Daring Greatly / Rising Strong Quotes

“Empathy has no script. There is no right way or wrong way to do it. It’s simply listening, holding space, withholding judgment, emotionally connecting, and communicating that incredibly healing message of ‘You’re not alone.”
― Brené Brown, Daring Greatly / Rising Strong

“When shame becomes a management style, engagement dies. When failure is not an option we can forget about learning and creativity and innovation.”
― Brené Brown, Daring Greatly / Rising Strong

“we must dare to show up and let ourselves be seen.”
― Brené Brown, Daring Greatly / Rising Strong

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again... who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly." -Teddy Roosevelt”
― Brené Brown, Daring Greatly / Rising Strong

“Nothing has transformed my life more than realizing it’s a waste of time to evaluate my worthiness by weighing the reaction of people in the stance. The people who love me, will be there regardless of the outcome.”
― Brené Brown, Daring Greatly / Rising Strong

“I want to look at Steve and my kids and say, “ I’m with you. In the arena. And when we fail, we’ll fail together, while daring greatly.”
― Brené Brown, Daring Greatly / Rising Strong

“They were with me in the arena, fighting for me and with me.”
― Brené Brown, Daring Greatly / Rising Strong

“Perfect and bulletproof are seductive, but they don’t exist in the human experience. We must walk in the arena, whatever it may be.”
― Brené Brown, Daring Greatly / Rising Strong