607 Quotes by Brené Brown

We are hardwired to connect with others, it’s what gives purpose and meaning to our lives, and without it there is suffering.

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.

Wholehearted living is not like trying to reach a destination. It’s like walking toward a star in the sky. We never really ‘arrive,’ but we certainly know that we’re heading in the right direction.

If you’re not in the arena also getting your ass kicked, I’m not interested in your feedback.

When we’re defined by what people think we lose the courage to be vulnerable.

Here’s what is truly at the heart of wholeheartedness: Worthy now, not if, not when, we’re worthy of love and belonging now. Right this minute. As is.

Vulnerability is the core of shame and fear and our struggle for worthiness, but it appears that it’s also the birthplace of joy, of creativity, of belonging, of love.

Faith minus vulnerability is fundamentalism.

The question isn’t so much, Are you parenting the right way? as it is: Are you the adult you want your child to grow up to be?