Quotes About Vulnerability

Fear closes all doors to the true self, that brilliant center where the ecstasy lies.

I'll tell them that on bad mornings, it feels impossible to take pleasure in anything because I'm afraid it could be taken away.

Intolerance is evidence of fear, and fear is the consequence of feeling powerless.

Fear not, too much, an open enemy; He is consistent--always at his post; But watchful be of him who holds the key Of your own heart, and flatters you the most.

Flight is essential, but I can't let my fear show.

Fear is trusting in your own power.

Courage is fear on its knees.

We build our character as a carapace to keep away the fear of the abyss. That's what our character is for.

Anger is too pathetic. Anger is as weak as fear.

In the land of the blind the one eyed man is king. In the darkness the man with a candle is an easy target.

Fear is an enemy that can be killed only at close range. The closest range of all is intimacy. The deeper the fear is embedded in one's spirit, the more vulnerable it is.

Take responsibility and make a relationship the best it can be. We're all afraid of being hurt. Get rid of that fear. Be in the moment and enjoy the relationship - or you'll ruin it.

He of whom many are afraid ought himself to fear many.

To stand emotionally open before the world & give of our hearts without fear of hurt or demand of reciprocity - this is the ultimate act of human courage.

If you worship power, you will feel weak and afraid, needing ever more power over others to keep the fear at bay.

It was as though in these last minutes together - when they had so much to say - they could say nothing of the least significance, for fear it open the floodgates.

No power is strong enough to be lasting, if it labours under the weight of fear.

Fear is the emotion that makes us blind.

Fear and hope are alike underneath.

There's nothing wrong with me...except acute chronic fear.

You can show more of the reality of yourself instead of hiding behind a mask for fear of revealing too much

And I think that in myself (and perhaps evident in what I write) fear of loss and the corresponding instinct to protect myself against loss are potent forces.

You're afraid of your own anger.

All art is an intensely vulnerable gesture, and it is made with no small amounts of risk, and fear. So, I have plenty of sympathy for self-defense mechanisms, especially among artists.