Soberly Define Quotes & Sayings

Shame is paralyzing and debilitating. It invites us not to be heard, at least not in an authentic way. Acting courageously when shame enters the picture requires extraordinary courage because people will do anything to escape from shame or from the possibility that shame will be evoked. It is just too difficult to go there. Even for people who will walk in to the fires of transformation to face fear.

Men and women tend to manage shame differently. Generally, men have less tolerance for shame, perhaps because they are shamed almost from birth for half their humanity. The so called feminine part of themselves including anything vulnerable or seen as weak. Men often sit with shame for only a nanosecond before flipping it into something more masculine or therefore tolerable like anger or rage or a need to dominate devalue or control. — Harriet Lerner

In solitude, be a multitude to thyself. — George Herbert

I am your father — Darth Vader

This civilization is the impact of the world's consumption behavior. — Toba Beta

After the creation of credit by banks, the birth of the bond was the second great revolution in the ascent of money. — Niall Ferguson

Jokes are so personal, and they bring us together in so many ways. — Mike Birbiglia

We don't need any more reality TV, women yelling at each other. I can't watch that stuff. — Andie MacDowell

Look around less, imagine more. — Esther Hicks

We live
off the distances — Ernst Meister