, one of the defendants said that sentencing day was the darkest day of his life, but in reality every day that Singapore keeps caning on its books is a dark day for the country's international reputation.”

“Workplaces need to respond to the reality of family life in the 21st century, and allowing employees to have seven sick days a year is a bare minimum, the fact that the United States is one of just a handful of countries that does not require paid family or sick leave is nothing short of shameful.”

“The crimes committed against the people of West Papua are some of the most shameful of the past years. The Western powers have much to answer for, and at the very least should use their ample means to bring about the withdrawal of the occupying Indonesian army and termination of the shameful exploitation of resources and destruction of the environment and the lives and societies of the people of West Papua, who have suffered far too much.”

People Should Years Mean Use Past Answers Environment Too Much Crime Resources Destruction Army West Western Committed Exploitation Shameful Withdrawal Termination

Author:Noam Chomsky

“If we view our children as stupid, naughty, disturbed, or guilty of their misdeeds, they will learn to behold themselves as foolish, faulty, or shameful specimens of humanity. They will regard us as judges from whom they wish to hide, and they will interpret everything we say as further proof of their unworthiness. If we view them as innocent, or at least merely ignorant, they will gain understanding from their experiences, and they will continue to regard us as wise partners.”

Ifs Children Humanity Wish Understanding Views Wise Stupid Judging Gains Regard Our Children Proof Partners Foolish Ignorant Innocent Guilty Disturbed Shameful Naughty Misdeeds

Book:Whole child, whole parent

Source: Whole child, whole parent

“Enlightenment is the mind that is open to anything, but attached to nothing. That is freedom. No values, no resentment, no grudges. Not carrying the past along with you. Not carrying memories from the past that are hurtful and shameful and embarrassing. Just let all that go and you are living in enlightenment, and you are free for everything.”

Mind Past Values Memories Enlightenment Resentment Embarrassing Shameful Grudge Hurtful

Author:Gary Busey

“You have to expose part of yourself to create a character deep enough for readers to care about. You try not to because it's hard and at times shameful, but then when you read those pages over and you see they have no life to them so you throw them away and force yourself to be more honest. So I suppose the answer is I see myself in all my characters, in their best moments and in their worst.”

Trying Hard Enough Moments Character Care Force Answers Worst Honest Reader Pages Shameful Best Moments

Author:Adam Haslett

“Cleanse your mind from anger, remembrance of evil, and shameful thoughts, and then you will find out how Christ dwells in you.”

Inspirational Mind Christian Evil Christ Religious Orthodox Remembrance Shameful

Author:Maximus the Confessor

“Love sinners, but hate their deeds, and do not disdain sinners for their failings, so that you yourself do not fall into the temptation in which they abide... Do not be angry at anyone and do not hate anyone, neither for their faith, nor for their shameful deeds... Do not foster hatred for the sinner, for we are all guilty... Hate his sins, and pray for him, so that you may be made like unto Christ, who had no dislike for sinners, but prayed for them.”

Inspirational May Made Christian Hate Fall Christ Religious Sin Failing Praying Hatred Angry Deeds Temptation Guilty Sinner Orthodox Dislike Shameful Disdain

Author:Isaac of Nineveh

“Every man can educate himself. It's shameful to put one's mind into the hands of those whom you wouldn't entrust with your money. Dare to think for yourself.”

Thinking Men Mind Hands Dare Every Man Educate Shameful Think For Yourself

Author:Voltaire

“The assurance of His total forgiveness of our sins through the blood of Christ means we don't have to play defensive games anymore. We don't have to rationalize and excuse our sins. We can call sin exactly what it is, regardless of how ugly and shameful it may be, because we know that Jesus bore that sin in His body on the cross.”

Knows May Mean Play Body Games Jesus Christ Sin Blood Forgiveness Crosses Excuse Ugly Bores Assurance Shameful Rationalize

Author:Jerry Bridges

“The disgraceful and shameful construction of walls, the increasing enforcement of security systems and increasing violation of human rights and labor rights will not protect the economy of the United States.”

Humans States United United States Economy Rights Security Wall Protect Labor Human Rights Construction Enforcement Violation Shameful Disgraceful Security Systems Violation Of Human Rights

Author:Vicente Fox

“It is the curse of humanity that it learns to tolerate even the most horrible situations by habituation, that it forgets the most shameful happenings in the daily shame of events, and that it can hardly understand when individuals aim to destroy this infamy.”

Humanity Individual Forget Situation Events Happenings Shame Aim Horrible Curse Tolerate Shameful Infamy

Author:Rudolf Virchow

“Throughout history, even the harshest and most shameful measures are regularly accompanied by professions of noble intent - and rhetoric about bestowing freedom and independence.”

Independence Noble Profession Rhetoric Shameful

Book:Interventions

Source: Interventions

“What happened after 9/11 - and I think even people on the right know this, whether they admit it or not - was deeply shameful. The atrocity should have been a unifying event, but instead it became a wedge issue. Fake heroes like Bernie Kerik, Rudy Giuliani, and, yes, George W. Bush raced to cash in on the horror. And then the attack was used to justify an unrelated war the neocons wanted to fight, for all the wrong reasons....The memory of 9/11 has been irrevocably poisoned; it has become an occasion for shame. And in its heart, the nation knows it.”

“You can become an alcoholic working in an office in Los Angeles. It's very easy to say because I do this shameful job I take drugs or drink, but the real reason prostitutes take drugs and drink is because prostitution is a party area. It's not about desperation, it's the surroundings.”

Real Reason Jobs Easy Party Drink Drug Office Areas Los Angeles Desperation Surroundings Alcoholics Prostitution Shameful

Author:Michael Glawogger

“As you become an adult, shame gets introduced and reintroduced constantly to you. So where something that, to a child, just is what it is - you know, your father's violent but he loves you and that's just the way it is - later on you realize that this is like different, shameful, blah blah blah.”

Knows Way Children Different Father Realizing Love You Adults Shame Violent Shameful Blah

Author:Justin Torres

“I'm often a crier and many things make me cry. I come from a crying family - my mother cries, my grandma used to cry. It was never shameful to cry. My father never told me men don't cry.”

Men Used Mother Father Cry Grandma Shameful My Grandma

Author:Michael Silverblatt

“I have known female whores who spoke very bitterly of their calling. "If they don't like my face, they can put a cushion over it. I know it's not that they're interested in." But to the boys this profession never seemed shameful. It was their daytime occupations for which they felt the need to apologize. In some instances, these were lower class or humdrum or, worst of all, unfeminine. At least whoring was never that.”

Ifs Knows Needs Faces Felt Known Class Boys Worst Calling Female Profession Instance Spokes Over It Occupation Apologizing Shameful Daytime Cushions Lower Class Humdrum

Author:Quentin Crisp

“Why are deadly weapons being sold to those who plan to inflict untold suffering on individuals and society? Sadly, the answer, as we all know, is simply for money: money that is drenched in blood, often innocent blood. In the face of this shameful and culpable silence, it is our duty to confront the problem and to stop the arms trade.”

Knows Problem Faces Suffering Individual Answers Silence Plans Blood Duty Arms Weapons Trade Congress Innocent Shameful Individuals And Society

Author:Pope Francis

“We are going to file a suit to the Hague tribunal, which must investigate into these crimes against humanity, it is a test for humanity and moral dignity. Because turning a blind eye to such horrible and shameful crimes means indulging terrorists and aggressors and violating high European values for which Ukrainians are suffering and dying.”

Mean Eye Suffering Values Humanity Moral Dying Crime Dignity Tests Blind Terrorist Horrible Suits Files Shameful Aggressors Crimes Against Humanity Tribunals Blind Eyes

Author:Petro Poroshenko

“In order to ensure our criminal justice system is fair and equitable, my office is conducting an immediate assessment of every prosecution within the past 10 years where these officers were involved. This is a shameful incident that the public deserves to have addressed in a meaningful and expeditious manner.”

“I think there's a level at which you think that there's a reason that you're being singled out, that you're being chosen. As a kid, I was always mistaken for a girl. Before you reach that age where your sexuality starts to display itself, kids can look very androgynous, and I guess I leaned more toward the feminine. All those things were very hard, growing up, because you're trying to create an identity, and you're feeling shameful about the one that you're making. So, I identified with it a lot.”

Thinking Trying Looks Hard Reason Feelings Kids Age Girl Levels Growing Up Growing Identity Sexuality Chosen Feminine Display Mistaken Shameful Being Single Androgynous

Author:Matt Reeves

“That England, that was wont to conquer others, Hath made a shameful conquest of itself.”

Made War England Conquer Conquest Shameful

Author:William Shakespeare

“Death and life, success and failure, pain and pleasure, wealth and poverty, all these happen to good and bad alike, and they are neither noble nor shameful - and hence neither good nor bad.”

Happens Pain Wealth Pleasure Poverty Noble Life And Death Success In Life Good And Bad Success And Failure Shameful Pain And Pleasure Wealth And Poverty

Book:Meditations: A New Translation

Source: Meditations: A New Translation

“Nakedness is very common in the tribe. It is not a shameful thing; it is an expression of one's relationship with the spirit of nature. To be naked is to be open-hearted. Normally kids stay naked until puberty and even beyond. It was only with the introduction of cheap cloth from the West, through Goodwill and other Christian organisations, that nakedness began to be associated with shame.”

Kids Christian Spirit Common Expression Shame West Naked Tribes Introduction Hearted Shameful Goodwill Organisation Puberty

Book:Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic, and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman

Source: Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic, and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman

“If we in Asia want to speak credibly for Asian values, we must be prepared to also champion those ideals which are universal and belong to humanity as a whole...It is altogether shameful, if ingenious, to cite 'Asian values' as an excuse for autocratic practices and the denial of basic rights and civil liberties.”

Ifs Want Whole Values Humanity Speak Liberty Practice Rights Ideals Universal Prepared Excuse Denial Champion Be Prepared Asia Asian Shameful Civil Liberties Ingenious Citing Basic Rights

Author:Anwar Ibrahim

“Countless are, as the sand in the sea, the deep desires of men, and none resembles the other, and all of them, whether shameful, or great, in the beginning are obedient, but later become terrible masters over him.”

Men Desire Sea Masters Terrible Sand Shameful Obedient Deep Desire

Author:Nikolai Gogol

“It is not shameful for a man to succumb to pain and it is shameful to succumb to pleasure.”

Men Pain Pleasure Shameful

Author:Blaise Pascal

“Almost all our desires, when examined, contain something too shameful to reveal.”

Desire Shameful

Author:Victor Hugo

“Michael J. Copps, acting FCC chairman, has denounced the lack of racial and gender diversity in the broadcast industry as 'a shameful state of affairs.' Unsurprisingly, his proposed corrective is to force the transfer of station ownership to greater numbers of minorities, who are statistically more likely to carry liberal talk shows.”

States Shows Force Numbers Acting Greater Industry Diversity Affair Gender Minorities Stations Ownership Chairman Transfers Shameful Talk Shows Fcc

Author:David Limbaugh

“It is shameful and inhuman to treat men like chattels to make money by, or to regard them merely as so much muscle or physical power.”

Men Treats Regard Making Money Muscles Shameful Inhuman

Author:Pope Leo XIII

“That's what's provocative to me - that we can victimize people, we can torture and traumatize people with no consciousness that it is a shameful thing to do.”

People Consciousness Things To Do Torture Shameful Provocative

Author:Bryan Stevenson

“It is a shameful thing to insult a child.”

Children Insult Shameful

Author:Mark Twain

“I want them [people] to feel open and comfortable to share the messy, dirty, shameful parts of themselves. Those are the parts I wanna see. And that eating disorders aren't just about "being thin."”

People Want Feels Share Comfortable Eating Dirty Disorder Messy Shameful Eating Disorder

Author:Jessie Kahnweiler

“It was shameful and embarrassing that there were two years in a row without a single actor of color nominated. That's insane.”

Years Two Actors Color Insane Two Years Embarrassing Shameful

Author:Matt Damon

“I never feel like I am "using" a voice, rather I am listening to a voice and recording it as faithfully as it comes to me and as I can. I think that the female sex is much maligned, even in our supposedly sexually "open" society. It is the site of a woman's pleasure, and the source of (most) children's entry into the world, and an ancient symbol of power and fecundity, and we are directly or indirectly told in modern times that it's dirty, shameful, ugly, odorous, and to be hidden away.”

Thinking World Feels Children I Can Sex Voice Pleasure Modern Source Listening Female Ancient Ugly Symbols Dirty Site Shameful Sexually Entry Modern Times

Author:Micheline Aharonian Marcom

“That's one part of oppression is to make sure you are a shameful, shamed human being. That takes care of the past.”

Humans Care Past Human Beings Take Care Oppression Shameful

Author:Malachy McCourt

“Shame cannot exist in conditions of light, sunshine, and humor. So the very moment that you share your most shameful moments - and can learn to laugh about them - then the spell is lifted. And you, too, are free.”

Moments Light Laughing Share Conditions Shame Sunshine Spells Shameful

Author:Christiane Northrup

“I think Obama sees everything through one lens. Doing nothing in the face of the slaughter in Syria is not only shameful, it is unrealistic. This approach leaves Syria as a broken country and a breeding ground for extremists for decades.”

Thinking Country Faces Broken Approach Decades Syria Lenses Doing Nothing Slaughter Extremist Shameful Breeding

Author:Paul Wolfowitz

“It is sad to witness the persistence in our society of the racism and xenophobia that seems to be a permanent part of our political culture. It is shameful to see politicians exploiting these human weaknesses in order to gain political power. It is most depressing of all to contemplate a future in which politicians who do this will continue to have influence over people's lives.”

“It was shameful that, after Haiti, Colombia was the second most unequal country in Latin America. But we've achieved some things; the inequality is coming down, and coming down fast. The growing economy has provided us with the funds to finance a very progressive social policy that has reduced extreme poverty. We have the lowest inflation rate of all Latin-America countries and the highest growth rate.”

“When I was in Afghanistan in 2007, I went from village to village where refugees had returned, and they were living out in the open under tents, sometimes completely exposed to the environment. And they were homeless, which meant they would lose children in the winter to the cold and in the summers in the extreme heat. It's extremely humiliating for them to be homeless, culturally it's very shameful.”

Children Sometimes Loses Environment Cold Summer Winter Extremes Heat Village Afghanistan Exposed Homeless Refugee Shameful Tents Humiliating

Author:Khaled Hosseini

“It is a complete embarrassment and literally shameful that the country that first of all invented environmentalism and gave it to the world, and second of all did all the science originally around climate and global warming and presented that to the world, has been the country that has refused to participate in a constructive way to the solution.”

World Way Firsts Has Beens Country Solutions Climate Global Warming Constructive Embarrassment Environmentalism Shameful

Author:Bill McKibben

“What is important to us is to reverse the shameful course being pursued by America. It won't be easy, but it must and can be done.”

Important Done America Courses Easy Reverse Pursued Shameful

Author:Noam Chomsky

“There are places in America that have not just protected middle-class neighborhoods but reduced homelessness. Even places like Houston have been able to reduce homelessness among veterans. It's a pretty shameful situation.”

Has Beens Able America Situation Class Middle Middle Class Neighborhood Protected Veteran Homelessness Shameful Houston

Author:Cleve Jones

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