Vulnerability Quotes · Page 17

The devout belief that the world is explainable is both a terrible vulnerability and a stout shield.

— Patricia Briggs

Daesh thought it could exploit the vulnerability of the Iraqi state, but it underestimated the overwhelming desire of the Iraqi people for…

— Haider al-Abadi

A Change Is Gonna Come' has always been a powerful song for me as it comes from a place of vulnerability.

— Gregory Porter

Our consciousness wants to connect through struggle and even pain. So in a funny sort of way, vulnerability is attractive.

— Zoe Buckman

It's true that robust governance structures, checks and balances, transparency of markets, directionally leads to... less vulnerability to corruption.

— Khalid A. Al-Falih

Vulnerability is about showing up and being seen. It's tough to do that when we're terrified about what people might see or…

— Brené Brown

Young women, adolescent girls, are more subject to infection, sometimes at a rate of six times that of boys. That tells you…

— Stephen Lewis

The great comics can fall on their faces, but then they can say, 'Oh, baby, you're the greatest.' They show their heart…

— Chris Farley

“Many think vulnerability is weakness, but it is not. Those who refuse to be vulnerable lose the ability to understand others who…

— Save Time Summaries

“If you want the naked beauty of my vulnerability, you have to have the strength to share the burden of, the private…

— Jaeda DeWalt

There's something to be said for being sleepy-eyed. I love sleepy eyes - that sort of vulnerability of being slightly discombobulated because…

— Grace Potter

“The way to transmute the pain of life is to reveal the wounded side of things, evil, even, and then place the…

— Richard Rohr

Anything that we're connecting with that's happening right now, there's an obvious vulnerability - because we're just fragile human beings in the…

— Jason Mraz

I include myself in the posters because I feel like it forms a more intimate relationship between the artist and the person…

— Morley

My father died when I was seven. I guess I am interested in fatherlessness as a metaphor for vulnerability and unprotectedness. Being…

— Mary Gordon

Second issue is the rapidly accelerating increase in the number of vulnerabilities that get discovered every day. And, equally importantly, is the…

— John W. Thompson

“She straightened her back another degree, even as Merrick's eyelids sank lower. He looked half asleep but he remained alert to everything…

— Anna Campbell

Toughness found fertile soil in the hearts of Palestinians, and the grains of resistance embedded themselves in their skin. Endurance evolved as…

— Susan Abulhawa

Because I'm playing Dirk Gently [ in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency], I'm so fond of Dirk. I really see Dirk's vulnerability,…

— Samuel Barnett

Why do leaders fail? Isolation and inability to learn. They are afraid to express doubt, admit vulnerability or seek advice from subordinates.…

— Robert S. Kaplan

“If/Then: The Dagger Parable by Stewart Stafford I handed her the dagger solemnly, She took it with a wounded look, Behind my…

— Stewart Stafford

The Bible portrays God as entering into covenants with people which, when broken, causes him grief and sorrow. The biblical prophet Hosea…

— Roger E. Olson

“Paul Farmer, the renowned physician who has spent his life trying to cure the world's sickest and poorest people, once quoted me…

— Bryan Stevenson

So much of what I love about poetry lies in the vast possibilities of voice, the spectacular range of idiosyncratic flavors that…

— Tony Hoagland

“Heroics is often about putting our life on the line. Ordinary courage is about putting our vulnerability on the line. In today's…

— Brené Brown

When you stop caring what people think, you lose your capacity for connection. When you're defined by it, you lose our capacity…

— Brene Brown

“Beware those who stand nearest, for they see both your strengths and your scars. The hand that offers comfort can just as…

— Pierre Lagrenat

“you simply couldn't guard yourself against dreams. they attacked late at night when a person was at the most vulnerable.”

— Kate O'Riordan

Racism, specifically, is the state-sanctioned or extralegal production and exploitation of group-differentiated vulnerability to premature death.

— Ruth Wilson Gilmore

Perhaps a hero is someone who doesn’t register his own vulnerability. Is it courage, then, if you’re too daft to know you’re…

— David Benioff

Dick Van Dyke was my first idol. He's an amazing physical comedian, like a classic clown, but also very smart and not…

— Douglas Wood

Fallen man is both terrified of vulnerability and committed to maintaining independence.

— Kay Warren

Almost always, genes are about potentials and vulnerabilities rather than about determinism.

— Robert M. Sapolsky

“Vulnerability is not weakness, and the uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure we face every day are not optional.”

— Brené Brown

Sometimes if you expose your vulnerability, someone else will feel comforted. It's like we're all in this boat together.

— Tavi Gevinson

Most people believe vulnerability is weakness. But really vulnerability is Courage. We must ask ourselves...are we willing to show up and be…

— Brené Brown

You show your vulnerability through relationships, and those feelings are your soft spot. You need to have a soft spot.

— Victoria Pratt

“I suspect we're both aware of the truth, but neither says a thing to disrupt the flow of electricity through our fingertips”

— Dave Cenker

“Sometimes it's better to show our vulnerability / pain / regrets so others don't think us impervious / unapproachable - be real / open”

— Jay Woodman

The strongest of us are those that are spiritually strong, and a spiritual warrior is one of vulnerability.

— Chogyam Trungpa