Elizabeth Gilbert Quotes

I'm a comedian, and I definitely see the humor in a lot of things. I am also sad a lot. I cry often and easily. I think you're supposed to feel all kinds of things. You're supposed to laugh, you're supposed to cry, you're not supposed to shove your feelings under the rug.

I'm very free with all my emotions, whether it's happy, sad, mad, glad, whatever.

As Christians, we are not to be people without feelings.

Some of us are only going to show our emotions while we're actually vulnerable. But that's what makes us human.

I cry a lot, and I have no problem with that at all. Listening to your emotions is part of being alive.

I am proud to be an emotionalist.

I guess I'm pretty emotional.

Life without emotions is like an engine without fuel.

It's no accident many accuse me of conducting public affairs with my heart instead of my head. Well, what if I do? Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either.

A certain amount of anger doesn't make us less empathetic, less humane, less loving. It just makes us real.

I cry a lot when I feel empathy. I can feel heartbroken by life, and I cry quite easily, sometimes for no reason. It's healthy, I think.

Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart, don't know how to laugh either.

There is no harm in showing your feelings. It's not unmanly.

Emotions fascinate me, just being able to express myself through acting. I love that. And I think, in everyday life, you're always trying to repress your emotions. Like if you're sad, you don't want to show it to someone else.

My father had a way of exposing himself, of showing weakness and still retaining his dignity.

you don't always have to hold your head higher than your heart

Letting an emotion move through you is healthy. Letting an emotion define you is not.

I'm a normal person. I have emotions.

I'm vulnerable, I'm vulnerable. I am not a robot.

It's okay to be sad. Everyone gets sad now and then. Even me.

The more we ignore our emotions, the more likely they are to wield a powerful influence over us.

I love vulnerability. It's what keeps me soft and from becoming emotionally calcified.

I'm not this tough guy, I'm not this super hard person.

It's all emotion. But there's nothing wrong with emotion. When we are in love, we are not rational; we are emotional. When we are on vacation, we are not rational; we are emotional. When we are happy, we are not [rational]. In fact, in more cases than not, when we are rational, we're actually unhappy. Emotion is good; passion is good. Being into what we're into, provided that it's a healthy pursuit, it's a good thing.

It's occurred to me I need to laugh at myself more, and that I don't need to be some sad folk singer all the time. I don't want to be the queen of pain.