Quotes About Vulnerability

If our impulses were confined to hunger, thirst, and desire, we might be nearly free; but now we are moved by every wind that blows, and a chance word or scene that that word may convey to us.

should leave my friends unconscious of the existence of their enemy, and unprotected from his attacks

Alas! why does man boast of sensibilities superior to those apparent in the brute; it only renders them more necessary beings. If our impulses were confined to hunger, thirst, and desire, we might be nearly free; but now we are moved by every wind that blows, and a chance word or scene that that word may convey to us.

El lugar fue mi retiro, y descansé feliz de haber hallado un refugio, por miserable que fuese, para protegerme de la inclemencia de la estación, y aún más de la barbarie del hombre.

These were wild and miserable thoughts; but I cannot describe to you how the eternal twinkling of the stars weighed upon me, and how I listened to every blast of wind, as if it were a dull ugly siroc on its way to consume me.

Even the strongest of opponents always has a weakness. -Itachi Uchiha

When a man learns to love, he must bear the risk of hatred

1Le persone quando scoprono l'amore corrono il rischio di odiare.

Les gens ne pleurent pas parce qu'ils sont faibles, ils pleurent parce qu'ils sont forts depuis trop longtemps

The system's greatest vulnerability stemmed from Putin's and his inner circle's pleonexia, the insatiable desire to have what rightfully belonged to others, that was exerting ever greater pressure on the regime from inside.

Innocence is thought charming because it offers delightful possibilities for exploitation.

E accanto a loro, per terra, Hilmer stava piangendo. Avrebbe voluto essere in grado di lasciare quella stanza, ma era impossibile. Non aveva più forze, la sua unica possibilità era di seguire Fors. Perché questo è il destino degli invisibili: si possono muovere solo quando pensiamo a loro.

Okay… This looks bad. You cowboy around with the Avengers some. Guys got, what, armor. Magic. Super-powers. Super-strength. Shrink-dust. Grow-rays. Magic. Healing factors. I'm an orphan raised by carnies fighting with a stick and a string from the Paleolithic era. So when I say this looks "bad"? I promise you it feels worse.

She was reasonable and rational, even through the tears. I hurt her. I know I hurt her. All I felt was anger. I wanted to yell and break stuff. Be demonstrative. Because she was being... she was so adult. And I just felt like a stupid kid. I didn't want to be in our empty place so I did what I do, I went to the movies. I wanted a big dark room to cry in.

Sometimes just to say your own truth out loud is enough to find others like you.

By laughing at yourself, you'll build your self-esteem and people will often empathize with you.

Relationship Questions

The restaurant business is robust and successful precisely because individual restaurants are vulnerable and short-lived. Taleb wishes that society honoured ruined entrepreneurs as richly as it honours fallen soldiers.

Alas, is even Love too weak to unlock the heart and let it speak? Are even lovers powerless to reveal To one another what indeed they feel?

People who struggle with overwhelming emotions often feel vulnerable. At any point, the smallest trigger can lead to a tidal wave of emotions that leaves them feeling confused, angry, alone, hopeless, and in pain.

We're all damaged. Every single beautiful, stupid, precious one of us.

After the age of about . . . what, sixteen? We're all damaged. Every single beautiful, stupid, precious one of us. Damaged, damaged, damaged.

Like most men who are not Brad Pitt, I could do without the sight of my own nudity.

Generally speaking, it's difficult not to be at least mildly terrified of a girl who might, at any moment, take her shirt off. But