Quotes About Vulnerability

She looked over at Austin. Light from one of the yards shone on his handsome face, catching her off guard. He wasn't just handsome. He was caring and kind and capable, as well. She warned herself not to let one kiss go to her head. Of course, she felt something for this man whod' saved her life twice and probably would have to again before this was over. But her pulse was still pounding hard from the kiss. It had been the best kiss she'd ever had.

We seem to have more leaks in my office than an old wooden rowboat.

This woman would be the death of him.... He told himself he wouldn't be stupid enough to let her steal his heart.

she doesn't go into a shame spiral anymore.

The foolish man who, under the infatuation, believes that a particular beautiful woman has fallen for him verily dances to her tune as though he is her plaything!

Sensitivity is not weakness or vulnerability. It is clarity of perception and allow judicious, precise action.

Those who were molested or beaten as children or teenagers might later be vulnerable to sexual abuse or violence, because their natural impulses to protect themselves and protest (physical and verbal) were extinguished. Expectation of hurtful treatment by others or one's own failed capabilities can stubbornly persist despite overwhelming evidence that such is no longer the case.

The cord breaketh at last by the weakest pull.

First, we did rank everybody by risk, and New York comes out number one.

I think, a lot of times, the mistake in music - even rappers that are trying to be big time - if you're broke, rap about being broke. If you're sensitive, rap about being sensitive, 'cause there are other sensitive people. If you're sensitive, but you talk about being a tough person that doesn't care about anything, people will call your bluff.

When you listen to records like 'Foreclosure,' that's like me sitting in a room by myself just rapping about things that's running across my mind and things that have been bothering me.

So many times you see beautiful lovemaking scenes with a lot of exposure or an awkward lovemaking scene, but I think it's very rare that you see it private.

For a long time, I couldn't cry on stage. I cried very rarely as a child.

Cheating is very rarely about the actual act of being with another person.

That's a curious paradox that I don't think a lot of people out there know; that you get really scared before you go on. You come out in a nervous rash, and it's not like you actually love getting up there and showing off.

I've always been the person at the table who is like, 'I have this weird rash. Anybody else have this?'

I have always preferred to keep things to myself rather than sharing them with anyone, but I am learning that if you let it go, you feel better for it. Don't keep it all bottled up inside; don't take it all on alone.

I hate rats. I had a pet rat to try and overcome it. I even gave him mouth-to mouth resuscitation when he had a heart attack. But I couldn't conquer it.

People like the feeling of access that is very raw, unedited, and inspirational.

I'm being my real raw self, and that's what I always preach anyway. What you see is what you get.

My dad, in the best way possible - not in an intimidating way, but with the physically intimidating qualities that every father has - can truly be scary. The only time you saw that side of him, the raw side of him, would be in a moment when you truly were the one that screwed up.

I write exactly what I think. If it's a raw subject, I write lots of things and then pull out all the fluff words.

A lot of the work I've done has been about being very raw and open with your emotions.

We're always attracted to the edges of what we are, out by the edges where it's a little raw and nervy.