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I'm just so grateful, because to feel this vulnerable means I'm alive.

Brené Brown

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Brené Brown
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: November 18
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At the end of my life I want to be able to say I contributed more than I criticized.
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There's no evidence that vulnerabilty is weakness.
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Perfection is crucial in building an aircraft, a bridge, or a high-speed train. The code and mathematics residing just below the surface of the Internet is also this way. Things are either perfectly right or they will not work. So much of the world we work and live in is based upon being correct, being perfect.
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Faith minus vulnerability and mystery equals extremism. If you've got all the answers, then don't call what you do 'faith.'
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We can’t practice compassion with other people if we can’t treat ourselves kindly.
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Empathy fuels connection sympathy drives disconnection.
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