Quotes About Vulnerability

Publishing is a business. It's about squeezing every last dollar out of every available source, and the most vulnerable source is the author. No clearer proof of that exists than the 'standard' book contract.

I grew up, and I was bullied and very insecure. I hope, if nothing else, if I share enough of my struggle and share what I went through and allow myself to be vulnerable, I'll let people see who I am.

Women know that we're not just strong. We're not just vulnerable. We are not just attractive or not attractive. We are many things at once, and we're able to see into that complexity.

A line drawn with love can make us as vulnerable as what the line depicts.

To be a great creator, you have to be vulnerable. You're creating characters that have a little bit of yourself in them... And you want to know it's a safe environment for that.

We have made such great friends at country radio. I think they love the honesty of 'Fly' and how raw and vulnerable it is.

Seeing guys in their most vulnerable state talking about their bodies gives me an opportunity to talk about everything. Once they open up about their appearance, then usually they are willing to open up about pretty much everything.

When you're willing to be vulnerable, you can surprise yourself at how strong you can be.

I have this belief that we are so vulnerable when we open ourselves up to literature. We're reminded of these real parts of ourselves.

I really do love male characters, in some ways, for the fact that they get surprised when they're vulnerable. Women are more surprised by their strength.

People think you're vulnerable when you tell the truth, but it's never hurt me.

We will be judged as a society and as a culture by how we treated our meanest and most vulnerable citizens. If we keep going the way we're going, we will be judged very, very harshly - and sooner, perhaps, than we think.

As safe and secure as you believe you are is as vulnerable as you can turn out to be.

Bits are fake conversations comedians have because they are uncomfortable being vulnerable with other human beings in any way.

Empire in the past was always a far harsher and much more accident-prone business than conventional history books imply. And the costs of these overseas invasions were borne not just by those on the receiving end but - frequently - by ordinary, vulnerable people among or associated with the invaders.

As an actor, we have to be so vulnerable that it's really hard to involve yourself with the other aspects of filmmaking.

People who are at the top have no problem being vulnerable and putting themselves in a position to fail. That's why they have the success that they have.

I think women - or human beings, for that matter - are vulnerable. It's your vulnerability that makes you beautiful and stronger in your own way. Because then you're more accepting to newer things.

When you say, 'Boys will be boys and girls will be girls; they're all the same' - no. Women are more vulnerable.

Luckily, on 'Kyle XY,' I had great training in being tough and vulnerable at the same time.

If I feel vulnerable, I get angry.

Sometimes people are vulnerable. And that's fine.

The parts of people that are the most lovable is usually the thing they're least willing to share: the tender, vulnerable side of people that's endearing and magnetic and lovable - that's the part they hide.

The older I get, the more vulnerable I get. But the part of me that resists that, that is stubborn and wants to bulldoze things, gets in my way.