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Brené Brown Quotes

Total quotes: 105
“We can’t selectively numb emotion. Numb the dark and you numb the light.”
— Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
Tagged: emotions, Control, Positivity, Acceptance
“If we want to fully experience love and belonging, we must belive that we are worthy of love and belonging.”
— Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
Tagged: How to be good at love, Self-Worth, Self-Esteem
“I now see how owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do.”
— Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
Tagged: Motivational, Self-Love
“Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.”
— Brené Brown, Soar with Vulnerability
Tagged: Inspirational
“I have started to believe that crying with strangers in person could save the world.”
— Brené Brown, Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
Tagged: Crying
“We cannot selectively numb emotions, when we numb the painful emotions, we also numb the positive emotions.”
— Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be
Tagged: Courage, emotions, vulnerability, Happiness, Joy, Pain, Suffering
“People who wade into discomfort and vulnerability and tell the truth about their stories are the real badasses.”
— Brené Brown, Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution
Tagged: Baddasses, Pain, vulnerability, strength
“No one reaches out to you for compassion or empathy so you can teach them how to behave better. They reach out to us because they believe in our capacity to know our darkness well enough to sit in the dark with them.”
— Brené Brown, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
Tagged: vulnerability, Compassion, Bravery, Darkness
“Sacrificing who we are for the sake of what others think just isn’t worth it.”
— Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be
Tagged: Sacrifice, Impression, Reputation, Real Self
“You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.”
— Brené Brown, The Power of Vulnerability
Tagged: Imperfection, struggles, Love, Worthy
“Staying vulnerable is a risk we have to take if we want to experience connection.”
— Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
Tagged: vulnerability, Love, Connection, Relationships
“Nothing has transformed my life more than realizing that it’s a waste of time to evaluate my worthiness by weighing the reaction of the people in the stands.”
— Brené Brown, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
Tagged: Shame, Worthiness, Self-Love
“Practicing self-love means learning how to trust ourselves, to treat ourselves with respect, and to be kind and affectionate toward ourselves.”
— Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
Tagged: Self-Love, Self-Esteem
“When I look at narcissism through the vulnerability lens, I see the shame-based fear of being ordinary. I see the fear of never feeling extraordinary enough to be noticed, to be lovable, to belong, or to cultivate a sense of purpose.”
— Brené Brown, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
Tagged: Shame, Narcissism, vulnerability, Acceptance, Belonging, Relationships
“Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.”
— Brené Brown, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
Tagged: Courage, vulnerability, Showing Up, Self-Love
“Perfectionism is very addictive because it is very seductive. It’s so great to think ‘There’s a way I can do things where I can never be held in judgment by other people, that I can totally escape criticism.’ But it doesn’t work.”
— Brené Brown, The Power of Vulnerability: Teachings on Authenticity, Connection and Courage
Tagged: Perfectionism, addictive, Perfect, Criticism
“Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity. If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path.”
— Brené Brown, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
Tagged: Authenticity, Clarity, Happiness, Belonging, Shame, Self-Worth, Vulnerbality
“Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity. If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path.”
— Brené Brown, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
Tagged: Love, vulnerability, Growth
“The most transformative and resilient leaders that I’ve worked with over the course of my career have three things in common: First, they recognize the central role that relationships and story play in culture and strategy, and they stay curious about their own emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. Second, they understand and stay curious about how emotions, thoughts, and behaviors are connected in the people they lead, and how those factors affect relationships and perception. And, third, they have the ability and willingness to lean in to discomfort and vulnerability.”
— Brené Brown, Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution
Tagged: Discomfort, Leadership, strength, vulnerability, Courage
“Even with all our awareness about media manipulation and eating disorders, the issue just does not seem to be getting better. Body image and weight emerged as a shame issue in approximately 90 percent of the women I interviewed.”
— Brené Brown, I Thought It Was Just Me(but it isn't): Making the Journey from "What Will People Think?" to "I Am Enough"
Tagged: Shame, eating disorders
“We cannot ignore our pain and feel compassion for it at the same time.”
— Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be
Tagged: Compassion, Pain, Self-Love, Self-Acceptance
“This is why true belonging is a function of courage and vulnerability. Being who we are is about making brave choices. All day long.”
— Brené Brown, via twitter.com
Tagged: Belonging, Belongingness, Courage, vulnerability, Decisions, Choices, Inspirational, Motivational, Live for yourself, Self & Identity
“Integrity is choosing courage over comfort. It's choosing what is right over what is fun, fast, or easy. It's choosing to practice your values rather than simply professing them.”
— Brené Brown, via twitter.com
Tagged: Integrity, Values, taking a stand, Inspirational
“Connection is why we’re here. We are hardwired to connect with others, it’s what gives purpose and meaning to our lives, and without it there is suffering.”
— Brené Brown, Daring Greatly
Tagged: vulnerability, Connection, Relationships
“One of the most important benefits of reaching out to others is learning that the experiences that make us feel the most alone are actually universal experiences.”
— Brené Brown, I Thought It Was Just Me(but it isn't): Making the Journey from "What Will People Think?" to "I Am Enough"
Tagged: Shame, Shaming, Transparency, Writing, Community
“I now see how the work of cultivating and letting go that shows up in the 10 guideposts is not "to-do list" material. It's not something we accomplish or acquire and then check off our list. It's life work. It's soul work.”
— Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
Tagged: Before and after
“Are we using shame as punishment because we think it will foster real change in people? Or are we shaming others because it feels good to make people suffer when we are in fear, anger, or judgment?”
— Brené Brown, I Thought It Was Just Me(but it isn't): Making the Journey from "What Will People Think?" to "I Am Enough"
Tagged: Shame, Shaming, Why people are such dicks, News
“There is no greater threat to the critics and cynics than those of us who are willing to fall because we have learned how to rise.”
— Brené Brown, via twitter.com
Tagged: critics and cynics, People, human actions, Be Who You Are, Live for yourself, Self Confidence, self control, Inspirational, Motivational
“When we engage in dehumanizing rhetoric or promote dehumanizing images, we dimish our own humanity in the process.”
— Brené Brown
Tagged: Dehumanization, dehumanizing, dehumanize, humanity, human compassion
“The fullest measure of respect that we can show our country is activism - our courage to take a stand or a knee to fight injustice.”
— Brené Brown, via twitter.com
Tagged: Activism, taking a stand, fighting for justice, fight for justice, fight injustice
“Failure can become our most powerful path to learning if we're willing to choose courage over comfort.”
— Brené Brown
Tagged: Failure, Life, life advice, Learning from mistakes, learning from experience, failures are experience, path in life
“We must never tolerate dehumanization -- the primary instrument of violence that has been used in every genocide recorded throughout history. ”
— Brené Brown, Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
Tagged: Violence, Politics, Redemption vs Revenge
“We love seeing raw truth and openness in other people, but we're afraid to let them see it in us.”
— Brené Brown, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
Tagged: TEDTalk, vulnerability
“Empathy is the skill or ability to tap into our own experiences in order to connect with an experience someone is relating to us. Compassion is the willingness to be open to this process.”
— Brené Brown, via twitter.com
Tagged: Empathy, Compassion, Experiences, Human Connection
“True belonging doesn't require that we change who we are; it requires that we be who are.”
— Brené Brown, via twitter.com
Tagged: Belonging, Belongingness, Be Who You Are, Be You, Live for yourself, Self Confidence, Self & Identity
“Honesty that's motivated by shame, anger, fear or hurt is not 'honesty.' It's shame, anger fear or hurt disguised as honesty.”
— Brené Brown, I Thought It Was Just Me(but it isn't): Making the Journey from "What Will People Think?" to "I Am Enough"
Tagged: Shame, Shaming, Honesty, telling it like it is
“Knowledge is important, but only if we're being kind and gentle with ourselves as we work to discover who we are.”
— Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
Tagged: Self-knowledge, Self-Love
“Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others.”
— Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
Tagged: Before and after
“The time has come to explore the possibility that we are safer in a world where people aren't mired in shame.”
— Brené Brown, I Thought It Was Just Me(but it isn't): Making the Journey from "What Will People Think?" to "I Am Enough"
Tagged: Shame, Shaming, Why people are such dicks
“Perfectionism is not about healthy achievement and growth. Perfectionism is the belief that if we live perfect, look perfect, and act perfect, we can minimize or avoid the pain of blame, judgement, and shame. It's a shield.”
— Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
Tagged: Perfectionism, Goal setting, Career, Goals, vulnerability
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