607 Quotes by Brené Brown

I'm just going to say it: I'm pro-guilt. Guilt is good. Guilt helps us stay on track because it's about our behavior. It occurs when we compare something we've done - or failed to do - with our personal values.

There really is "no effort without error and shortcoming" and there really is no triumph without vulnerability.

We can’t practice compassion with other people if we can’t treat ourselves kindly.

I think if you follow anyone home, whether they live in Houston or London, and you sit at their dinner table and talk to them about their mother who has cancer or their child who is struggling in school, and their fears about watching their lives go by, I think we're all the same.

The two most powerful words when we're in struggle: me too.

Loving and accepting ourselves are the ultimate acts of courage.

Empathy is the antidote to shame,

The difficult thing is that vulnerability is the first thing I look for in you and the last thing I'm willing to show you. In you, it's courage and daring. In me, it's weakness.

Vulnerability is our most accurate measurement of courage.