Shameful Behaviour Quotes & Sayings

We never wore burkas because Somalis had our own culture. — Iman

No man who worships education has got the best out of education ... Without a gentle contempt for education no man's education is complete. — G.K. Chesterton

Covering up, so far as I can see, is often the accompaniment to far more truly shameful behaviour than stripping off. — Julie Burchill

Finding our life's purpose is a journey not an event — Shelley J. Bridgman

If you haven't gotten a raise in the past couple years for a job well done, it might be time to ask for one. — Jean Chatzky

There is no monopoly of common sense
On either side of the political fence
We share the same biology
Regardless of ideology
Believe me when I say to you
I hope the Russians love their children too
[ ... ]
There's no such thing as a winnable war
It's a lie we don't believe anymore ...
(The Russians) — Sting

Information is Key to Opportunities, So Pick Up a Book! — Brenda Johnson Padgitt

I moved to New York first and was really apprehensive about moving to L.A., but I really, really like it. — Kumail Nanjiani

We need a revolution in the West: not violent overthrow, but a willingness to take responsibility for the course of history being set forth in our names. We need a revolution determined to activate broad, inclusive social change. — Christina Baldwin

We must admit that simply knowing the contents of the Bible is not a sure route to spiritual growth. There is an aweful assumption in evangelical churches that if we can just get the Word of God into people's heads, then the Spirit of God will apply it to their hearts. That assumption is aweful, not because the Spirit never does what the assumption supposes, but because it excused pastors and leaders from the responsibility to tangle with people's lives. Many remain safely hidden behind pulpits, hopelessly out of touch with the struggles of their congregations, proclaiming the Scriptures with a pompous accuracy that touches no one. Pulpits should provide bridges, not barriers, to life-changing relationships. — Larry Crabb

With my mother's death all settled happiness, all that was tranquil and reliable, disappeared from my life. There was to be much fun, many pleasures, many stabs of Joy; but no more of the old security. It was sea and islands now; the great continent had sunk like Atlantis. — C.S. Lewis