Vulnerability Quotes

356 quotes by 277 authors

Vulnerability is the only authentic state. Being vulnerable means being open, for wounding, but also for pleasure. Being open to the wounds of life means… — Stephen Russell
People are so fearful about opening themselves up. All you want to do is to be able to connect with other people. When you connect… — Toni Collette
We get most upset with those we love because they are close to us and we know that they are aware of our weaknesses. .… — Desmond Tutu
It is the fragrant lack of practicality that makes high-heeled shoes so fascinating: in terms of static mechanics they induce a sort of insecurity which… — Stephen Bayley
If you watch the news, you see politicians use human vulnerabilities to get in and earn people's trust. — Morena Baccarin
Walking into a room filled with people you don't know but who know you brings out your worst vulnerabilities. — Jessica Savitch
Divorce in a young-adult novel means what being orphaned meant in a fairy tale: vulnerability, danger, unwanted independence. — Caitlin Flanagan
Abstract systems depend on trust, yet they provide none of the moral rewards which can be obtained from personalised trust, or were often available in… — Anthony Giddens
We may repeat the awful revolutionary history of the 20th century because of the vulnerability of social movements to demagoguery. — Todd Gitlin
This is not some distant problem of the future. This is a problem that is affecting Americans right now. Whether it means increased flooding, greater… — Barack Obama
I have a disturbing problem with losing things. My vulnerability to loss-distress could properly be labeled not only inordinate, but neurotic. — Dick Cavett
There was a brief moment after 9/11 when Colin Powell said we should not rush to satisfy the desire for revenge. It was a great… — Judith Butler
If you're writing about a character, if he's a powerful character, unless you give him vulnerability I don't think he'll be as interesting to the… — Stan Lee
Through my research, I found that vulnerability is the glue that holds relationships together. It's the magic sauce. — BrenÃ© Brown
Most people believe vulnerability is weakness. But really vulnerability is Courage. We must ask ourselves...are we willing to show up and be seen. — BrenÃ© Brown
I do not have easy days at home now and I drift between fear and helplessness in sunny rooms where it is unspeakably cold. Strange… — Georg Trakl
I honestly do not know if love vanquishes death as our traditional faiths teach but I do know that our vulnerabilities trump our ideologies and… — Irwin Kula
Imagine you are walking in the woods and you see a small dog sitting by a tree. As you approach it, it suddenly lunges at… — Tara Brach
Buddhist practices offer a way of saying, 'Hey, come back over here, reconnect.' The only way that you'll actually wake up and have some freedom… — Tara Brach
Second issue is the rapidly accelerating increase in the number of vulnerabilities that get discovered every day. And, equally importantly, is the shortening of time… — John W. Thompson

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