Quotes About Vulnerability

I may have my diva moments, but I don't want to get to where I'm considered untouchable.

There are few things as seemingly untouched by the real world as a child asleep.

It is explained that all relationships require a little give and take. This is untrue. Any partnership demands that we give and give and give and at the last, as we flop into our graves exhausted, we are told that we didn't give enough.

I don't think I'm unusual in that, in my 20s, like many people, I felt invincible.

It's unusual for me to be in front of an audience without somebody trying to knock my teeth out.

No matter where I go, I always feel unwanted eyes following me. It's a dirty world out there.

I am unwilling to strip completely before the cameras.

Many families teeter on the edges, not qualifying for the little support on offer, unwilling to seek it for fear of drawing attention to a household barely holding the pieces together, or hit by unexpected bills.

For many years I was unwilling to share my personal experiences.

By nature, I tended to trust people and was typically open and transparent... But such transparency would go astray when others saw us out of context or when I gave trust to those few who were unworthy of it.

If your husband asks what you think, tell him. If you have a preference, voice it. If you have a question, ask it. If you want to cry, bawl. If you need help, raise your hand and jump up and down.

It's easier when you're just upfront with somebody. You can just learn and grow from it.

'Doin' Fine' is a really special song because it's uplifting but really honest at the same time.

And so I was very grateful that I didn't do the British stiff upper lip, but I went straight to a therapist. And she was wonderful and helpful, and I went for about two years.

That's what my mother did. And my father was the first person she'd met who treated her kindly. She was terrified of men, and she married a very meek, kind, dear man. And she had the upper hand. She ruled the roost.

I am drawn to people who are like me - who have experienced the ups and downs of life but have come through the other side.

I cry sometimes. I get very upset.

Airing the family's laundry can make people upset.

Twitter just made me feel really upset with the general population.

It took me forever to get comfortable. When I first started NXT, we had promo classes, and I used to get so upset because I couldn't get in front of a crowd and talk. I was terrified.

I've accepted now that it's okay not to be okay. It is okay to be upset, and it is okay to need to talk to someone.

I'm very sensitive and I'm quite a soft person, and I cry a lot when things upset me.

People love to throw stones at me, and I get it. It's fun to make fun of me, because I put myself out there. I'm a large personality, and I got the funny bone; I voice my opinion, and then people get upset.

I'm an emotional person. Anger and frustration comes out in many ways... I'm not afraid to hug my friends that I love, and I'm not afraid to express my emotions when I'm upset.