Quotes About Vulnerability

You can knock down kingdoms on a whim. What you need is someone to make sure you don't get hit by a carriage when you cross the street.

Locke, Locke, we can't all be mad dogs with a blade in our hands, and it's nothing to sob about, so let's not see that lip of yours quivering like an old whore's tits, right?

As they entered the house, Adam realized that people never gave away their hearts, however willing or desperate or lonely they were. Hearts always had to be taken. By force or trickery. Love was murder, the infliction of death by cardiac theft, and the alternative was even worse.

Sometimes courage is carried by a roar—sometimes it is hidden within a wavering voice.

Horror is a lot like sex," Moore continued. "It's raw and it's primal and when it's good—when it's really good—it even hurts a little. But the good kind of pain, you know?

Four: Corruption of the Innocent. That's you guys.

When you are not treated seriously, you develop comically. Its sense of oneself is so fractured and fragile that it's like the picked-on kid who has to become funny.

Maybe they didn't want you to realize that every civilization has its weakness. There's always one thing we depend on. And if someone takes it away all that's left is some story in a history class.

Jeremiah's lament makes me thankful today for the freedom you give us to bring our unfiltered and unfettered feelings to you. If we don't bring our painful emotions to you, we will take them somewhere.

The freer we are in acknowledging our messes, the louder our cry will be for God's mercies.

And the man and his wife were both naked and were unashamed. (Gen. 2:25)

All of us would like to have been born Infallible, but since we knew we weren't, It's better to attend to those who speak In honesty and good faith, and learn from them.

Life is shaky. Never, son, forget How risky and slippy things are in this world. Walk easy when the jug's full, and don't ever Take your luck for granted. Count your blessings And always be ready to pity other people.

Nothing's secure. Gold's only lead When you stop to think. On your way up, show consideration To the ones you meet on their way down. The Latin root of 'condescension' Means we all sink.

Most of the time people feel okay. Probably it's because at the moment they're not actually dying.

Emotionally, I feel mostly out-of-depth, like I will never quite learn how to be what I should be. And that makes me feel pretty vulnerable a lot of the time.

Unless you have a huge ego, I think it requires a tremendous amount of bravery to keep putting yourself out there, knowing that you will get rejected most of the time.

I don't like to be afraid. I'm afraid every day, all the time.

Presumption is our natural and original malady. The most vulnerable and frail of all creatures is man, and at the same time the most arrogant.

I want to be involved with young people in some way. Teenagers. Because that's the most vulnerable time. I have a fantasy of becoming a teacher one day.

Well, the hardest thing to do, as we know from our own experience on 9/11 is protect everything all the time.

As strange as it may sound, I think I'm a lot more at peace with the fact that you can't guarantee you're going to be all right [at] any time.

I remember how beautiful it was to fall asleep on your couch and cry in front of you for the first time. You were the best platform from which to jump beyond myself. What was wrong with me?

Likewise, every time somebody interjects to speak of my honesty there is someone who quivers inside me.