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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• 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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• 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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• One time I went into a restroom and a girl followed me in. I signed an autograph for her in the sink. It was pretty funny because she was in a guy's restroom and she wasn't embarrassed at all.

  Zac Efron

  Girl, Guy, Restroom

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

  Dante Hall

  Balls

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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 never had any ambition to be a star, or whatever it is called, and I'm still embarrassed at the word.

  John Hurt

  Stars, Ambition, Stills

  Interview with Geoff Andrew, www.theguardian.com. April 27, 2000.

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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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• 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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• 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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• I wish there was a bar I could send opposing teams to and get them hammered or something - I could tell my buddies in New York to leave their places open or something. Playing for the Yankees, guys come at you extremely hard. I have to be ready or I'll be embarrassed

  Roger Clemens

  New York, Team, Yankees

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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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• 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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• There's nothing I'm embarrassed about

  Brian May

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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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• My parents have always been offended by my weight, embarrassed maybe. It didn't fit with their sensibilities

  Camryn Manheim

  Parent, Weight, Fit

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• When you find yourself on stage singing and you are embarrassed about what you are singing in front of your peers, then you have to think about your priorities.

  Alison Moyet

  Thinking, Priorities, Finding Yourself

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

  Lynn Swann

  Play, People, Embarrassment

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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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