--- title: "Best Vulnerability Sayings by Brené Brown" description: "98 Vulnerability quotes by Brené Brown. Plus more from Brené Brown and more Vulnerability sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28c/bren-brown-280_afraid_as-a-vulnerability-researcher-the-greate_2712129.jpg" --- > [As a vulnerability researcher, the greatest barrier I see is our low tolerance for vulnerability. We're almost afraid to be happy. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/as-a-vulnerability-researcher-the-greatest-barrier-i-see-is-our-low/) [Brene Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28c/bren-brown-280_afraid_as-a-vulnerability-researcher-the-greate_2712129.jpg) > [“I’m learning that recognizing and leaning into the discomfort of vulnerability teaches us how to live with joy, gratitude, and grace. I’m…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/i-m-learning-that-recognizing-and-leaning-into-the-discomfort-of/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffe/bren-brown-280_gratitude_i-m-learning-that-recognizing-and-leanin_2636527.jpg) > [“We need to have owned our stories before sharing them is experienced as a gift. A story is only ready to share…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/we-need-to-have-owned-our-stories-before-sharing-them-is-experienced/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/154/bren-brown-280_vulnerability_we-need-to-have-owned-our-stories-before_765931.jpg) > [Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren't always comfortable, but they're never weakness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/vulnerability-sounds-like-truth-and-feels-like-courage-truth-and/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/070/bren-brown-280_courage_vulnerability-sounds-like-truth-and-feel_662682.jpg) > [Vulnerability is not weakness. And that myth is profoundly dangerous... I define vulnerability as emotional risk, exposure, uncertainty. It fuels our daily…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/vulnerability-is-not-weakness-and-that-myth-is-profoundly-dangerous-i/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/969/bren-brown-280_daily-life_vulnerability-is-not-weakness-and-that-m_1238221.jpg) > [Vulnerability is the absolute heartbeat of innovation and creativity. There can be zero innovation without vulnerability.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/vulnerability-is-the-absolute-heartbeat-of-innovation-and-creativity/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/142/bren-brown-280_absolutes_vulnerability-is-the-absolute-heartbeat_1085575.jpg) > [Authenticity is also about the courage and the vulnerability to say, "Yeah, I'll try it. I feel pretty uncomfortable and I feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/authenticity-is-also-about-the-courage-and-the-vulnerability-to-say/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/253/bren-brown-280_authenticity_authenticity-is-also-about-the-courage-a_1318029.jpg) > [“When we pretend that we can avoid vulnerability we engage in behaviors that are often inconsistent with who we want to be.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/when-we-pretend-that-we-can-avoid-vulnerability-we-engage-in/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e89/bren-brown-280_behaviors_when-we-pretend-that-we-can-avoid-vulner_3144215.jpg) > [Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/owning-our-story-can-be-hard-but-not-nearly-as-difficult-as-spending-2/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d57/bren-brown-280_belonging_owning-our-story-can-be-hard-but-not-nea_2066724.jpg) > [Waking up every day and loving someone who may or may not love us back, whose safety we can't ensure, who may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/waking-up-every-day-and-loving-someone-who-may-or-may-not-love-us/) [Brene Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/746/bren-brown-280_back_waking-up-every-day-and-loving-someone-w_33878.jpg) > [If we are going to find our way out of shame and back to each other, vulnerability is the path and courage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/if-we-are-going-to-find-our-way-out-of-shame-and-back-to-each-other/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64d/bren-brown-280_becoming_if-we-are-going-to-find-our-way-out-of-s_2858930.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/vulnerability-is-based-on-mutuality-and-requires-boundaries-and-trust/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/634/bren-brown-280_boundaries_vulnerability-is-based-on-mutuality-and_2746490.jpg) > [Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/vulnerability-is-the-birthplace-of-love-belonging-joy-courage-empathy/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21d/bren-brown-280_accountability_vulnerability-is-the-birthplace-of-love_802619.jpg) > [Vulnerability is not weakness, and the uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure we face every day are not optional. Our only choice is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/vulnerability-is-not-weakness-and-the-uncertainty-risk-and-emotional-2/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a9/bren-brown-280_choices_vulnerability-is-not-weakness-and-the-un_2669955.jpg) > [Worrying about scarcity is our culture's version of post-traumatic stress. It happens when we've been through too much, and rather than coming…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/worrying-about-scarcity-is-our-culture-s-version-of-post-traumatic/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ba/bren-brown-280_angry_worrying-about-scarcity-is-our-culture-s_882819.jpg) > [To love someone fiercely, to believe in something with your whole heart, to celebrate a fleeting moment in time, to fully engage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/to-love-someone-fiercely-to-believe-in-something-with-your-whole/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bce/bren-brown-280_believe_to-love-someone-fiercely-to-believe-in-s_1131034.jpg) > [Vulnerability is the birthplace of connection and the path to the feeling of worthiness. If it doesn't feel vulnerable, the sharing is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/vulnerability-is-the-birthplace-of-connection-and-the-path-to-the/) [Brene Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aac/bren-brown-280_birthplace_vulnerability-is-the-birthplace-of-conne_3105684.jpg) > [“...some people will continue to believe that fighting for what they need means denying the humanity of others. That makes connecting outside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/some-people-will-continue-to-believe-that-fighting-for-what-they-need/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee0/bren-brown-280_connection-to-others_some-people-will-continue-to-believe-tha_2494931.jpg) ## Other authors on Vulnerability - [Vironika Tugaleva 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vulnerability/vironika-tugaleva/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-lokesh-tuli-31414.jpg) Lokesh Tuli 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vulnerability/lokesh-tuli/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-edward-snowden-31935.jpg) Edward Snowden 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vulnerability/edward-snowden/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-tara-brach-88909.jpg) Tara Brach 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vulnerability/tara-brach/) - [Shannon L. Alder 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vulnerability/shannon-l-alder/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sun-tzu-87907.jpg) Sun Tzu 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vulnerability/sun-tzu/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-jason-mraz-47548.jpg) Jason Mraz 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vulnerability/jason-mraz/) ## More by Brené Brown > [We're raising children who have little tolerance for disappointment](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/we-re-raising-children-who-have-little-tolerance-for-disappointment/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [“always put off writing by reorganizing my entire house and spending way too much time and money buying office supplies and organizing systems. Every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/always-put-off-writing-by-reorganizing-my-entire-house-and-spending/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [When you ask people about love, they tell you about heartbreak.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/when-you-ask-people-about-love-they-tell-you-about-heartbreak/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [“I can recognize shame when it’s happening.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/i-can-recognize-shame-when-it-s-happening/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [I carry a small sheet of paper in my wallet that has written on it the names of people whose opinions of me matter.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/i-carry-a-small-sheet-of-paper-in-my-wallet-that-has-written-on-it/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/courage-starts-with-showing-up-and-letting-ourselves-be-seen/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [Waking up every day and loving someone who may or may not love us back, whose safety we can't ensure, who may stay in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/waking-up-every-day-and-loving-someone-who-may-or-may-not-love-us/) [Brene Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [“No matter how separated we are by what we think and believe, we are part of the same spiritual story.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/no-matter-how-separated-we-are-by-what-we-think-and-believe-we-are/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [Perfectionism is self-destructive simply because there is no such thing as perfect. Perfection is an unattainable goal. Additionally, perfectionism is more about perception -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/perfectionism-is-self-destructive-simply-because-there-is-no-such/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [Shame corrodes the very part of us that believes we are capable of change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/shame-corrodes-the-very-part-of-us-that-believes-we-are-capable-of/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [If you're also in the arena and you're putting your ideas out and you're owning them and you're saying "I disagree with you about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/if-you-re-also-in-the-arena-and-you-re-putting-your-ideas-out-and-you/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [“I found that men and women with high levels of shame resilience share these four elements: They understand shame and recognize what messages and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/i-found-that-men-and-women-with-high-levels-of-shame-resilience-share/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [Connection gives purpose and meaning to our lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/connection-gives-purpose-and-meaning-to-our-lives/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [“But here’s the tricky part about compassion and connecting: We can’t call just anyone. It’s not that simple. I have a lot of good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/but-here-s-the-tricky-part-about-compassion-and-connecting-we-can-t/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [“It turns out to be the place of true belonging, and it's the bravest and most sacred place you'll stand.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/it-turns-out-to-be-the-place-of-true-belonging-and-it-s-the-bravest/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vulnerability/bren-brown/#itemlist", "name": "Best Vulnerability Sayings by Brené Brown", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As a vulnerability researcher, the greatest barrier I see is our low tolerance for vulnerability. We're almost afraid to be happy. 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