Shame is the most powerful, master emotion. It’s the fear that we’re not good enough.
Brené Brown

Guilt says I’ve done something wrong; … shame says there is something wrong with me. Guilt says I’ve made a mistake; … shame says I am a mistake. Guilt says what did was not good; … shame says I am no good.
John Bradshaw

Shame produces trauma. Trauma produces paralysis.
Bell Hooks

Where shame is, there is also fear.
John Milton

Shame is the lie someone told you about yourself.
Anais Nin

An exciting and inspiring future awaits you beyond the noise in your mind, beyond the guilt, doubt, fear, shame, insecurity and heaviness of the past you carry around.
Debbie Ford

The underbelly of the human psyche, what is often referred to as our dark side, is the origin of every act of self-sabotage. Birthed out of shame, fear, and denial, it misdirects our good intentions and drives us to unthinkable acts of self-destruction and not-so-unbelievable acts of self-sabotage.
Debbie Ford