Quotes by Insecure Anybody who's a mythology ... there's always a fear. That's why we don't like people whose skin color is different, whose eye slant is different, or whose worship is different. It makes them feel insecure. So we strike out. The thing that bothers me most about the Christian church today is that we spend our time confirming people in their own sense of wretchedness. John Shelby Spong insecureeyechristian A major function of fundamentalist religion is to bolster deeply insecure and fearful people. This is done by justifying a way of life with all of its defining prejudices. It thereby provides an appropriate and legitimate outlet for one's anger. The authority of an inerrant Bible that can be readily quoted to buttress this point of view becomes an essential ingredient to such a life. When that Bible is challenged, or relativized, the resulting anger proves the point categorically. John Shelby Spong fundamentalist-religioninsecureviews I'm not the guy who bursts into the room. I'm the most insecure person you'll meet if you get to know me. John Stamos insecureguyrooms 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 insecurewaramerica I think we're insecure about our self-imposed spot at the top of the pyramid of life. New studies are continually undermining our superiority complex and forcing us to reconsider our relationship to animals. Jonathan Balcombe insecureanimalthinking He had a happy canine way of seeking approval without seeming insecure. Jonathan Franzen insecureapprovalway If I wasn't so insecure about myself I wouldn't work as hard as I do. I am constantly seeking approval. Jonathan Rhys Meyers seekinginsecureapproval The tension of a mysterious danger is even more unbearable than danger itself. People hate the vacuum of an unknown situation. They want security. They even prefer war to the insecure expectation of a war with its threat of enemy surprise. This vague fearful expectation acts on their fantasies. They anticipate all kinds of mysterious dangers; they begin to provoke them. It is the evocation of fear and danger in order to escape the tension of insecurity. Joost Meerloo insecurehatewar If the militarily most powerful and least threatened states need nuclear weapons for their security, how can one deny such security to countries that are truly insecure? The present nuclear policy is a recipe for proliferation. It is a policy for disaster. Joseph Rotblat insecurepowerfulcountry The insecure way is the secure way. Joseph Campbell secureinsecureway Actors are such an insecure breed. Joshua Leonard insecureactors For instance, people who have to walk miles for water - and we just turn on the faucet and let it run. Or people right here in our country [USA] who are food insecure, and yet we as a nation throw out an inconceivable amount of food. Joy Bryant insecurerunningcountry I think watching too much TV as a kid led me to being very uncomfortable in new situations. To this day, when I drop my kids off at school, I still feel like I'm in 9th grade and I'm uncomfortable and insecure. Like anyone is paying any attention. Judd Apatow insecurekidsschool If you want to be unhappy, uncomfortable, and insecure, just spend your life trying to do something that is not right for you. It is just like trying to wear shoes that don't fit. Joyce Meyer insecureshoesunhappy We have an epidemic of insecure people in our society today. Joyce Meyer insecureepidemicsmotivational I think it's healthy to be insecure, to have nerves. Julia Sawalha insecurehealthythinking When people are feeling insecure about their jobs and there are cuts to be made, it's hard to put up an argument that the film industry needs funding. Julian Fellowes insecurecuttingjobs Surely being a Professional Beauty - let alone an ageing one - is one of the most insecure and doomed careers imaginable. Julie Burchill ageinginsecurecareers I can't really explain the feeling of acting. It makes you the most insecure you can possibly be. Julie Delpy insecureactingfeelings Stop spending so much time trying to prove what you already know to people who don't really matter. It just makes you look insecure and lacking self-confidence. Karen E. Quinones Miller insecureself-confidenceself-esteem«678910111213141516»
