Carol Gilligan Quotes

Communication is so much better when people are vulnerable.

My work is about the establishment of trust. For someone to share their authenticity with me is a soul-to-soul thing. It's not a lens-to-soul thing.

I don't know any of us who are in relationships that are totally honest - it doesn't exist.

Well, it's really important to be honest with the person that you're seeing.

Speech was made to open man to man, and not to hide him.

We can all go up to each other and be honest with each other. That's the biggest thing, when you can go out and speak to your brother.

Never close your lips to those whom you have already opened your heart.

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him I may think aloud.

I've actually found - especially doing my cabaret show - I'm connecting with people in a way I haven't connected with them. I've found that when you're open and honest, people respond to that, whatever you're being open and honest about. You could then, when you lay that as the groundwork, say, "Here I am. This is what I think. I come in peace." Then you're able to push out, to be able to talk about more things. And that's been a really heartening thing about my life, actually.

Honest communication is built on truth and integrity and upon respect of the one for the other.

I feel like my honesty gives people the freedom to talk about things they wouldn't otherwise.

True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance.

Intimacy, as I am using it, is sharing my reality with you.

I like, though, that people have a hunger to connect with other people. They're desperate to know that you're not lying to them or misleading them.

I personally have a philosophy around authenticity and vulnerability.

It's important to build trust if you're trying to deal with big things. Big issues require everybody to get outside their comfort zone, and people are more willing to do so if they believe that their partner is sincere in their efforts. And the only way you can do that is to engage them on a personal level.

Relationships in general make people a bit nervous. It's about trust. Do I trust you enough to go there?

Once you lose the honesty in a relationship, I mean, I think you don't have a relationship at all.

I don't want to stand in front of a whole lot of fakeys. If I'm going to meet someone and say hello, I want to feel like I'm really meeting that person, not a masked version. I want to give that to people when they meet me. You don't have to like it. I'm not looking for you to like it; I'm looking to be myself.

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

Trust comes from transparency…

I don’t hide my emotions from people.

Anytime I hear songs that are so honest, whether they make the person who's singing it look good or not, there's a level of honesty that resonates with people.

With my fan base, I'm just vulnerable. I'm very transparent and vulnerable.

If your intention is pure, an audience will recognise it and connect with you.