300 Best Atlas of the Heart Quotes by Brené Brown (2023)

1. “When we feel good about the choices we’re making and when we’re engaging with the world from a place of worthiness rather than scarcity, we feel no need to judge and attack.”

2. “Nothing has transformed my life more than realizing that it’s a waste of time to evaluate my worthiness by weighing the reaction of the people in the stands.”

3. As it turns out, being able to see what’s coming doesn’t make it any less painful when it arrives.

4. “Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.”

5. “CHOOSING TO BE CURIOUS IS CHOOSING TO BE VULNERABLE BECAUSE IT REQUIRES US TO SURRENDER TO UNCERTAINTY.”

6. As Adam Grant writes, “Intelligence is traditionally viewed as the ability to think and learn. Yet in a turbulent world, there’s another set of cognitive skills that might matter more: the ability to rethink and unlearn.”

7. Here is my definition of comparison: Comparison is the crush of conformity from one side and competition from the other—it’s trying to simultaneously fit in and stand out. Comparison says, “Be like everyone else, but better.”

8. “People will do almost anything to not feel pain, including causing pain and abusing power. ”

9. “Learning to label emotions with a more nuanced vocabulary can be absolutely transformative.”

10. “Comparison is the crush of conformity from one side and competition from the other—it’s trying to simultaneously fit in and stand out. Comparison says, “Be like everyone else, but better.”

11. “Vulnerability is not winning or losing; it’s having the courage to show up and be seen when we have no control over the outcom