#insecure

When a man has a gift in speaking the truth, brute aggression is no longer his security blanket for approval. He, on the contrary, spends most of his energy trying to tone it down because his very nature is already offensive enough. ↗

— Criss Jami

#approval #authority #blanket #brute-force #brutes

A blanket could be used to hide my shame and cover my insecurities. But so could a camouflaged condom.
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— Jarod Kintz

#condom #cover #hide #insecure #insecurities

You have to have confidence. You can't be someone who's so insecure that she's a basket case. ↗

— Kate Bosworth

#case #confidence #insecure #she #someone

I am not insecure about being a journalist. ↗

— Tucker Carlson

#am #being #i #i am #insecure

People are never more insecure than when they become obsessed with their fears at the expense of their dreams. ↗

— Norman Cousins

#dreams #expense #fears #insecure #more

I used to have acne when I was a kid growing up. You can imagine how serious that was in making you feel bad. And I had skinny bow legs. I mean, as a kid growing up, I was an insecure fella. ↗

— Mike Wallace

#bad #bow #feel #fella #growing

I've worked with a lot of people who are more famous than myself who are terribly insecure. ↗

— Barry Gibb

#i #insecure #lot #more #myself

The funny thing is, I look at these magazines that make me so insecure and neurotic, but I'm in them! ↗

— Heather Graham

#funny thing #i #insecure #look #magazines

My parents felt that acting was far too insecure. Don't ask me what made them think that painting would be more secure. ↗

— John Hurt

#ask #far #felt #insecure #made

Life has become terribly insecure. It's on the vortex of civil war. It's difficult to know how America will bring it back from the brink and build up good will. ↗

— Jon Lee Anderson

#back #become #bring #brink #build