Boundaries Brene Brown Quotes

#1. Nobody does nothing. Everybody does something, sometimes nothing is something in the idle man's world.

Michael Bassey Johnson

#2. Popularity is more than looks. It's not clothes, hair, or even possessions. When we let go of these labels, we see how flimsy and relative they actually are. Real popularity is kindness and acceptance. It is about who you are, and how you treat others.

Maya Van Wagenen

#3. Living a connected life ultimately is about setting boundaries, spending less time and energy hustling and winning over people who don't matter, and seeing the value of working on cultivating connection with family and close friends.

Brene Brown

#4. Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others.

Brene Brown

#5. If you drive fast enough on a rough road you glide over the bumps and skim the pot holes - it's a smooth ride. If you charge without fear over boulders and beach debris it's the same as running on hard flat sand. The only problem is slowing down, or stopping.

Matt Padwick

#6. Compassionate people ask for what they need. They say no when they need to, and when they say yes, they mean it. They're compassionate because their boundaries keep them out of resentment.

Brene Brown

#7. My faith, inasmuch as I have any, is more like a kind of Joseph Campbell thing, and even that frequently finds itself tested to oblivion in siren waters.

David Knopfler

#8. Setting boundaries and holding people accountable is a lot more work than shaming and blaming.

Brene Brown

#9. It never ceases to amaze us that when we were in kindergarten they taught us that a frog turning into a prince was a nursery fairy tale, but when we got to college they told us that a frog turning into a prince was science.

Ron Carlson

#10. To begin, begin.

William Wordsworth

#11. I believe that what we regret most are our failures of courage, whether it's the courage to be kinder, to show up, to say how we feel, to set boundaries, to be good to ourselves. For that reason, regret can be the birthplace of empathy.

Brene Brown

#12. When it all comes true Just the way you planned It's funny but the bells don't ring It's a quiet thing.

Fred Ebb

#13. I assumed that people weren't doing their best so I judged them and constantly fought being disappointed, which was easier than setting boundaries. Boundaries are hard when you want to be liked and when you are a pleaser hellbent on being easy, fun, and flexible.

Brene Brown

#14. How can we expect people to put value on our work when we don't value ourselves enough to set and hold uncomfortable boundaries?

Brene Brown

#15. Requiring accountability while also extending your compassion is not the easiest course of action, but it is the most humane, and, ultimately, the safest for the community.

Brene Brown

#16. I'm never more courageous than when I'm embracing imperfection, embracing vulnerabilities, and setting boundaries with the people in my life.

Brene Brown

#17. Don't get too close, mis amigos. Two reasons: I haven't completely broken 'em in yet. And they smell worse than camel butt.

Mark Frost

#18. Town after town has but one newspaper or one radio station. It is often owned by Murdoch. Yes, we don't have as much freedom of the press as we think we have - although the traditional freedom of speech is strongly rooted in American culture.

Pete Seeger

#19. I am enough (worthiness versus shame). I've had enough (boundaries versus one-uping and comparison). Showing up, taking risks, and letting myself be seen is enough (engagement versus disengagement).

Brene Brown

#20. The birthday party was me and her, a whore friend of hers and her pimp, and the cake.

Diane Arbus

#21. When we fail to set boundaries and hold people accountable, we feel used and mistreated. This is why we sometimes attack who they are, which is far more hurtful than addressing a behavior or a choice.

Brene Brown