I’m not ashamed of being American; I’m very proud.
I remember hearing stories from my mother and father about their parents and grandparents when they were taken off the reservation, taken to the boarding schools, and pretty much taught to be ashamed of who they were as Native Americans. You can feel that impact today.
There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and one who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever.
On a daily basis, it’s heartbreaking to see women put up with violence for years silently and feel ashamed of speaking out about it.
I’m not ashamed of selling millions of records. I’m very fortunate to be in that position.
We have lost the idea that something can be secret because it is valuable, not because it’s shameful. If you share everything with everybody, what have you got for yourself? I tweet and I blog, but I save a lot for myself. Not because I am ashamed.
We hear time and again what a prosperous, affluent country Britain is, the sixth richest in the world. But aren’t we ashamed that people who need emergency food handouts are eating cold beans and stewed steak from the tin, or handing it back, because they can’t even heat it up?
Don’t be afraid. Don’t be ashamed. Don’t ever apologize for your sexuality. Just be you.
We’ve never been ashamed of the fact we are, first and foremost, a pop band.
I’m not ashamed to look like a total idiot.
We are the millions and millions of Americans who take responsibility for our own safety and protection of our children as a God-given right. We are proud to exercise that right, are not ashamed of it and deserve nothing less than absolute respect and admiration as lawful gun owners.
I always, always meant to be on stage. I only ended up even auditioning for television and movies because I was understudying a Turgenev play on Broadway and was so broke that, when I got a mini-series, I had to take it and was so ashamed because I was such a snob.
I loved Alva Noto’s ‘Xerrox, Vol. 3’ a lot. It might be my favorite of his records. I must admit, I was bummed to see him say he was surprised by how emotional the record came out, as if he was ashamed. But there’s something perfect about that.
I’m ashamed to say the first play I saw at the Royal Court was mine.
Certainly I was a bully. I’m not ashamed of it at all. The hostility of the establishment to what you were able to do in the Forties and Fifties was very strong. Sometimes you have to fight against your society.
I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed.
Never be ashamed to write a melody that people remember.
Wealth creation and job growth are nothing to be ashamed of, and the expression of economic creativity is a beautiful manifestation of freedom.
Food or the lack thereof can, at times, be coping mechanisms for people. While this isn’t the best approach to good health, it’s a part of people’s realities. And it is nothing to be ashamed of.
In Britain, it’s almost as if we’re ashamed of having ambition and drive.
One of the reasons we stay so alone in our lives is because we’re ashamed to talk about the hard stuff. It’s as simple as that. We’re all in pain in different ways, and we don’t get the help we need because we’re too ashamed to talk about the pain.
I felt ashamed of being different and ashamed of feeling that way.
I’m not ashamed of showing my curves to the world. Bodies are beautiful when they’re full and healthy and fit. I’ve always had curves and I’ll always be proud of them.
Im not ashamed to say Im addicted to football.
I’m not ashamed to say I fear something.
We all know what Parliament is, and we are all ashamed of it.
It’s nothing to be ashamed of to have a stutter.
For me, the moment the mic is on and it’s rolling, it’s impossible to vocally relax for some reason. But one day, I’m going to be able to sing the way I sang when I was a little kid, completely open and free. That’s, I think, the one thing that’s changed: Growing older, I’m not ashamed to hear my voice.
I feel ashamed if my hands are too clean and untouched. It’s a measure of how much time I’ve spent travelling and poncing around.
There’s a lot of skeletons in my closet, but I know what they’re wearing. I’m not gonna act all ashamed of it.
I’m not ashamed to admit that prohibition is ‘impractical.’
People see themselves on camera. They’re ashamed of the things that they do, so they have a choice: Either they accept responsibility for it, or they blame the show for it. It’s a human reaction.
That has nothing to do with how far you can go. Never be ashamed of how you walk, talk because that is going to be the key to your success.
I don’t talk about my past; people ask me about it. I’ve done things I’m ashamed of, but one thing I can honestly say is that things I’ve done that I regret, I’ve never done twice. I work really hard at that.
Usually people are ashamed when they do something wrong. People love to live in the darkness… I live in the light. I didn’t do anything wrong by saving human life.
I used to wear heels because I wanted to show people I wasn’t ashamed of being tall. But I don’t wear them any more because you don’t have to wear heels to be beautiful. I can’t even remember the last time I wore heels.
I have never been ashamed of calling myself a feminist, and I believe passionately in women’s rights.
It comes from within to not be ashamed of our brothers and sisters who have accents.
Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards.
I felt so ashamed of my modeling history when I first got into acting, so I tried to hide that part of my life, because I didn’t want to be looked at as too sexy for a role.
It’s not about me. It’s about not having to be ashamed.
My children feel proud of me. Since their father is honest, they have nothing to be ashamed about.
I am ashamed to run against a lady. It’s demeaning, very degrading. I have always refused to argue with a lady.
I hate this word ‘graphic novel.’ It is a term publishing houses have created for the bourgeois so they wouldn’t be ashamed of buying comics… I’m not a graphic novelist. I am a cartoonist and I make comics and I am very happy about it.
I am more forgiving because I realize that all of our family histories – definitely mine – its populated with thieves and liars and incompetent people who werent bad people and who Im not ashamed of, but who are my family.
America should be ashamed to say they have the best justice system in the world when, every day, race plays a part in who goes to prison, who don’t go to prison.
Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.
I don’t think there’s anything to be ashamed of about being a woman who loves fashion. Fashion is a vehicle for self-expression, it tells the world who you are and how you want to be seen. If you use it as a canvas for creativity, then you might want to talk about it, you know? And I fully embrace that.
When you get released from the NFL it’s not a pleasant experience and I may have sulked for about two or three years. Then I was like, ‘You know what? It’s time to get back on the wagon.’ I have nothing to be ashamed of.
It’s always OK to find help. Don’t be ashamed if you need help. I have help from so many people. My wife helps me with my diet all the time. I have a nutritionist.
Let us not be ashamed to speak what we shame not to think.
I did as well as I knew how and have nothing to be ashamed of.
I enjoy my money, and I’m not ashamed to admit it. I’d certainly rather be rich than poor.
Muslims are not ashamed of their Prophet’s teaching about war. On the contrary, for us it is a great source of pride.
In church, the music is for everyone. People are singing off tune, loud; they’re not ashamed – it’s for their healing. That’s kind of just what I strive for, that feeling.
I feel that no one should be ashamed or have fear or doubt within themselves when they speak about the roots or Africa wherein I and I originate from. It’s like an individual who tries to disown himself, and to me, it is a form of defeat by disowning yourself.
I think I am a religious person just by nature. I think I sort of view everything through the lens of some inner undying thing in people that drives them to act as they do or to feel ashamed of not acting in some other way.
There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
I ain’t a bit ashamed of anything.
The first draft often is really fast, and I’d be terribly ashamed if anybody ever saw it.
You can win a victory in your neighbourhood. You can win a victory in your school. You can win a victory in your place of worship… Be ashamed of your existence until you’ve done a little something to make the world in which we all must live a little better than it was when you arrived.
Every abstract picture of the world is as impossible as a blueprint of a storm. Don’t be ashamed because you’re human: be proud! Inside you, vaults behind vaults open endlessly. You will never be finished, and that’s as it should be.
I am not someone who is ashamed of my past. I’m actually really proud. I know I made a lot of mistakes, but they, in turn, were my life lessons.
