607 Quotes by Brené Brown

On the flip side, I've also had to struggle with saying "yes." Before I did this research and before I had my own breakdown and spiritual awakening around this work, my motto was, "Don't do anything that you're already not great at doing." Which I think is the way the majority of adults in our culture live. Authenticity is also about the courage and the vulnerability to say, "Yeah, I'll try it. I feel pretty uncomfortable and I feel a little vulnerable, but I'll try it!"

When failure is not an option, we can forget about creativity, learning, and innovation.

In my research, I've interviewed a lot of people who never fit in, who are what you might call 'different': scientists, artists, thinkers. And if you drop down deep into their work and who they are, there is a tremendous amount of self-acceptance.

We're a nation hungry for more joy: Because we're starving from a lack of gratitude.

We are a culture of people who've bought into the idea that if we stay busy enough, the truth of our lives won't catch up with us.

I can encourage my daughter to love her body, but what really matters are the observations she makes about my relationship with my own body.

Empathy fuels connection; sympathy drives disconnection.

Vulnerability is the core, the heart, the center, of meaningful human experience.

Rather than sitting on the sidelines & hurling judgment & advice, we must dare to show up & let ourselves be seen. This is vulnerability. This is daring greatly.