Donald Miller Quotes

There is a difference between vulnerability and telling people everything about yourself. Vulnerability is a feeling. Telling everyone about yourself is just facts and details.

I really am an open book. I don't keep anything in at all, which is good and bad.

If someone looks genuinely interested and asks me a deeply personal question, I'll give the answer. I'm too open.

Of course, there are some things you keep personal and private because you're a human being. But on the other side of it, I ain't got time to be hiding nothing and all that. It is what it is.

As much as I can give of myself I give of myself. There's no reason why not. And when I have to hide something, I let the character speak.

I'm more comfortable revealing myself than hiding behind metaphors. I respond to artists who reveal something of themselves.

Everyone can know what is in my heart because I find it hard to conceal myself.

I personally have a philosophy around authenticity and vulnerability.

It doesn't bother me to talk about my private life, it doesn't bother me to talk about anything. My life is like a glass of water, transparent.

I am, by nature, an honest person. I wear my emotions on my sleeve. There is no 'behind closed doors' with me.

Life is just more comfortable if you're honest and open about everything. I spent so many years being in the closet about one thing or another.

I'd rather tell you how I really feel.

I let people see the cracks in my life. We can't be phony. We've got to keep it real.

I generally like to be up front and honest and open because that's how I've always been. I have nothing to hide, and I think people relate to you more when you're just yourself.

I think I've been incredibly raw my whole career. A lot of people spend a lot of time trying to look cool and spend time being guarded and putting up walls. I just never had the time. It seems more honest to say, 'Hey, this is who I am.'

I feel like my secret magic trick that separates me from a lot of my peers is the bravery to be vulnerable and truthful and honest.

The art of life is to show your hand.

Expressing truth is hard work.

When you lay your life out there, you want it to be as true as possible.

I think, in some ways, I like it when people tell me what they're thinking. I would rather have it that way than masquerade as if you're totally unbiased and objective.

I've learned not to hide behind a veil of irony - to talk about my work in a more honest way.

I don’t hide my emotions from people.

I have a hard time not wearing my heart on my sleeve and answering people honestly. You know, my friends warn me that I should be more guarded 'cause sometimes I am too honest and open, but it's also just who I am.

I love being gut-wrenchingly honest.

I try to just be as real and open as possible.