Top 200 Brené Brown Quotes (2024 Update)

1. “Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.”

— Brené Brown

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2. “Daring greatly means the courage to be vulnerable. It means to show up and be seen. To ask for what you need. To talk about how you’re feeling. To have the hard conversations.”

— Brené Brown

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3. “Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we’re supposed to be and embracing who we are.”

— Brené Brown

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4. “You can choose courage or you can choose comfort, but you can’t have both.”

— Brené Brown

5. “I define connection as the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued; when they can give and receive without judgment; and when they derive sustenance and strength from the relationship.”

— Brené Brown

6. “Believing that you’re enough is what gives you the courage to be authentic.”

— Brené Brown

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7. “Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others.”

— Brené Brown

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8. “There is no innovation and creativity without failure. Period.”

— Brené Brown

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9. “You either walk inside your story and own it or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness.”

— Brené Brown

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10. “You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.”

— Brené Brown

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11. “We are hardwired to connect with others, it’s what gives purpose and meaning to our lives, and without it there is suffering.”

— Brené Brown

12. “Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.”

— Brené Brown

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13. “If you’re not in the arena also getting your ass kicked, I’m not interested in your feedback.”

— Brené Brown

14. “Vulnerability is the core of shame and fear and our struggle for worthiness, but it appears that it’s also the birthplace of joy, of creativity, of belonging, of love.”

— Brené Brown

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15. “Maybe stories are just data with a soul.”

— Brené Brown

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16. “When perfectionism is driving us, shame is riding shotgun and fear is that annoying backseat driver!”

— Brené Brown

17. “Vulnerability is not about winning, and it’s not about losing. It’s about having the courage to show up and be seen.”

— Brené Brown

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18. “Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren’t always comfortable, but they’re never weakness.”

— Brené Brown

19. “Joy, collected over time, fuels resilience – ensuring we’ll have reservoirs of emotional strength when hard things do happen.”

— Brené Brown

20. “Want to be happy? Stop trying to be perfect.”

— Brené Brown

21. “Lean into the discomfort of the work.”

— Brené Brown

22. “Self-compassion is key because when we’re able to be gentle with ourselves in the midst of shame, we’re more likely to reach out, connect, and experience empathy.”

— Brené Brown

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23. “Empathy fuels connection; sympathy drives disconnection.”

— Brené Brown

24. “When we deny our stories, They define us. When we own our stories, we get to write the ending.”

— Brené Brown

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25. “Worthiness doesn’t have prerequisites.”

— Brené Brown

26. “The dark does not destroy the light; it defines it. It’s our fear of the dark that casts our joy into the shadows.”

— Brené Brown

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27. “Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It’s about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen.”

— Brené Brown

28. “Courage, the original definition of courage, when it first came into the English language – it’s from the Latin word cor, meaning heart – and the original definition was to tell the story of who you are with your whole heart.”

— Brené Brown

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29. “There is no joy without gratitude.”

— Brené Brown

30. “If you put shame in a petri dish, it needs three ingredients to grow exponentially: secrecy, silence, and judgment. If you put the same amount of shame in the petri dish and douse it with empathy, it can’t survive.”

— Brené Brown

31. “Trust is a product of vulnerability that grows over time and requires work, attention, and full engagement.”

— Brené Brown

32. “We don’t have to be perfect, just engaged and committed to aligning values with actions.”

— Brené Brown

33. “Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.”

— Brené Brown

34. “What we know matters but who we are matters more.”

— Brené Brown

35. “Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.”

— Brené Brown

36. “Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity. If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path.”

— Brené Brown

37. “I don’t have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness – it’s right in front of me if I’m paying attention and practicing gratitude.”

— Brené Brown

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38. “Compassion is not a virtue – it is a commitment. It’s not something we have or don’t have – it’s something we choose to practice.”

— Brené Brown

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39. “Yes, I am imperfect and vulnerable and sometimes afraid, but that doesn’t change the truth that I am also brave and worthy of love and belonging.”

— Brené Brown

40. “Don’t try to win over the haters; you are not a jackass whisperer.”

— Brené Brown

41. “In order for connection to happen, we have to allow ourselves to be seen, really seen.”

— Brené Brown

42. “The willingness to show up changes us, It makes us a little braver each time.”

— Brené Brown

43. “Let go of who you think you should be in order to be who you are. Be imperfect and have compassion for yourself. Connection is the result of authenticity.”

— Brené Brown

44. “Perfectionism is a self destructive and addictive belief system that fuels this primary thought: If I look perfect, and do everything perfectly, I can avoid or minimize the painful feelings of shame, judgment, and blame.”

— Brené Brown

45. “At the end of my life I want to be able to say I contributed more than I criticized.”

— Brené Brown

46. “Shame cannot survive being spoken. It cannot tolerate having words wrapped around it. What it craves is secrecy, silence, and judgment. If you stay quiet, you stay in a lot of self-judgment.”

— Brené Brown

47. “If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can’t survive.”

— Brené Brown

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48. “Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance.”

— Brené Brown

49. “What makes you vulnerable makes you beautiful.”

— Brené Brown

50. “Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we’re all in this together.”

— Brené Brown