Being Yourself Quotes - Page 2

We can't all succeed following the same path as successful men followed. Each person has it's own destiny. You might get stuck at any stage if it's not your way but you'll fly away if it's yours. Follow your mind and take serious anything you do.

When someone is nasty or treats you poorly, don't take it personally. It says nothing about you, but a lot about them.

Dear heart, we embrace the song and the story and all our gifts because the world has such great need, and because the world exceedingly rejoices, and because there is no sadder thing than to leave this world having never really shown up.

To shine your brightest light is to be who you truly are.

Ordinary people are products of their environment and fit in. Artists transcend their environment and stand out.

When you give all your power to the powers that be, you take away the powers of thee.

He impressed people. Unconsciously. Some people are like that. I'm not. There's something in those people that breaks down all the barriers, because they act completely the way they are, have nothing to hide, never shelter behind anything, are just themselves, straightforward.

Fashion should be a form of escapism, and not a form of imprisonment.

I honour the clarity of the present moment, and the stillness at the centre of being (mine & others), even in the midst of so much doing.

That's what I fear: being subtracted from myself. Negation. Forced against my will to become a beast.

Being original is beautiful. Copying someone is just being a fool

Instead of writing my rules, I followed his. And that’s when I knew it all went wrong.

It is less about becoming a better person, and more of being better, as a person.

Exactly. We don't belong here. They're not staring out of disdain, Jordan; they're staring out of jealousy. We don't have to be a part of the horrible modelling industry. You don't have to watch what you eat and I don't have to worry about how many zits are on my face. We can be whoever the fuck we want, a type of liberty that a majority of people crave.

An amazing thing happens when you stop seeking approval and validation: You find it. People are naturally drawn like magnets to those who know who they are and cannot be shaken!

So you're a little weird? Work it! A little different? OWN it! Better to be a nerd than one of the herd!

The thought of being whoever I want is a terrifying thing, because I have only ever been who everyone has wanted me to be.

Fairy tales thrive on black and white. In life, there’s only grey – no bad guys, no good guys. You could be the Cheshire cat, Snow White, a troll or a pastry-making witch whose diet consists only of little kids, but you’ll always be you.

Letting go of "stuff" allowed the world to collapse behind me as I moved, so I became nothing more or less than who I simply was: Me.

There is no model, no actress, no Miss America contender that can outshine a happy, confident, secure woman.

When I am away, I am with it. When I am with it, I am away.

Adoption is outside. You act out what it feels like to be the one who doesn't belong. And you act it out by trying to do to others what has been done to you. It is impossible to believe anyone loves you for yourself.I never believed that my parents loved me. I tried to love them but it didn't work. It has taken me a long time to learn how to love - both the giving and the receiving. I have written about love obsessively, forensically, and I know/knew it as the highest value.I loved God of course, in the early days, and God loved me. That was something. And I loved animals and nature. And poetry. People were the problem. How do you love another person? How do you trust another person to love you? I had no idea. I thought that love was loss. Why is the measure of love loss?

Whomever you truly are... honor that person. No dream was ever realized by disappearing into the shadows of self-deceit and doubt.

Charm is simply a matter of being yourself. Your uniqueness is your power.

When I am, you are not.

It’s better to be a “misfit” than a “one-size-fits-all”!

I write because I'm free,because I can,because I will. I write because I must,because I'm breathing,because I'd go crazy otherwise,because it's who I am.I write to make a statement,to share my thoughts,to discover myself,to express my ideas.But most of all, I write for future generations.I write for love. I write to inspire.I write to encourage. I write for me.

God, no. I don’t want to tame her, I want to watch her. I just want to watch her be herself – it turns me on like nothing else.

Being here is such a contrast to where I’d otherwise be.

Some will wear masks their entire life because they care about what other people think, while others remove the mask to be who they truly are. The difference between the two is not the ability to trust others, but to trust in God.

Take care not to listen to anyone who tells you what you can and can't be in life.

If you live life on your own terms it shouldn’t feel like a jail cell.

Know all the theories, master all the techniques, but as you touch a human soul be just another human soul.

If you must walk in someone's shadow make sure it's your own

A girl who truly knows herself is a girl that everybody else wants to know.

You want to be a river? This is not necessary because you can be a river without being a river; just flow in your life, this is what the rivers are doing, they are flowing! Remember, you can be anything without giving up yourself. Never wish to be something else, always be yourself! You want to be a Sun? Just give warmth to everyone with kind words!

True beauty can only be found in the true Self.

After sounding a lot like other people in my decades of past I have found my own voice when I realized I needed Christ and in so doing I am becoming just like Him as time marches on.

When you are no longer afraid is when you can be yourself.

A person who is truly cool is a work of art. And remember, original works of art cost exponentially higher than imitations. Just take a look at the the coolest people in history. They will always be a part of history for being extremely original individuals, not imitations.