Top 69 Quotes by Brene Brown

We're hardwired for connection. There's no arguing with the bioscience. But we can want it so badly we're trying to hot-wire it.

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?

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.

We judge people in areas where we're vulnerable to shame, especially picking folks who are doing worse than we're doing.

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