“Fear is bound to disappear when you realize that failure is not something shameful, damaging, destructive, or painful, but something natural.”

“When you fear to fail, you fear something that has not happened yet. You predict your own failure, and by inaction, lock yourself into it.”

“Beauty is something that disappears when you try to define it.”

“Shyness is when you turn your head away from something you want. Shame is when you turn your head away from something you do not want.”

“When we realize that words can destroy something good, wonderful, and dear, and that by keeping silent we can avoid causing the least damage or harm, it’s easy to stay silent.”

“When you laugh at something, you don’t fear it anymore.”

“Everybody's damaged by something.”

“When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears.”

“There is no shame in not knowing something. The shame is in not being willing to learn.”

“There is a big difference between feeling shame and being shamed… The feeling we call shame is a natural biological affective reaction that is occurring when we fear social consequence. To shame someone is to use the natural biological affective reaction of shame as a tool for manipulating and controlling someone to suit your own interests.”