Brene Brown Quotes

If a fan approaches me and I feel like they have some kind of agenda, I'm probably gonna get real closed-off and not talk to them. But if I feel a connection with someone, or if I feel a certain trust with somebody, I feel like, 'You know what, I can open up to this person and tell them about an experience.'

Something about telling that story made my gut grow back together." What?" Oh, nothing. Just thinking out loud." That's who you really like. The people you can think out loud in front of." The people who've been in your secret hiding places." The people you bite your thumb in front of." Hi." Hi." ..." ..." Wow. My first Lindsey." My second Colin." That was fun. Let's try it again." Sold." ..." ..." ...".

There is a difference between vulnerability and telling people everything about yourself. Vulnerability is a feeling. Telling everyone about yourself is just facts and details.

I wouldn't tell you anything about anybody I cared about because it becomes entertainment for other people, and it sort of just cheapens everything in your life. I would never tell you if I was dating anybody.

I'll date one day if I find someone that I want to let into my life enough.

Relationships or not, I believe that people don't need to know about my life beyond a certain point.

I think you have to be guarded but not closed off.

You'd have to spend a lot of time with me before I'd be comfortable enough to show my dark side.

The closer and more confidential our relationship with someone, the less we are entitled to ask about what we are not voluntarily told.

If someone looks genuinely interested and asks me a deeply personal question, I'll give the answer. I'm too open.

I feel only my friends and family need to know what is happening in my personal life.

I'm an oversharer but selective about who I share with.

I think having a private life that you only share with your nearest and dearest is important. Otherwise, who are you?

I've always tried to keep things as private as possible. Relationships are so hard as it is, especially when things are new and I'm all over the place. So you have to keep that as personal as possible.

I have no plans to go public if I get into a relationship. I will do my best to safeguard the privacy of the person I love and respect her feelings.

I'm really not comfortable talking about my personal life.

I'm not going to let everyone in, but when I do open up, I trust you. I let you fully in. My close friends, my family, and everyone around me can really appreciate it, and sometimes it's not the easiest to open up to people.

We're very private people and we tend to write about our relationships but keep the actual details close to our chests.

It's not easy to learn to trust someone and let someone trust you.

I think relationships are the one area you should keep private, because there's nothing worse than people talking about them.

My relationship with Nayan is too personal to talk about. I am not comfortable sharing it.

If I like a person, I don't have any mask/filter. I will open up a lot. I had hurt myself in the past because a couple of persons took advantage of me. I realised that they are not genuine people. Since then, I take time to open myself up for new people.

I think of relationships as having a really safe place with someone where you are, and making an effort to show up everyday - to see them and feel seen, especially as an actor when you're already pretending to be other people all the time. It's an incredible gift to feel seen by one person; a culture of two.

I'm a person who doesn't necessarily enjoy feeling vulnerable, so I think my loved ones and my family make me feel vulnerable. Also, being connected with people when I'm working is a very vulnerable place to be.

Why do you tell me... so much?" Luthe considered her. "I tell you... some you need to know, and some you have earned the right to know, and some it won't hurt you to know--" He stopped.... "Some things I tell you only because I wish to tell them to you.