Be Yourself Quotes

I have never tried to be a good person, or to appear to be a good person. What I do and what I have done is merely a side effect of my desire to become me. I have only wanted to be me; if people think I'm good, then so be it. If people think I'm bad, then so be it. But if anything, my greatest struggle is to not come across as so good. I always find myself asking, "Why do I keep on giving off this immense impression of goodness?" Can I ask the world, am I not simply allowed to be me; without needing to be classified as either good or bad? Being known as good has its own prison just as much as being bad has its jail bars. I am so tired of the need to classify people. I am me.

Stop living within the confines of how others define you! You weren't created to live their life; you were created to live yours - so LIVE it! You can reignite that fire within and bring the passion back into your goals, dreams, ambitions, careers, and relationships by reclaiming control of your own life. Be unapologetically YOU!

It's a a damn good day to be alive.

in a crowd of roses, choose to be a sunflower.thornless. unwithering. abundant in seeds

Control Your Own Destiny or Someone Else Will

Every category has its snobs: music, books, movies. There are so many things a man is only pressured into liking or disliking.

Everyone has a sense of humor. If you don't laugh at jokes, you probably laugh at opinions.

Before the Plan, there is an Idea. Before the Idea, there is a Purpose. Before the Purpose, there is Your Spirit...aching to express Itself

Don't look for society to give you permission to be yourself.

When you find yourself surrounded by sane people excited about your idea and lending support, you realize, perhaps, you are not as crazy as you think you are

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

My best advice is to be yourself. Unless you’re psychotic, then you might want to try a different tactic.

...it’s just another one of those things I don’t understand: everyone impresses upon you how unique you are, encouraging you to cultivate your individuality while at the same time trying to squish you and everyone else into the same ridiculous mould. It’s an artist’s right to rebel against the world’s stupidity.

Always be yourself and have faith in yourself. Do not go out and look for a successful personality and try to duplicate it.

Plants are more courageous than almost all human beings: an orange tree would rather die than produce lemons, whereas instead of dying the average person would rather be someone they are not.

Just remember to always be yourself and don’t be afraid to speak your mind or to dream out loud

Humility is never about being small, unseen and unnoticed. Humility is really about expressing all the wonder you are in a way that all people see is the awesomeness and greatness of GOD.

If you want to live within the definition of your own truth, you have to choose to go through the painful process of finding it.

You are not a bad person because you are gay. You are you because you are you and you were meant to be you so be you proudly.

Who is most likely to bother about your happiness? You, yourself. So like yourself, love yourself, change for your own good and stop looking out to others for your happiness.

Please don't sing and dance," I whisper, but it's too late. He's snapping his fingers and doing this sexy groove to the music. It should look really stupid - and it kind of does - but with his tight abs and his tattoos and piercings, it's really just...precious.

Getting into the habit of changing who you are to please others, is setting a lifetime marathon of running away from yourself.

All I wanted was to live a life where I could be me, and be okay with that. I had no need for material possessions, money or even close friends with me on my journey. I never understood people very well anyway, and they never seemed to understand me very well either. All I wanted was my art and the chance to be the creator of my own world, my own reality. I wanted the open road and new beginnings every day.

If you choose to be fearless, then be fearlessly authentic not an imitation of someone you envy.

... an artist should paint from the heart, and not always what people expect. Predictability often leads to the dullest work, in my opinion, and we have been bored stiff long enough I think.

Leave mystery in your life. Give them a little and keep them wondering. If you reveal everything about yourself, people will lose interest. For as humans, we are curious creatures. We are more interested in the things lurking in the shadows than the things that are brought into the light.

Just because they disagree, doesn't mean you ain't right.

Maybe the problem with lying is that once you start faking it, it's impossible to tell where the make-believe you ends and the real you begins. It's hard to be who you are, but it's even harder to keep up the lie.

Be yourself because an original is worth more than just a copy.

Pursue great things.You are destiny for greatness.

Standing alone scares alot of people it means they have to be themselves and more often than not they haven't the slightest clue who they've been all this time & that's why people stay the same because it's a frightening choice to step away from the crowd.

Happiness grows best in the soil of contentment.

When all seems to be against you, remember, a ship sometimes has to sail against the current, not with it.

There’s nothing new. The novelty lies in being yourself.

You don’t have to say everything to be a light. Sometimes a fire built on a hill will bring interested people to your campfire.

The fear of being yourself is the beginning of self-doubt.

If roses tried to be sunflowers, they would lose their beauty; and if sunflowers tried to be roses, they would lose their strength.

Everything just feels so empty without her. She was more a parent to me than my birth parents were. She took me in, fed, dressed me, but most importantly, she treated me with respect. She taught me that my abilities were nothing to be ashamed of, nothing I should try so hard to deny. She convinced me that what I had was a gift-not a curse- and that I shouldn't let other people's narrow minds and fears determine how I love, what I do, or how I perceive myself in the world. She actually made me believe that in no way, shape, or form did their uninformed opinions make me a freak.

One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes. In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility

Don't let other people's opinions distort your reality. Be true to yourself. Be bold in pursuing your dreams. Be unapologetically you!

Not caring is absolute freedom, and if you own it, all the way, it emits supreme confidence.

Follow your heart, listen to your inner voice, stop caring what others think.

Make the most of yourself....for that is all there is of you.

We live in a world full of people who are satisfied with pretending to be someone they are not.

Being yourself is all it takes. If you want to impress someone don't be someone else just be yourself.

Making many mistakesDoesn't make you a failureIt makes you become more successful

You are nothing but a reflection of your imagination. Be yourself to create a better self.

I think people get lost in becoming someone other then themselves when they spend too much time in the presence of those who don't bring out the best in them.

In the end, all disguises must drop.

Sometimes you just have to find the majesty in yourself and other things to truly appreciate life.

Insecure girls continue to hate and being ashamed of themselves. Thick or thin, tall or short, dark or fair, you’re beautiful the way you are and you don’t realize it. Real men always choose, love, respect, adore the real YOU. If you're changing for your man, something ain't right. Accept, Stay real, Love yourself & know your worth. You're not ugly, Society is...

At the end of the day, it’s your life. If you turn out good, the world celebrates you and with you (not minding how you achieved it). If bad, they abandon you (even if they gave you the advice that led you to doom). Just be you and follow your heart.

She had blue skin. And so did he. He kept it hid, And so did she. They searched for blue Their whole life through, Then passed right by - And never knew.

Do not underrate yourself trying to be somebody else.

If they don`t like you for being yourself, be yourself even more

Open your mind a little, don't believe everything you hear, see or read, the world is so caught up in trying to avoid the topics that matter that you'll lose yourself trying to become like it.

Be yourself because an original is always worth more than a copy.

It doesn't matter if you're 20, 40, 60, 80, or 100. Embrace your sexy-ass self and express it!

Never allow anyone to define you! Just be you!

Follow your heart, listen to your inner voice, stop caring about what others think.