
Brené Brown
American research professor at the University of Houston who has spent over two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy. Her TED Talk "The Power of Vulnerability" is one of the most-watched talks of all time. Author of Daring Greatly, Rising Strong, Braving the Wilderness, and Atlas of the Heart.
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Quotes by Brené Brown
119 quotes“To rise is to choose courage in the face of failure.”
resilienceRising Strong
“Your imperfections are what make you whole.”
wholenessThe Gifts of Imperfection
“The most courageous thing we can do is be ourselves.”
courageThe Gifts of Imperfection
“Healing requires the willingness to feel what we feel.”
healingRising Strong
“To be wholehearted is to engage life with vulnerability and worthiness.”
wholeheartednessThe Gifts of Imperfection
“You can't shame people into change.”
shameDaring Greatly
“To dare is to risk being known.”
courageDaring Greatly
“Authenticity is the ground of belonging.”
belongingBraving the Wilderness
“Brene Brown's law: stay curious about your own pain.”
curiosityAtlas of the Heart
“The best experiences are built on permission—the permission to be yourself, to feel something real, to belong.”
gatheringDare to Lead, TED talks on vulnerability and belonging
“The opposite of scarcity is not abundance. It's enough. And enough is a festival mindset.”
people-firstBraving the Wilderness
“The real magic happens when you create a space where people feel safe enough to be themselves.”
people-firstDaring Greatly and speaking engagements
“The power of gathering is that it transforms individual dreams into collective reality.”
cultural-impactDare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts, 2018
“An event is successful when people leave changed—not just entertained, but actually transformed by what they experienced.”
cultural-impactRising Strong TED Talk
“The best events are built on permission—permission to be yourself, permission to feel, permission to belong.”
gatheringDare to Lead, 2018
“The reason people gather is fundamentally unchanged since the beginning of civilization—they want to feel less alone.”
gatheringDare to Lead, 2018
“You cannot orchestrate a great gathering without understanding the deep human need to belong.”
people-firstDaring Greatly, 2012
“The future of events is about creating spaces where people feel safe enough to be themselves. Everything else flows from that.”
people-firstDare to Lead, 2018
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