Quotes of Vulnerability - somelinesforyou

“ When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability… To be alive is to be vulnerable. ”

- Madeleine L’Engle

“ Antony is so honest and so powerful, and that is what makes a true star. I've seen audiences twitch when he performs, because some people get very uncomfortable with such raw vulnerability. But I love it. It's what we need. ”

- Boy George

“ It's the boxers who attract the real women, after all, with their raw primeval strength, beautifully toned bodies and just a touch of vulnerability. ”

- Eamonn McCabe

“ My father … lived as if he were poured of iron, and loved his family with a vulnerability that was touching. ”

- Mari E. Evans

“ One does not kill oneself for love of a woman, but because love — any love — reveals us in our nakedness, our misery, our vulnerability, our nothingness. ”

- Cesare Pavese

“ The supreme reality of our time is the vulnerability of this planet. ”

- John F. Kennedy

“ There can be no vulnerability without risk; there can be no community without vulnerability; there can be no peace and ultimately no life, without community. ”

- M. Scott Peck

“ I act like sh*t don't phase me, inside it drives me crazy, my insecurities could eat me alive. ”

- Eminem

“ Most of you have been where I am tonight. The crash site of unrequited love. You ask yourself, How did I get here? What was it about? Was it her smile? Was it the way she crossed her legs, the turn of her ankle, the poignant vulnerability of her slender wrists? What are these elusive and ephemeral things that ignite passion in the human heart? That's an age-old question… ”

- Martin Sage and Sybil Adelman

“ Accept that all of us can be hurt, that all of us can — and surely will at times — fail. Other vulnerabilities like being embarrassed or risking love, can be terrifying too. I think we should follow a simple rule: if we can take the worst, take the risk. ”

- Dr. Joyce Brothers
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