Quotes About Connection

It's strong to be vulnerable. To be able to communicate with other women is one of the most powerful things.

People are coming to you at their most vulnerable; they're showing you the parts of themselves that they're afraid to show: the parts that they're not so sure about, not so secure in. And so it's a really holy profession I think, teaching. If you do it right, it can change somebody's life.

I think that when you make yourself vulnerable, the thing that you do next is better. It's not like you have to inflict pain on yourself in order to make yourself better, but I think it helps. The thing that bonds you to a new friend isn't that you went to a really fun party; it's 'cause you had a really weird, sad conversation.

Trust leads to intimacy, which leads to healing and meaning. We can only be intimate to the degree we can make ourselves vulnerable. But when we open our hearts, we can get hurt.

Golf isn't one of the things I'm best at. You're in a situation where you're vulnerable when you're not a good player. But what I've found is that those are the times that you can build the most lasting relationships.

I value the people who are willing to make themselves vulnerable and share work that is sensitive and maybe even hard to sing sometimes. Because that's the music that provides the most solace and solidarity to the world.

My mother is always the most vulnerable person in any room, and so I definitely have that part of her inside me.

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

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

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.

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

The only thing I wanted to do in my music is be human and communicate all the aspects of that, which often means being vulnerable.

I think when I show my vulnerability, people relate with that because they know deep down inside that they have vulnerable moments, and they can really connect and identify with me on those things.

Being vulnerable is the hardest thing for so many people, including myself, but it's also the most satisfying thing.

I think we're always scared, but we have each other to lean on, so we're not being extremely vulnerable in front of the world by ourselves. We have each other.

I feel really held in being vulnerable. That's always been the kind of music that I've gravitated to as well, but to feel really supported by my audience in that is a real privilege.

I think being vulnerable to other humans is a form of strength.

With acting, it's my job to be emotionally vulnerable and accessible.

The more we reach out and become vulnerable and share our stories, the more people we will meet that will unite and help us to achieve more equality.

I think as an actor, you have to make yourself vulnerable to emotions.

It was a slow process of getting closer and closer to my actual personality on stage. And now there's very little separation. I definitely find the more open and vulnerable I am, the more people enjoy it.

I try and be as vulnerable in my comedy as possible, to open that door for other people.

When you're vulnerable and lost and then suddenly somebody is kind to you and gives you love and gives you tenderness and takes care of you in some way, that creates a huge indebtedness. From there, the likelihood that you're going to follow them anywhere is much higher.

I want people to ask me how I feel about the world, or what is my day about, and ask me a question that's not just related to food, but that's related to me being a person: Someone that's vulnerable, someone that has ideas and someone that wants to learn more.