Embarrassed Quotes

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  Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.

  John Steinbeck

  Roots, America, Usa

  Attributed in "A Short History of Progress" by Ronald Wright, Toronto: Anansi Press, (pp. 124), 2004.

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• Accept that all of us can be hurt, that all of us can and surely will at times fail. Other vulnerabilities, like being embarrassed or risking love, can be terrifying, too. I think we should follow a simple rule: if we can take the worst, take the risk.

  Joyce Brothers

  Witty, Hurt, Simple

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• I'm embarrassed every time I look a teacher in the eye, because we ask them to do so much for so little.

  Phil McGraw

  Teacher, Teaching, Eye

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you've launched too late.

  Reid Hoffman

  Business, Young Entrepreneurs, Too Late

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• I think we should follow a simple rule: if we can take the worst, take the risk.

  Joyce Brothers

  Teaching, Learning, Simple

  "Wisdom for the Soul: Five Millennia of Prescriptions for Spiritual Healing" by Larry Chang, (p. 415), 2006.

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• It's nice to be able to backtrack and not be embarrassed by the music you used to listen to.

  Will Oldham

  Nice, Able, Used

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• I was dating a guy that was a huge wrestling fan and I'm embarrassed to say it now but I used to make fun of him for watching it.

  Torrie Wilson

  Fun, Wrestling, Dating

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• Once in high school, I completely over plucked my left eyebrow all the way up to where you're not supposed to. I had no idea what I was doing and it looked terrible! My mom was like 'What did you do to yourself?' I was so embarrassed.

  Ashley Tisdale

  Mom, School, Eyebrows

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• There's nothing I'm embarrassed about

  Brian May

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• I have a four year old and I'm telling you we did Nickelodeon last night and he embarrassed me. It was like one of those moments when I couldn't believe my kid is acting like this. I just had to just like walk away from him because he was really pushing my buttons.

  Nia Long

  Believe, Kids, Night

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The last thing in the world I should have done was go into the theater because was inordinately shy as a young man. I couldnt open my mouth. At a party, I was the one stuck up against the wall. I was embarrassed about talking. I felt that I couldnt talk well.

  Gale Gordon

  Wall, Party, Men

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• Everyone gets the feeling that they know you and they know your life, and I felt really embarrassed by that.

  Charlotte Gainsbourg

  Feelings, Knows, Felt

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• There is nothing worse that a thirteen-year-old boy. You're embarrassed by your parents, and you're trying to find your independance because, deep inside, you are so dependent on your mom.

  Ben Affleck

  Mom, Boys, Years

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• Every time I fumble or drop a ball I am embarrassed.

  Dante Hall

  Balls

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• The accent got lost somewhere along the way. I'm a little embarrassed about it. When I arrived in LA I assumed I'd be able to put on the American accent. It proved difficult so I had six months working with a dialect coach and it's become a habit.

  Martin Henderson

  Dialect Coach, Six Months, Littles

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Be able to decline a date so gracefully that the person isn't embarrassed that he or she asked.

  Marilyn vos Savant

  Aggravation, Able, Decline

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• It's sad that the most glorious of sexual experiences can make us feel guilty, ashamed, embarrassed, and abnormal.

  Sue Johanson

  Abnormal, Guilty, Ashamed

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• All of a sudden I'm in the major leagues and we're traveling from town to town. I see the other players dressing different every day. I've got only one suit and I keep wearing it over and over. I'm really embarrassed.

  Al Kaline

  Sports, Player, League

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• Some people play very, very well just so they won't get embarrassed.

  Lynn Swann

  Play, People, Embarrassment

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• When I watch TV, I'm embarrassed by some of what's on.

  Tim Conway

  Watches, Tvs

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• I'm more embarrassed about some of the films that I've been in than I am about Playboy. Playboy I'm actually quite proud of.

  Claudia Christian

  Proud, Film, Playboy

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• I get embarrassed listening to my last CDs. I've got a lot of work to do, let's put it that way.

  Bjork

  Cds, Listening, Way

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• After the crash happened, I was so humiliated and embarrassed. I thought of Mothers Against Drunk Drivers, that they must hate me.

  Tracey Gold

  Inspiring, Mothers Day, Hate

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• I know you are going to be embarrassed. We're all embarrassed by it, but to hide the embarrassment... silence has never protected women or helped them. We need to talk about it more with our, you know - whoever - our friends, our family.

  Cybill Shepherd

  Silence, Needs, Embarrassment

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• I'm not a do-gooder. It embarrassed me to be classified as a humanitarian. I simply take part in activities that I believe in.

  Gregory Peck

  Believe, Humanitarian, Activity

  "Gregory Peck - the 'Decent Man of Hollywood'" by Richard Alleyne, www.telegraph.co.uk. June 13, 2003.

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