John Jakes Quotes

Your only shame is to have shame.

There were things in my past which I have not liked. But all the things of which I was proud will remain.

Never be ashamed! There's some who'll hold it against you, but they're not worth bothering with.

I have a natural resistance to being humiliated.

It's not about me. It's about not having to be ashamed.

The flip side of humiliation is pride.

I'm not ashamed of myself.

I am a sport. And I don't have a chip on my shoulder.

People call me slow. I call myself quick with the stuff I do.

If we could learn even a little to like ourselves, maybe our cruelties and angers might melt away.

I've always been pretty confident. I grew up in a family of strong women, so I was always taught to be proud of who I am, the way I am.

I used to say to myself, 'What the devil have you got to be proud about, Marilyn Monroe?' And I'd answer, 'Everything, everything,' and I'd walk slowly and turn my head slowly as if I were a queen.

Women shouldn't be burdened by what existed in their past, we should all learn how to turn pain into strength.

These past couple of years have been about learning to not sabotage myself in a subtler way - for instance, even just by putting moisturiser on when I get out of the shower. Learning to honour myself and believing that I'm worth taking care of.

I’m not gonna sit around and waste my precious divine energy trying to explain and be ashamed of things you think are wrong with me.

Whatever is, and is not ashamed to be, is good.

I'm not judging myself; I'm not dissing what I do. I'm proud of what I've done and I'm proud of what I'm working on. I've accomplished something and I'm not going to be ashamed to be happy about what I've done.

If my resolution to be a great man was half so strong as it is to despise the shame of being a little one.

Shame corrodes the very part of us that believes we are capable of change.

I live my life because I dare. I dare to show up when everyone else might hide their faces and hide their bodies in shame.

Be very proud of what you do, and if you aren't then change it.

Neurotics make poor patriots; if you're ashamed of something as big as yourself, it's hard to be proud of something as small as your country.

I have a word for you. I know your whole life story. I know every skeleton in your closet. I know every moment of sin, shame, dishonesty and degraded love that has darkened your past. Right now I know your shallow faith, your feeble prayer life, your inconsistent discipleship. And my word is this: I dare you to trust that I love you just as you are, and not as you should be. Because you’re never going to be as you should be.

Today I will learn to reject shame. Shame is an overwhelming sense that who I am isn't good enough. I realize that I am good enough, and that my imperfections are part of being human. I let go of shame.

I was not offended, my love. An insult is like a drink; it affects one only if accepted. And pride is too heavy baggage for my journey.