Brene Brown Quotes

I don't like to use my last name. I don't like it attached to things because people think you can just stamp your name on something, and it's not organic or that you're just doing it for money.

People don't get through to the essence of you right away - it's always the famous 'girl' or the famous 'girlfriend'. I'd rather be known for myself.

You should be unique, you should be confident, and that's how people remember who you are. You have to be willing to share who you are and your story.

I don't want a 'good' image.

Even though I like speaking freely, I don't really have a desire anymore to profile myself as the individual wanting to be recognized.

I don't feel bound by my face or my body. I don't feel like that's the biggest gift I have to offer the world. I feel like there are more parts of me to offer than that.

I was bringing my attitude as a regular person 'cause this is my attitude.

I think people should feel encouraged to be themselves.

I've always avoided publicity. I've never been good copy at any stage of my life. I don't strive for it, because I don't think it's important whether I'm good copy or not. The two can go together, if that's your personality, but every person on this earth is unique.

Being popular isn't everything; being true to yourself is!

I think pop culture underestimates people. The message is, 'Being yourself is the worst thing you could possibly be.' But people are still attracted to it.

My husband and I grew up with parents who supported our passion, and we're grateful to them for that. It really helps you find your identity when you're younger. It helps you become a really well-rounded person, the more you can show from different perspectives. The arts show us empathy, which is so important.

I didn't think it was fair to my music to label me as the daughter of somebody - I didn't think it described me very well and I didn't think it had anything to do with my music.

Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it.

I see no reason to hide who I am or what I look like.

If you let society and your peers define who you are, you're the less for it.

I have to fight to keep my image really me... I rejected some gorgeous publicity shots because they just didn't look like me.

To me the definition of true masculinity - and femininity, too - is being able to lay in your own skin comfortably.

There's more pressure to be famous for being yourself than if you're being a character.

I just want girls to realize, everybody's born a way for a reason, and you are who you are. You should just be yourself at all times. The only way you're going to get through life, happily, is being yourself.

I know that many people kill off their real personality just to fit into this society, but why do we have to compromise? I never understood that. I decided to try to be myself and to live by my own values rather than those of others.

Be yourself is about the worst advice you can give to some people.

Every person has a different view of another person's image. That's all perception. The character of a man, the integrity, that's who you are.

Actors play different characters in every project they do. Though it has nothing to do with my craft, the red carpet gives me the opportunity to show who I really am and be myself.

Never compromise yourself.