Best quotes by Brene Brown on People

Checkout quotes by Brene Brown on People

• ‟ A deep sense of love and belonging is an irreducible need of all people. We are biologically, cognitively, physically, and spiritually wired to love, to be loved, and to belong. When those needs are not met, we don't function as we were meant to. We break. We fall apart. We numb. We ache. We hurt others. We get sick.

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• ‟ I carry a small sheet of paper in my wallet that has written on it the names of people whose opinions of me matter. To be on that list, you have to love me for my strengths and struggles.

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

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• ‟ 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?

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• ‟ To me, a leader is someone who holds her- or himself accountable for finding potential in people and processes. And so what I think is really important is sustainability.

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

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

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• ‟ To me, constructive criticism is when people take ownership of their ideas. That's why I don't listen to anything that's anonymous. But it's hard; when there's something hurtful out there, I still want to read it over and over and memorize it and explain my point of view to the person.

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• ‟ As unique as we all are, an awful lot of us want the same things. We want to shake up our current less-than-fulfilling lives. We want to be happier, more loving, forgiving and connected with the people around us.

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

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• ‟ In my research, I've interviewed a lot of people who never fit in, who are what you might call 'different': scientists, artists, thinkers. And if you drop down deep into their work and who they are, there is a tremendous amount of self-acceptance.

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• ‟ If I feel good about my parenting, I have no interest in judging other people's choices. If I feel good about my body, I don't go around making fun of other people's weight or appearance. We're hard on each other because we're using each other as a launching pad out of our own perceived deficiency.

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