Top 69 Quotes by Brene Brown

You're imperfect, and you're wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.

Our need for certainty in an endeavor as uncertain as raising children makes explicit 'how-to-parent' strategies both seductive and dangerous.

You cannot talk about race without talking about privilege. And when people start talking about privilege, they get paralyzed by shame.

Anonymous comments? You're not in the arena, man. If you can't say it to me in person in front of my kids, don't say it.

The intention and outcome of vulnerability is trust, intimacy and connection. The outcome of oversharing is distrust, disconnection - and usually a little judgment.

When the people we love stop paying attention, trust begins to slip away and hurt starts seeping in.

For me, the opposite of scarcity is not abundance. It's enough. I'm enough. My kids are enough.

I've learned a lot since I was a new mother. My approach to struggle and shame now is to talk to yourself like you'd talk to someone you love and reach out to tell your story.

It's hard to practice compassion when we're struggling with our authenticity or when our own worthiness is off-balance.

Vulnerability is about showing up and being seen. It's tough to do that when we're terrified about what people might see or think.