Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.

A gentleman would be ashamed should his deeds not match his words.

Spiritual people should not be ashamed of being wealthy.

To be ashamed of one's immorality: that is a step on the staircase at whose end one is also ashamed of one's morality.

Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.

I was ashamed to admit I was hipped to the idea of acting. That's why I started in with the props.

I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.

Let not the 12 million Negroes be ashamed of the fact that they are the grandchildren of slaves. There is dishonor in being slave owners.

If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say it.

I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not know.

We all know what Parliament is, and we are all ashamed of it.