People Quotes by Brené Brown

“We can't give people what we don't have.”

— Brené Brown

We can’t practice compassion with other people if we can’t treat ourselves kindly.

— Brené Brown

“Compassionate people are boundaried people.”

— Brené Brown

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

— Brené Brown

When you ask people about love, they tell you about heartbreak.

— Brené Brown

You cannot shame or belittle people into changing their behaviors.

— Brené Brown

Share with people who have earned the right to hear your story.

— Brené Brown

That's really part of being a grounded theory researcher - putting names to concepts and experiences that people have.

— Brené Brown

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

— Brené Brown

We are a culture of people who've bought into the idea that if we stay busy enough, the truth of our lives…

— Brené Brown

Love is a connection that can only be cultivated between two people when it exists within each one of them - we…

— Brené Brown

When we fail to set boundaries and hold people accountable, we feel used and mistreated.

— Brené Brown

I'm never more courageous than when I'm embracing imperfection, embracing vulnerabilities, and setting boundaries with the people in my life.

— Brené Brown

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

— Brene Brown

What's the greater risk? Letting go of what people think - or letting go of how I feel, what I believe, and…

— Brene Brown

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

One of the things I did when I discovered this huge importance of being vulnerable is very happily moved away from the…

— Brene Brown

One thing that I tell people all the time is, 'I'm not going to answer a call from you after nine o'clock…

— Brene Brown

As unique as we all are, an awful lot of us want the same things. We want to shake up our current…

— Brene Brown

Then I tell my own story. The two things that people really need to transform is language to understand their experience and…

— Brené Brown

The laughter that happens when people are truth-telling and showing up and being real - I call that "knowing laughter." That's what…

— Brené Brown

I’m not very creative” doesn’t work. There’s no such thing as creative people and non-creative people. There are only people who use…

— Brené Brown

Vulnerability is based on mutuality and requires boundaries and trust. It's not oversharing, it's not purging, it's not indiscriminate disclosure, and it's…

— Brené Brown

Someone asked me very recently why I have 8 million views on TED - "your work resonates, what are you doing?" What…

— Brené Brown

Our stories are not meant for everyone. Hearing them is a privilege, and we should always ask ourselves this before we share:…

— Brené Brown

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

When we can let go of what other people think and own our story, we gain access to our worthiness—the feeling that…

— Brené Brown

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

— Brené Brown

One of the most painfully inauthentic ways we show up in our lives sometimes is saying "yes" when we mean "no," and…

— Brené Brown

We have become this very fear-based culture, especially post-9/11. Fear is the opposite of love, in my opinion. I think there would…

— Brené Brown

Love is not something we give or get; it is something that we nurture and grow, a connection that can only be…

— Brené Brown

There is no such thing as creative and non-creative people, only people who use their creativity and people who don't.

— Brené Brown

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

— Brene Brown

Nothing has transformed my life more than realizing that it's a waste of time to evaluate my worthiness by weighing the reaction…

— Brené Brown

Many people think of perfectionism as striving to be your best, but it is not about self-improvement; it's about earning approval and…

— Brené Brown

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

— Brené Brown

When you stop caring what people think, you lose your capacity for connection. When you're defined by it, you lose our capacity…

— Brene Brown

Most people believe vulnerability is weakness. But really vulnerability is Courage. We must ask ourselves...are we willing to show up and be…

— Brené Brown

I think laughter between people is a holy form of connection, of communion. It's the way you and I look at each…

— Brené Brown

We teach what we have to learn. It's been an extraordinary journey that I couldn't have done with not only the research…

— Brené Brown