Quotes About Vulnerability

Outwardly, she did not lack self-confidence. Only she knew how frightened and vulnerable she was beneath it all. It was her secret-one she kept so well that she fooled one of the NASA psychologists into giving her command of a ship.

fears that the FBI, whose computer technology record has been marred by expensive failures, could not guarantee the data's security. "If someone steals and spoofs your iris image, you can't just get a new eyeball," Saffo said.

including three-year-olds—were regularly left home alone to care for themselves.5

Humans are actually far more likely to get taken out by an impact event or a supervolcano than we are to get killed in a crash of a commercial airliner.

There is no such thing as bravery; only degrees of fear.

The closest and most precious people in your life are guaranteed to make you feel the entire spectrum of human emotions.

There's nothing sooner dry than women's tears.

There is a secret about human love that is commonly overlooked: Receiving it is much more scary and threatening than giving it. How many times in your life have you been unable to let in someone's love or even pushed it away? Much as we proclaim the wish to be truly loved, we are often afraid of that, and so find it difficult to open to love or let it all the way in.

Pure, unconditional love shines through when people put themselves—their own demands and agendas—aside and completely open to one another.

God revealed to me that our country and our president must overcome one obstacle, one sinister trick of the devil in order to get this snowball of revival rolling across the land. One small deception that makes us vulnerable to our enemies in this upcoming season of vicious spiritual warfare: Fear.

Every victory enlarges the magnitude of our possible defeat.

Those things that he held most deeply were most profoundly betrayed when he spoke of them to his classes; what was most alive withered in his words; and what moved him most became cold in its utterance . And the consciousness of his inadequacy distressed him so greatly that the sense of it grew habitual, as much a part of him as the stoop of his shoulders.

she had never been alone to care for her own self one day of her life, nor could it ever have occurred to her that she might become responsible for the well- being of another.

Todos somos unos pobres diablos, y todos tenemos frio

A tientas, confusos, se tocaron, se enredaron en un abrazo torpe y tenso y durante largo rato permanecieron sentados juntos sin moverse, como si cualquier movimiento pudiese dejar escapar de ellos la cosa extraña y terrible que agarraban con las manos.

It was a strategy that disguised itself as love and concern, and thus one against which he was helpless.

The barbarian waits, and we grow weaker in the security of our ease and pleasure.

I don't think you're entirely understanding how this boyfriend thing works, Ben. Denying me in the shower, it's very hurtful." "You do realize I can actually hear the air quotes when you say boyfriend.

You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one.

It's humiliating to be dependent, anyway, but it's a still poorer pass to have no one to depend on.

It's humiliating to be dependent, anyway, but it's still a poorer pass to have no one to depend on.

What seems a loss of interest is in fact a failure of trust, of shared intimacy.

Kids are just a needle in your heart.

He forgot that anybody was there, and, sobbing, hid his face in his great hands.