Hope is not an emotion; it's a way of thinking or a cognitive process. — Brené Brown Emotion Copy Share Image
At the end of my life I want to be able to say I contributed more than I criticized. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
I believe in the healing power of laughter. I believe laughter forces us to breathe. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“We have to listen to understand in the same way we want to be understood.” — Brené Brown Communication Copy Share Image
Perfectionism is a twenty-ton shield that we lug around thinking it will protect us when, in fact, it's the thing that's really… — Brené Brown Facts Copy Share Image
You cannot talk about race without talking about privilege. And when people start talking about privilege, they get paralyzed by shame. — Brené Brown Inspiration Copy Share Image
“When all that binds us is what we believe rather than who we are, changing our mind or challenging the collective ideology… — Brené Brown Changing mind Copy Share Image
There really is "no effort without error and shortcoming" and there really is no triumph without vulnerability. — Brené Brown Effort Copy Share Image
“There is a full spectrum of human emotions and when we numb the dark, we numb the light.” — Brené Brown Human emotions Copy Share Image
“You can't ever do anything brave if you're wearing the straitjacket of 'What will people think?!” — Brené Brown Brave Copy Share Image
“Being ourselves means sometimes having to find the courage to stand alone, totally alone.” — Brené Brown Courage Copy Share Image
Let go of who you think you should be in order to be who you are. Be imperfect and have compassion for… — Brené Brown Authenticity Copy Share Image
“Stay in your own lane. Comparison kills creativity and joy.” For me, swimming is the trifecta of health—meditation, therapy, and exercise—but only… — Brené Brown Creativity Copy Share Image
“The after-school specials of my youth seemed to be dedicated to exploring just these ideas. They brought us the mean boy who… — Brené Brown Youth Copy Share Image
“When we experience something that is difficult and requires significant time and effort, we are quick to think, This is supposed to… — Brené Brown Effort Copy Share Image
I'm not a parenting expert. In fact, I'm not sure that I even believe in the idea of 'parenting experts.' I'm an… — Brene Brown Adventure Copy Share Image
“If we can find someone who has earned the right to hear our story, we need to tell it. Shame loses power… — Brené Brown Shame Copy Share Image
Every single person has a story that will break your heart. And if you're paying attention, many people... have a story that… — Brené Brown Attention Copy Share Image
Even to me the issue of "stay small, sweet, quiet, and modest" sounds like an outdated problem, but the truth is that… — Brené Brown Demand Copy Share Image
“I’m learning that recognizing and leaning into the discomfort of vulnerability teaches us how to live with joy, gratitude, and grace. I’m… — Brené Brown Gratitude Copy Share Image
“Fear of the Dark I’ve always been prone to worry and anxiety, but after I became a mother, negotiating joy, gratitude, and… — Brené Brown Fear Copy Share Image
Courage is a heart word. The root of the word courage is cor - the Latin word for heart. In one of… — Brené Brown Brave Copy Share Image
“Of this, I am actually certain. After collecting thousands of stories, I’m willing to call this a fact: A deep sense of… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“Like most people, I always thought of hope as an emotion—like a warm feeling of optimism and possibility. I was wrong. I… — Brené Brown Emotion Copy Share Image
If there's a feeling you have, other people have it. If there's something weird about your life, other people have lived it.… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“Even in the context of suffering—poverty, violence, human rights violations—not belonging in our families is still one of the most dangerous hurts.… — Brené Brown Compassion Copy Share Image
“THE phrase Daring Greatly is from Theodore Roosevelt’s speech “Citizenship in a Republic.” The speech, sometimes referred to as “The Man in… — Brené Brown Communication Copy Share Image
“Life-paralysis refers to all of the opportunities we miss because we’re too afraid to put anything out in the world that could… — Brené Brown Fear Copy Share Image
We need to change what we say and what we allow to be said in front of us. — Brené Brown Change Copy Share Image
Rest and play, are as vital to our health as nutrition and exercise — Brené Brown Exercise Copy Share Image
We are the most in-debt, obese, addicted and medicated adult cohort in U.S. history. — Brené Brown Adults Copy Share Image
Until we can receive with an open heart, we are never really giving with an open heart. — Brené Brown Business Copy Share Image
