Quotes about Vulnerability

One may discover a new side to his most intimate friend when for the first time he hears him speak in public. He will be stranger to him as he is more familiar to the audience. The longest intimacy could not foretell how he would behave then.

Fear secretes acids; but love and trust are sweet juices.

The power of hiding ourselves from one another is mercifully given, for men are wild beasts, and would devour one another but for this protection.

We bless others naturally through our strengths. But we bless others supernaturally through our weaknesses.

A large user base helps shield us from things we can't control. You can spend years catering to a major corporation, for example, only to see your contact there move on.

Oh, a heart's a poor choice to follow. It's so easily hoodwinked.

You might not need a man--but I need you. That's why women marry, Elizabeth-- to give their inner strength to some weak man.

He must be suffering, too. She had noted the weary sag of his shoulders, the quivering lips, the tear- filled eyes. Somehow she had never thought of him as hurting- of being capable of understanding how she felt.

Once you free yourself from the need for perfect acceptance, it's a lot easier to launch work that matters.

If you learn how to forgive others for not being strong, then people can learn how to forgive you for your own issues.

If you kiss on the first date and it's not right, then there will be no second date. Sometimes it's better to hold out and not kiss for a long time. I am a strong believer in kissing being very intimate, and the minute you kiss, the floodgates open for everything else.

I'm one of the world's most self-conscious people. I really have to struggle.