We have collected some of the best Brené Brown Quotes for you.
Casandra Brene Brown was born on November 18, 1965. She is a professor, lecturer, author, and podcast host.
Brown has dedicated years of her life to studying vulnerability, courage, authenticity, and shame. She is best known for her famous TED talk, “The Power of Vulnerability.”
Brene Brown believes that learning to empathize with others deepens our humanity and connection to one another.
Brene Brown Quotes on Vulnerability and Shame
“Want to be happy? Stop trying to be perfect.”
“You can’t fully grow and contribute behind armor.”
“Shame corrodes the very part of us that believes we are capable of change.”
“What we don’t need in the midst of struggle is shame for being human.”
“Vulnerability is not about winning or losing. It’s having the courage to show up even when you can’t control the outcome.”
“What we know matters, but who we are matters more.”
“The dark does not destroy the light; it defines it. It’s our fear of the dark that casts our joy into the shadows.”
“You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.”
“Social media has given us this idea that we should all have a posse of friends when in reality, if we have one or two really good friends, we are lucky.”
“Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we’re all in this together.”
“You cannot talk about race without talking about privilege. And when people start talking about privilege, they get paralyzed by shame.”
“Nostalgia is also a dangerous form of comparison. Think about how often we compare our lives to a memory that nostalgia has so completely edited that it never really existed.”
“Just because someone isn’t willing or able to love us, it doesn’t mean that we are unlovable.”
“If we share our shame story with the wrong person, they can easily become one more piece of flying debris in an already dangerous storm.”
“Joy comes to us in ordinary moments. We risk missing out when we get too busy chasing down the extraordinary.”
Brene Brown Quotes on Leadership
“Brave leaders are never silent around hard things.”
“To me, a leader is someone who holds her- or himself accountable for finding potential in people and processes. And so what I think is really important is sustainability.”
“The true underlying obstacle to brave leadership is how we respond to our fear.”
“Faith is a place of mystery, where we find the courage to believe in what we cannot see and the strength to let go of our fear of uncertainty.”
“We desperately need more leaders who are committed to courageous, wholehearted leadership and who are self-aware enough to lead from their hearts, rather than unevolved leaders who lead from hurt and fear.”
Brené Brown Vulnerability Quotes
Some of Brene Brown quotes on vulnerability and what it means.
“The intention and outcome of vulnerability is trust, intimacy and connection. The outcome of oversharing is distrust, disconnection – and usually a little judgment.”
“Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.”
“When I look at narcissism through the vulnerability lens, I see the shame-based fear of being ordinary.”
“Vulnerability is basically uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure.”
“Vulnerability is not weakness. And that myth is profoundly dangerous.”
“As a vulnerability researcher, the greatest barrier I see is our low tolerance for vulnerability. We’re almost afraid to be happy. We feel like it’s inviting disaster.”
“Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren’t always comfortable, but they’re never weakness.”
“Believing that you’re enough is what gives you the courage to be authentic, vulnerable and imperfect.”
Brené Brown Quotes on Courage
“Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.”
“Those who have a strong sense of love and belonging have the courage to be imperfect.”
“Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves even when we risk disappointing others.”
“Courage is contagious. A critical mass of brave leaders is the foundation of an intentionally courageous culture. Every time we are brave with our lives, we make the people around us a little braver and our organizations bolder and stronger.”
“Only when we’re brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.”
“Today I choose courage over comfort.”
“Vulnerability is the most accurate way to measure courage. And we literally do that as researchers. We measure how brave you are by how vulnerable you are willing to be.”
“I now see how owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do.”
“What’s the greater risk? Letting go of what people think – or letting go of how I feel, what I believe, and who I am?”
More Inspiring Brené Brown Quotes
“Empathy has no script. There is no right way or wrong way to do it. It’s simply listening, holding space, withholding judgment, emotionally connecting, and communicating that incredibly healing message of ‘You’re not alone.'”
“Those who have a strong sense of love and belonging have the courage to be imperfect.”
“When the people we love stop paying attention, trust begins to slip away and hurt starts seeping in.”
“The uncertainty of parenting can bring up feelings in us that range from frustration to terror.”
“Talk about your failures without apologizing.”
“You can’t take criticism and feedback from people who are not being brave with their lives. It just will crush you.”
“How many of you want more love, intimacy, joy, in your lives? You can’t have that, if you don’t let yourself be seen. How can you let yourself be loved if you can’t be seen?”
“We are so afraid that if we let ourselves feel joy, something will come along and rip it away from us and we will be sucker punched by pain and trauma and loss.”
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