I’m very emotional and vulnerable.
I’d read a lot of books where the girls are in awe of the supernatural male, so I thought it was time to write about an awesome and super-powerful female who is also quite vulnerable and naive about life on earth.
With my fan base, I’m just vulnerable. I’m very transparent and vulnerable.
America’s real business leaders understand unless or until the middle class regains its footing and its faith, capitalism remains vulnerable.
What I always think about when I think about ‘Girls’ is Lena being in a scene where she’s very vulnerable, possibly directing, acting, and she’s probably written the dialogue. It’s 2 in the morning. Everyone’s tired. Everyone’s grumpy. And she has a smile on her face and kindness for everyone who interacts with her.
I won’t put myself in a position where I’m vulnerable.
To be a great creator, you have to be vulnerable. You’re creating characters that have a little bit of yourself in them… And you want to know it’s a safe environment for that.
I feel extremely vulnerable.
Empire in the past was always a far harsher and much more accident-prone business than conventional history books imply. And the costs of these overseas invasions were borne not just by those on the receiving end but – frequently – by ordinary, vulnerable people among or associated with the invaders.
People ‘demand’ the opportunity to gamble away money they do not have, just like people ‘demand’ money from loan sharks at extortionate interest rates. This is a warped, empty type of freedom, in which the powerful are free to exploit the vulnerable.
I think the currency of leadership is transparency. You’ve got to be truthful. I don’t think you should be vulnerable every day, but there are moments where you’ve got to share your soul and conscience with people and show them who you are, and not be afraid of it.
Trust me: our critical infrastructure is vulnerable to cyber-attack, to potential terrorist attack, and we are not taking this threat seriously enough.
Soldiers are trained not to be vulnerable, but when they come home, they’ve got to learn it.
The innocence that feels no risk and is taught no caution, is more vulnerable than guilt, and oftener assailed.
Tennessee Williams was so adept at portraying characters who are both fallible and vulnerable. Women were a huge influence in his life, his mother and sister in particular.
People say that one of the most important things about being an actor is to have thick skin, but I don’t think that’s it. Because you can’t just walk around being tough, you have to be able to be vulnerable to do this. So really, it’s about not being defensive.
I’m inspired by people who are so sensitive and vulnerable that they try to cover it up.
I think that there was a part of me that hoped that maybe people will be able to connect to what I was saying. But it was quite a scary thing, actually, making that decision to put music out there, and to be so vulnerable.
I have to be vulnerable to allow myself to give the best performance I ,and that doesn’t stop in between takes, and it doesn’t stop when I am finished for the night.
We must focus on strengthening the Affordable Care Act in ways that protect families and small businesses, and not on stripping away coverage from the most vulnerable.
If it were up to me, I wouldn’t have security. But Hef thinks I’m naive. He feels I’m vulnerable to kidnapping.
As utility companies work to achieve full compliance with clean water standards, Congress must ensure our nation’s most vulnerable are not priced out of life’s most essential resource.
As an actor, we have to be so vulnerable that it’s really hard to involve yourself with the other aspects of filmmaking.
9/11 changed America fundamentally, far more so than outsiders realised at the time. For Americans, it genuinely was a new Pearl Harbour: an attack on the homeland that made them feel vulnerable for the first time in 60 years.
When you are continuing to be in debt or are going deeper into it, every time a creditor calls, it rubs your face not only in how vulnerable you are, but that people are out to get something from you that you don’t have to give.
The America I know is trusted, sometimes guardedly, but among those who aspire to improve the lives of their citizens, among those who feel vulnerable, and among those who want an equal voice in a partnership, we remain the partner of choice. The America I know leads, sometimes cautiously, but always ethically.
Machiavelli did believe that it was better to appear to be good than to be good. If you’re good, you’re just too vulnerable, but if you appear to be good, you get all the benefits plus you can be sneaky and, when necessary, stab someone in the back.
There is evil prowling in the world – it shows up in our movies, video games and online fascinations, and finds its way into vulnerable hearts and minds.
People get stigmatised for their bodies and for their differences. Then those people become very vulnerable.
I work in an industry in which we’re all quite vulnerable, I think, to mental health.
The more you allow yourself to be vulnerable, the more people will be able to relate and learn from you, because we’re all human.
I feel really held in being vulnerable. That’s always been the kind of music that I’ve gravitated to as well, but to feel really supported by my audience in that is a real privilege.
Austerity is devastating these communities. The working poor, public sector workers, the disabled, and the vulnerable are the hardest hit by this bankrupt and ideologically driven policy.
Psychics prey on the vulnerable of society. They look like they’re contacting the other side, but they’re not, and they’re interfering with the natural grieving process that everyone has to go through.
Young girls need to see women who are strong and vulnerable and complex onscreen.
As a civilised society, we have a duty to support those among us who are vulnerable and in need. When times are hard, that duty should be felt more than ever, not disappear or diminish.
I think it’s okay to be vulnerable and ask for support when you need it. It’s something more women have to do because it’s not easy.
There are moments when your mind is very vulnerable. You feel a lot of doubts.
We’re all vulnerable to social approval. The need to belong, to be approved or appreciated by our peers is among the highest human motivations. But now our social approval is in the hands of tech companies.
If you’re open, you’re vulnerable – but vulnerable to being changed and to being a better man.
Being vulnerable is the hardest thing for so many people, including myself, but it’s also the most satisfying thing.
When you keep your most intimate relationship in the public eye and that too in a most vulnerable state, then your protective instinct comes out.
I’m not afraid of flying; I just fear I’m going to die. I think I’m – vulnerable. I admit it. I don’t fly. I got claustrophobia. I don’t go in high buildings. I don’t do those things. I’m just myself, whatever that is.
Unless we repeal the illegal Byrd amendment, American exports will be vulnerable to retaliation, and the U.S. will continue to face a difficult task convincing other countries to make their laws comply with international rules.
I have spent more than a decade trying to improve the lives of some of the most vulnerable people on earth, and they’ve taught me countless lessons.
I think my favorite artists are honest artists, and as a songwriter, that’s what you have to do. You have to be willing to put yourself out there in a really vulnerable way.
When you’re willing to be vulnerable, you can surprise yourself at how strong you can be.
Britain has always been a home to the vulnerable, and we’ve always done what we need to do to help people who are fleeing persecution.
I realize that I am typically vulnerable only when and where and how much it suits me. I can choose my writer words and even go back and edit.
The best, very best scammers will always ask for your advice. This is their favorite technique. It makes them vulnerable. It flatters your ego.
There’s something to be said about just being vulnerable. Every woman has gone through something in her life that has been an image issue, or it has been something where somebody told her she’s not good enough. And every woman can relate to that.
When I left school, I never wondered whether my apartment in New York was vulnerable to storm surges, but my three daughters have to consider the realities of extreme weather and how it may destabilize communities around the globe.
On ‘Raw,’ I’m the big mean girl who goes and beats everybody up; on ‘Total Divas,’ they will see a softer, vulnerable side of me that definitely isn’t seen on ‘Raw.’
The day people around me stop questioning my character is the day my character begins to grow vulnerable.
Vivien Leigh was a phenomenal actress, a very complicated woman, living on the edge of mental problems, haunted by demons and angels. And though I’ve never thought of myself like Marilyn Monroe, I was inspired by the tremendous risk she took – of being vulnerable.
Laughter is really a gift. It’s the most vulnerable state you can be in.
Intimacy, in my opinion, is when you are vulnerable with someone, you share secrets, are open to love, and you take care of their emotional well-being.
