Quote

We are the most in-debt, obese, addicted and medicated adult cohort in U.S. history.

Brené Brown

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Brené Brown
Age: 58
Born: 1965
Born: November 18
Author
Essayist
Podcaster
Researcher
Scientist
Social Worker
Military City
USA
Brene Brown
Addicted
Healthcare
Adult
Debt
Adults
Motivation
Medicated
Inspiration
Cohort
History
Obese

More quotes by Brené Brown

Image
The question isn't so much Are you parenting the right way? as it is: Are you the adult that you want your child to grow up to be?
Brené Brown
Image
Nothing is as uncomfortable, dangerous and hurtful as believing that I'm standing on the outside of my life looking in and wondering what it would be like if I had the courage to show up and let myself be seen.
Brené Brown
Image
When the people we love stop paying attention, trust begins to slip away and hurt starts seeping in.
Brené Brown
Image
Vulnerability is not knowing victory or defeat, it’s understanding the necessity of both it’s engaging. It’s being all in.
Brené Brown
Image
Empathy is the antidote to shame.
Brené Brown
Image
When you ask people about love, they tell you about heartbreak.
Brené Brown
Image
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
Image
I think a lot of us are looking for the same thing.
Brené Brown
Image
Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage.
Brené Brown
Image
Want to be happy? Stop trying to be perfect.
Brené Brown
Image
Vulnerability is not about fear and grief and disappointment it is the birthplace of everything we're hungry for.
Brené Brown
Image
A good life happens when you stop and are grateful for the ordinary moments that so many of us just steamroll over to try to find those extraordinary moments.
Brené Brown
Image
Perfectionism is self destructive simply because there's no such thing as perfect. Perfection is an unattainable goal.
Brené Brown
Image
Unused creativity is not benign.
Brené Brown
Image
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.
Brené Brown
Image
Are you the adult that you want your child to grow up to be?
Brené Brown
Image
Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.
Brené Brown
Image
Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others.
Brené Brown
Image
There’s nothing more daring than showing up, putting ourselves out there and letting ourselves be seen.
Brené Brown
Image
We would solve a lot of huge problems that are causing massive suffering. Poverty, violence, homophobia, heterosexism, racism, the environment - all these things that are crippling us. We need big, bold, dangerous, crazy ideas to solve these problems. When failure is not an option, innovation and creativity are not options.
Brené Brown