Rachel Platten Quotes

Great artists are the ones who have put their entire selves out there to be adored, humiliated, to be picked at, cherished, all of those things, and haven't shied away from that.

If you're really gonna live, you have to be vulnerable.

There's no evidence that vulnerabilty is weakness.

Vulnerability is about showing up and being seen. It's tough to do that when we're terrified about what people might see or think.

Trusting your individual uniqueness challenges you to lay yourself open.

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.'

Being vulnerable is the hardest thing for so many people, including myself, but it's also the most satisfying thing.

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

Authenticity is also about the courage and the vulnerability to say, "Yeah, I'll try it. I feel pretty uncomfortable and I feel a little vulnerable, but I'll try it!"

I think that, for a lot of us, the closer we get to showing people who we really are, that's where we feel the most uncomfortable, the most vulnerable. But it's also where the healthiest growth comes from. Like when I can really open myself up to someone and show someone who I really am, it's amazing when it happens.

At first, I was scared to show fear because you can never be sure how people will perceive you. But I dared myself to do that, to stand out. Now I'll talk about being beaten up or robbed or making a stupid decision because of a girl or whatever.

I understand now that the vulnerability I've always felt is the greatest strength a person can have. You can't experience life without feeling life. What I've learned is that being vulnerable to somebody you love is not a weakness, it's a strength.

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

I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.

I think part of what makes someone a great actor is being able to walk into a situation emotionally available and open, and have all your guards down, and just have that level of trust and security in yourself to know that you could walk out on that limb with someone else and be safe.

It is hard for me to be vulnerable, because I never learned how to do that. I was never vulnerable in a safe way.

The difficult thing is that vulnerability is the first thing I look for in you and the last thing I'm willing to show you. In you, it's courage and daring. In me, it's weakness.

Vulnerability is the strongest state to be in. How boring would it be if we were constantly dominant or constantly submissive?

You must take the risk to disclose yourself in order to become more real, more human. And even if the price is high.

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.

Making yourself vulnerable is a key element of leading.

It earns you a lot of snark if you're able to convey vulnerability.

It's strong to be vulnerable. To be able to communicate with other women is one of the most powerful things.

I tend to find you have to be fairly vulnerable to get something... to get a perspective worth having. Which can be controversial. But I find telling someone what you're thinking about, what you want, and what you're afraid of can often help them give guidance.

I don't have a problem showing vulnerability.