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Humiliation Quotes

An unflinching look at what it costs to be cut down.

These quotes treat humiliation as something bigger than embarrassment: a public ritual meant to restore order, a companion to fame, even a strange first step toward sanctification. Together they take a hard, unflinching look at what it costs to be publicly cut down.

As the world's finest democracy, we do not do guillotines. But there are other less bloody rituals of humiliation, designed to reassure the populace that order is restored, the Republic cleansed.

Quotes by William Greider

With publicity comes humiliation.

Quotes by Tama Janowitz

A history of perceived humiliation, after all, lurks behind many acts of terror. And competing narratives of victimhood and insults sustain conflicts in the Balkans, the Caucasus, the Middle East and many other regions.

Quotes by Serge Schmemann

I've had every kind of humiliation, from playing in Gala Bingo halls to doing a PA in a Glaswegian nightclub and having cans of lager thrown at me.

Quotes by Sean Maguire

Always Quotes

There is no humiliation more abusive than hunger.

Quotes by Pranab Mukherjee

I don't believe in public humiliation. It went out with the stocks.

Quotes by Penelope Keith

Not only was I a victim of viral humiliation but a victim of cyber-bullying.

Quotes by Paige

Poverty should not be viewed by us as a humiliation and even less so as a position of honour or a fatality.

Quotes by Mathieu Kerekou

Humiliation is the beginning of sanctification.

Quotes by John Donne

Another Quotes

One man's transparency is another's humiliation.

Quotes by Gerry Adams

The flip side of humiliation is pride.

Quotes by Gary Weiss

To write is a humiliation.

Quotes by Edward Dahlberg

Trump's relentless public humiliation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions was clearly intended to get him to resign.

Quotes by Charles Krauthammer

I have lived poverty. I didn't choose it. No one would choose humiliation, pain, and rage.

Quotes by Carolyn Chute

Beginning Quotes

The humiliation of the North is complete and overwhelming.

Quotes by Benjamin F. Wade

I'm always willing to endure humiliation on behalf of my characters.

Quotes by Ben Stiller

Honesty is grounded in humility and indeed in humiliation, and in admitting exactly where we are powerless.

Frequently Asked Questions

What themes run through these humiliation quotes?
They treat humiliation as a public ritual meant to restore order, an unavoidable side effect of fame, and even a strange first step in a process of sanctification or growth.
Why do people search for quotes about humiliation?
Humiliation is a hard, common experience, so readers look for quotes that help make sense of it, whether they're processing something personal or writing about public accountability.
Is there a quote connecting humiliation to democracy or justice?
Yes, one line notes that even the world's finest democracies avoid guillotines but still rely on quieter rituals of humiliation to reassure the public that order has been restored.
Do any quotes link humiliation to poverty?
One quote argues poverty shouldn't be treated as a humiliation or a fatality, pushing back against the idea that being poor is something shameful.
What other quote pages relate to this one?
Browse the Beginning collection for quotes about starting over, or Behind for what people carry with them afterward.

For related reflection, see quotes on new Beginning or what people carry Behind them afterward. Humiliation, these lines suggest, is rarely the end of the story.