607 Quotes by Brené Brown

Shame hates it when we reach out and tell our story. It hates having words wrapped around it- it can't survive being shared. Shame loves secrecy. When we bury our story, the shame metastasizes.

You cannot shame or belittle people into changing their behaviors.

If you want to make a difference, the next time you see someone being cruel to another human being, take it personally. Take it personally because it is personal!

If we choose not to get involved or pretend it's not happening, we're going against the very sense of connection that makes us human.

Ads sell a great deal more than products. They sell values, images, and concepts of success and worth.

There’s nothing more daring than showing up, putting ourselves out there and letting ourselves be seen.

Blame is simply if the discharging of pain and discomfort.

[...] I believe that feedback thrives in cultures where the goal is not "getting comfortable with hard conversations" but normalizing discomfort.

Sufficiency isn't two steps up from poverty or one step short of abundance. It isn't a measure of barely enough or more than enough. Sufficiency isn't an amount at all. It is an experience, a context we generate, a declaration, a knowing that there is enough, and that we are enough.