Guilt Quotes
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When we wallow in guilt, remorse, and shame over real or imagined sins of the past, we are disdaining God's gift of grace.
Brennan Manning
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The different religions have never overlooked the part played by the sense of guilt in civilization. What is more, they come forward with a claim...to save mankind from this sense of guilt, which they call sin.
Sigmund Freud
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Before any final solution to American history can occur, a reconciliation must be effected between the spiritual owner of the land - American Indians - and the political owner of the land - American Whites. Guilt and accusations cannot continue to revolve in a vacuum without some effort at reaching a solution.
Vine Deloria, Jr.
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Mother believed in enjoying herself. Aunt Mimi believed in enjoying herself, then feeling guilty about it.
Rita Mae Brown
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Guilt implanted at a tender age is not easy to destroy. A weed, it sprouts in unexpected places.
Caryl Rivers
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To admit guilt for nonexistent crimes is unacceptable to me.
Mikhail Khodorkovsky
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I do not believe in guilt, moderation or dull pencils.
Nancy Lam
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To be truthful, I think golfers are overpaid. It's unreal, and I have trouble dealing with the guilt sometimes.
Colin Montgomerie
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Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.
William Cowper
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Every working mom I know is constantly walking some kind of a tightrope of guilt.
Sarah Wayne Callies
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From the perspective of the one committing suicide, his or her act can be one of the most perverse forms of moral manipulation, as it abandons those left behind to their shame, guilt, and grief. Suicide is something like a metaphysical "I gotcha!" It is often an attempt to kill or wound others.
Stanley Hauerwas
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A scapegoat remains effective as long as we believe in its guilt.
Rene Girard
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To get over the guilt of drinking, take your brandy in milk. This way, it becomes medicinal.
Catherine Cookson
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Guilt is tricky because we confuse it with caring. ... It's the next best thing to being there.
Ellyn Stern
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Guilt: the gift that keeps on giving.
Erma Bombeck
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Jesus Himself has already paid the price for your sins, so stop condemning yourself! Today, when you look into the mirror, what do you see? Do you see yourself trapped in all your failings, mistakes, and sins? Or do you see what God sees? My dear friend, when God sees you today, He sees Jesus. Use your eyes of faith and believe that as Jesus is, so are you. In God’s eyes, you are righteous, you are favored, you are blessed, and you are healed. You are freed from all sin, all pangs of guilt, all forms of condemnation, and every bondage of addiction!
Joseph Prince
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With a parent, it's always guilt. You want to be there, but you kind of also want to be here.
Heather Locklear
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Pain and guilt can't be taken away with the wave of a magic wand. They're the things we carry with us, the things that make us who we are. If we lose them, we lose ourselves. I don't want my pain taken away! I need my pain!
William Shatner
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Guiltiness will speak, though tongues were out of use
William Shakespeare
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In my food world, there is no fear or guilt, only joy and balance.
Ellie Krieger
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Instead of living in the sunshine of God's forgiveness through Christ, we tend to live under an overcast sky of guilt most of the time.
Jerry Bridges
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One might think, that a period which, within fifty years, uproots, enslaves or kills seventy million human beings, should only, and forthwith, be condemned. But also its guilt must be understood.
Albert Camus
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This is the first step toward understanding the process of real, lasting change: simply knowing with certainty that you can do whatever you need to do. This understanding has a dual edge: On the one hand it increases your confidence and dignity. On the other hand, it places full responsibility on you if you fail to make the change you set out to make. But this is a good thing, not a guilt trip.
Bo Lozoff
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A little guilt has made more than a few men live better than they would have done—trying to even the scales before they cross the river.
Conn Iggulden