Quotes About Vulnerability

Nobody is more dangerous than he who imagines himself pure in heart; for his purity, by definition, is unassailable.

It is very perplexing how an intrepid frontier people, who fought a wilderness, floods, tornadoes, and the Rockies, cower before criticism, which is regarded as a malignant tumor in the imagination.

It is usually the imagination that is wounded first, rather than the heart; it being much more sensitive.

The imagination is of so delicate a texture that even words wound it.

Most people spend their lives vulnerable, relying on the rest of the world to not take advantage of it.

The truly strong person is not the one who never needs help, but the one who can ask for it when he does

A lack of transparency results in distrust and a deep sense of insecurity.

Never underestimate the pain of a person, because in all honesty, everyone is struggling. some people are better at hiding it than others.

Dealing with backstabbers, there was one thing I learned. They're only powerful when you got your back turned.

Make yourself sheep and the wolves will eat you.

There must be those among whom we can sit down and weep and still be counted as warriors.

Dogs never bite me. Just humans.

Don't be afraid to speak from personal experience; in many ways, those vulnerable moments will be the key that unlocks a hardened heart.

God doesn't help those who help themselves; He helps those who can't help themselves!

Despite my ghoulish reputation, I really have the heart of a small boy. I keep it in a jar on my desk.

I have reached a point in my life where I understand the pain and the challenges; and my attitude is one of standing up with open arms to meet them all.

I hereby arm myself for today with coffee and the willingness to be wrong.

Some people underestimate how erotic it is to be understood.

You don't have to be fearless. Just be sincere.

The sea is not less beautiful in our eyes because we know that sometimes ships are wrecked by it.

I postpone death by living, by suffering, by error, by risking, by giving, by losing.

The words get easier the moment you stop fearing them.

When we have for so long been judged by everyone we meet, just to look into the eyes of another who does not judge us can be extraordinarily healing.

The reality is, sometimes you lose. And you're never too good to lose, you're never too big to lose, you're never too smart to lose, it happens.