Elisabeth Shue Quotes

In the past, I have assumed the word 'vulnerability' equates with the word 'weakness' and 'This Is Us' shows us that it is in fact the opposite.

Vulnerability is not about fear and grief and disappointment; it is the birthplace of everything we're hungry for.

In the beginning, people think vulnerability will make you weak, but it does the opposite. It shows you're strong enough to care.

I remember 'vulnerability' being an unattractive word for most of my life, and I resented it as a direction coming from a director just because it implied weakness so I get the job. But it is that humbling place that creates compassion.

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

I think you become more relatable when you're vulnerable.

You've got to be strong enough for love. It's very easy to be cool and cynical. It's very difficult to just let yourself go and be in love. You've got to be strong enough for that.

I think being vulnerable to other humans is a form of strength.

Being vulnerable is not a weakness.

It takes strength to show vulnerability.

Love is unknown. To open the heart in trust is unknown. They say love hurts. It doesn't have to.

It is going to take a very brave man to love me.

To give and receive love, you have to be in touch with pain, you have to be capable of provoking it and feeling it.

In life, when stuff happens the instinct is to close off your heart. By leaving your heart open, it leaves room for someone else to come in.

I've learned through experience that life is never that bad. The secret is just paying attention to how you feel and not letting anyone else dictate what in your heart you know is right.

It's a great big step for me to open my heart up even a little bit.

I think it takes a lot of confidence to be comfortable in being vulnerable.

I'm coming from a place of total strength and humility now.

I think sexy is vulnerability, and there's no way you can act vulnerable. It just has to be there.

Vulnerability is the essence of romance. It's the art of being uncalculated, the willingness to look foolish, the courage to say, 'This is me, and I'm interested in you enough to show you my flaws with the hope that you may embrace me for all that I am but, more important, all that I am not.'

I think our capacity for wholeheartedness can never be greater than our willingness to be broken-hearted. It means engaging with the world from a place of vulnerability and worthiness.

Vulnerability is the birthplace of connection and the path to the feeling of worthiness. If it doesn't feel vulnerable, the sharing is probably not constructive.

I don't have a problem showing vulnerability.

Being vulnerable is not a sign of weakness. It's a sign of strength.

There is great strength in vulnerability, as it takes courage to push through the fear and share one's true self with others. In music, that vulnerability really speaks to listeners as it connects with their own hearts.