Quotes About Vulnerability

The four sayings that lead to wisdom: I was wrong I'm sorry I don't know I need help

Children, old people, vagabonds laugh easily and heartily: they have nothing to lose and hope for little. In renunciation lies a delicious taste of simplicity and deep peace.

youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope.

It is a mistake to think you cant be hurt if you don't care

You can't sing with a closed heart. You just can't do it. And if you try, as soon as you start singing, your heart just naturally opens more and more.

There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up.

I think I unknowingly seek people who are better than me in the sense of strength and wisdom. It's like I've got to know and trust that you have the answers and that you can carry me if needed.

The poorest of men are the most useful to those seeking power.

The heart is the path to wisdom because it dares to be vulnerable in the presence of power

There is no safety-net to protect against attraction.

I tended to hate people that hit me in the head without warning.

The details are the life of it, I insist, say everything on your mind, don't hold back, don't analyze or anything as you go along, say it out.

To respect people is one thing; to raise them up on a pedestal merely shows how deep a hole I've dug for myself.... True humility lies in forgiving myself for being so perplexingly human, and forgiving others for pretending they're any less human than I.

Most of you have been where I am tonight. The crash site of unrequited love. You ask yourself, How did I get here What was it about Was it her smile Was it the way she crossed her legs, the turn of her ankle, the poignant vulnerability of her slender wrists What are these elusive and ephemeral things that ignite passion in the human heart That's an age-old question. It's perfect food for thought on a bright midsummer's night.

All love relationships are controlled by an element of fear—that of acting, or becoming, unworthy of the loved one's approbation.

See him as the child he was.

And that is the beautiful thing about friendship: we can take liberties, we can show our frailer side, we can afford the vast luxury of giving way to our boredom when we are bored, our anger when we are angry, our peckishness when we feel downhearted.

You, of all people, deserve a happy ending. Despite everything that happened to you, you aren't bitter. You aren't cold. You've just retreated a little and been shy, and that's okay. If I were a fairy godmother, I would give you your heart's desire in an istant. And I would wipe away your tears and tell you not to cry. -Rachel to Julia

A lot of guys have muscles. A lot of strong men in this world. I think it's important to show that even under all this strength there's a fragile side, a side that can be affected.

One of the ways we build intimate relationships with other people is by sharing our fears with them, telling them the things that still frighten us. ... "When we begin to appreciate the ways in which people have been frightened in their lives, we can be compassionate toward them, rather than angry [p. 97].

Don't be afraid to cry. It will free your mind of sorrowful thoughts. –Hopi

B.O.B. and I have a longtime understanding - when we're done with each other, we know exactly which one of us has been used, and it isn't me. Good night Gideon.

Awed, I asked, 'How could you possibly have known enough about Jarel to trust him?' 'I didn't. I trusted you.

several studies have since shown that basic military training during peacetime can precipitate schizophrenia in men with a hitherto unsuspected vulnerability to the illness.15