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Naked Quotes

Words on vulnerability and honesty

These naked quotes use the word both literally and as a metaphor for being caught unprepared, including a memorable line about who gets exposed once circumstances change. A few describe the discomfort of Feel exposed without familiar comforts.

There are few nudities so objectionable as the naked truth.

Quotes by Agnes Repplier

I'm most comfortable in my bare shorts without any underwear and a T-shirt if I'm home. I definitely like to sleep naked. I don't know how girls do it with thongs. Forget that!

Quotes by Adam Rodriguez

Naked dudes are inherently funny.

Quotes by Adam DeVine

It's because I have no sense of shame that I'm always willing to give things a go: I've ridden horses naked into the sea, I've climbed rocks, all kinds of things.

Quotes by Abbey Lee Kershaw

Being Quotes

I feel naked without my rings, and don't like walking out of the house without them, even if they do tear half of my sweaters and stab my friends in the eye.

Quotes by Zoey Deutch

Few Indians only had breech cloths, most being wrapped in buffalo robes, otherwise quite naked.

Quotes by Zebulon Pike

We are on pace this year to have a trade deficit that is larger than $800 billion. We have never faced that before, but we continue to put forward trade agreements like these that leave us naked to competition that...

Quotes by Xavier Becerra

Justifying faith is not a naked assent to the truths of the gospel.

Quotes by William Gurnall

I had a dream I was onstage naked and I forgot how to play the songs.

Quotes by Wayne Static

Body Quotes

Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked.

Warren Buffett

The actress they'd hired had refused to appear naked in front of the camera. I didn't like to appear naked either, but the first thing I did was take off my clothes and jump into the pool completely naked.

Quotes by Victoria Abril

I can't stand a naked light bulb, any more than I can a rude remark or a vulgar action.

Quotes by Tennessee Williams

Some of the evil of my tale may have been inherent in our circumstances. For years we lived anyhow with one another in the naked desert, under the indifferent heaven.

Quotes by T. E. Lawrence

Shoes and clothing damage our ability to survive naked in the wilderness.

Quotes by Steve Mann

Feel Quotes

I painted with my husband a portrait of a naked Serge Gainsbourg draped with a French flag, and it hangs in our bedroom. I love gritty and dark art like what the German couple Herakut does.

Quotes by Stephanie Szostak

Every day of my adult life, I have worn at least one piece of jewelry from my maternal grandmother's collection, all of which were manufactured by famed Danish silversmith Georg Jensen. To the naked eye, I am either a Jensen...

Quotes by Sloane Crosley

In my music, I bare it all; it's really naked.

Quotes by Snoh Aalegra

The end was surely near. The Nazis killed you only when you were naked, because they knew, psychologically, that naked people never resist.

Quotes by Simon Wiesenthal

Apparently I'm the most naked that anyone's been on TNT. My poor mother. I'm ready to run away.

Quotes by Sheryl Lee

Go Quotes

If God wanted us to be naked, why did he invent sexy lingerie?

Quotes by Shannen Doherty

Frequently Asked Questions

What's this Naked quotes collection about?
This page gathers quotes that use naked both literally and figuratively — from an anxiety dream about performing unprepared to feeling incomplete without a familiar accessory, plus a well-known metaphor about being exposed when circumstances change. For related reflections on vulnerability, see Feel.
Why do people search for naked quotes?
People often look for naked quotes when they want language about vulnerability, exposure, or feeling incomplete without something familiar, like the ring quote here. Others are drawn to the well-known swimming metaphor for being caught unprepared. It connects with Body for readers exploring physical and emotional exposure together.
What's the meaning behind the swimming metaphor quote?
That widely known line about only finding out who wasn't properly dressed once the tide goes out is a metaphor for how hard times reveal who was actually prepared and who wasn't. It's popular in discussions of risk and preparation well beyond its original context. Its punchy, visual quality is part of why it's so often quoted.
Is the quote about historical clothing meant to be offensive?
No — that line is a historical, documentary-style description of traditional dress, similar to what you'd find in an old expedition journal, and it's included here as a factual record rather than commentary. It reflects how the word naked was used descriptively in historical accounts of clothing. Readers can take it as a snapshot of history rather than anything editorial.
What's useful about browsing the whole Naked collection?
Together, these quotes move between anxiety, personal habit, metaphor, and historical record, showing just how differently the same word can be used. That range makes it easier to find the exact meaning you're looking for, whether literal or figurative. For more on identity and exposure, Being and Go offer related reading.

Others use it plainly, describing dress or the lack of it in a given setting. For related themes, see our Body quotes collection.