“Vulnerability is not weakness. And that myth is profoundly dangerous... I define vulnerability as emotional risk, exposure, uncertainty. It fuels our daily lives.” RiskDangerousEmotionalWeaknessMythUncertaintyVulnerabilityFuelDaily LifeExposure Author:Brené Brown
“Religion is (a) a pre-scientific system of explanation and technology; (b) a source of meaning, direction and emotional expression in life; (c) a means of social control; (d) a means of coping with uncertainty and death.” MeanSocialTechnologyEmotionalExpressionSourceUncertaintyExplanationCopingSocial ControlEmotional Expression Author:Max More
“We are biological creatures. We are born, we live, we die. There is no transcendent purpose to existence. At best we are creatures of reason, and by using reason we can cure ourselves of emotional excess. Purged of both hope and fear, we find courage in the face of helplessness, insignificance and uncertainty.” ReasonFacesPurposeDiesBornExistenceEmotionalCreaturesCuresUncertaintyExcessHelplessnessTranscendentInsignificanceHopes And Fears Author:Jonathan Sacks
“I think people want to get married to end their emotional uncertainty. In a way, they want to end powerful feelings, or certainly the negative ones.” PeopleThinkingWayWantEndsFeelingsPowerfulEmotionalMarriedNegativeUncertainty Author:Alain de Botton