Brene Brown Quotes

You cannot talk about race without talking about privilege. And when people start talking about privilege, they get paralyzed by shame.

Brene Brown

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 18, 1965

Topics

PeopleStartTalkingYouRaceTalk

I don't write anything that I haven't lived. In terms of integrity, you have to write what you live. And if you write beyond what you live, it is theory. And theory is not helpful. It is just not.

John Eldredge

IntegrityLiveYouBeyondWrite

Obviously I was well aware that I had what people consider a privileged upbringing. My mom was never a bake-cookies sort of mom. I really had no reins whatsoever.

Anderson Cooper

PeopleMomNeverWellAwareSort

People always say, 'I want to be the best fighter in the world.' That's why I respect Conor. He said he wants to be the best fighter in the world, and he's trying to prove it.

Max Holloway

RespectBestPeopleWorldTrying

Of course, I write crime stories, and I have to describe violence and the aftermath of violence.

Jeffery Deaver

ViolenceCrimeWriteCourseStories

For the most part, I've sat on the sidelines over the years during the endless debates about how we need to do more to encourage more women to start companies.

Michael Arrington

WomenStartMoreNeedOverYears

I tend not to dwell on the parallels between chess and business, chess and the martial arts, or any two things for that matter, because the truth is that all pursuits are connected if we gain an eye for the thematic links.

Joshua Waitzkin

BusinessTruthEyeTruth IsChess

Theater is very much the world I'd like to get back to, particularly in New York, both as an actor and director.

Jason Alexander

New YorkWorldBackNewActorGet

To do a drawing for a painting most often means doing something very sketchy and schematic and then later making it polished.

Jasper Johns

PaintingDoingDrawingSomething

The original version of 'Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang' was made to a Boz Scaggs song; I can't remember the name of the song.

Dr. Dre

SongNameRememberOriginalMade

The quality of the writing, really. Simple as that. Beautiful words. It's very nice as a singer to do great songs, which have wonderful lyrics and strong feelings underneath the song.

Bryan Ferry

BeautifulGreatQualitySimpleWords

I love playing a dad. It's hard to find family dramas that are genuinely funny.

Peter Gallagher

FamilyFunnyLoveFindHardPlaying

I think the way the audience takes the Indian film-star is a little different from the way the audience takes the Western star there. We are considered like demi-gods here, and the reason is not because we are better or good, but because there is no other mode of entertainment in India.

Shah Rukh Khan

GoodThinkBetterIndiaWayReason

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