Bryan Mitchell

“in our line of work the more humiliated a person is, the more viral the story tends to go. Shame can factor large in the life of a journalist—the personal avoidance of it and the professional bestowing of it onto others.”
― Jon Ronson, So You've Been Publicly Shamed

“We see ourselves as nonconformist, but I think all of this is creating a more conformist, conservative age.”
― Jon Ronson, So You've Been Publicly Shamed

“If you don't choose heroes, heroes will be chosen for you, and they will not represent values that empower you, they will represent powers that will enslave you”
― Russell Brand

“You need only allow gentle hope to enter your heart. Exhale and allow hope, and give yourself some time. This is a process of change that requires a good deal of self-compassion, which is neither stagnant nor permissive. We can just start by being a little kinder to ourselves and open to the possibility that life doesn’t have to be bloody awful.”
― Russell Brand, Recovery: Freedom from Our Addiction