Ne-Yo Quotes

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

If you express yourself too much, you're considered weak.

I admired in others the strength that I lacked myself.

I never wanted anyone's pity.

A lot of the characters I've played before are heroic or invincible in some ways and not tuned into fear and anxiety and pain.

I have confidence in my manhood to be able to cry at a movie or at a wedding, too.

You can still be a man and have an emotional side.

Courage is the measure of our heartfelt participation with life, with another, with a community, a work, a future. To be courageous, is not necessarily to go anywhere or do anything except to make conscious those things we already feel deeply and then to live through the unending vulnerabilities of those consequences.

A man doesn't cry. In my life, I've never cried. I cannot do it. I am a man. How will I cry?

Weaklings must lie.

It seems that it is madder never to abandon one's self than often to be infatuated; better to be wounded, a captive and a slave, than always to walk in armor.

I realized that I'm a soft person. I think I'm sensitive. I wanted very much to be tough and I think movie stars have a certain kind of resilience and toughness to them, but I'm quite a sensitive young lady in some respects.

The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.

I'm tough, but I have a heart.

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

Be noble minded! Our own heart, and not other men's opinions of us, forms our true honor.

The essence of my work, and of me, is the softer side of a strong woman, and that goes into a number of different roles.

The characteristics of an authentically empowered personality are humbleness, clarity, forgiveness and love.

Be humble, be gracious, and make peace with inner fears before stepping out into the limelight and allowing yourself to be subjected to all of humanity.

You know what? I don't care. I'm my own guy. I'm very secure with my sexuality. I can cry anytime I want.

And I don't believe that melodramatic feelings are laughable - they should be taken absolutely seriously.

No, I am a crier and if people ever saw me privately they would be shocked at what a bowl of mush I am underneath it all.

As a mother, you feel much more vulnerable. And when you're vulnerable, you're a much better actress.

I don't have any huge desire to show you all that I'm not tough and strong, that I'm all feminine and soft. That's not a huge longing that I have because I know who I am.

The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others.