“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
— Oscar Wilde“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
— Bernard M. Baruch“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson“Always be a first rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of someone else.”
— Judy Garland“Never dull your shine for somebody else.”
— Tyra Banks“Make the most of yourself....for that is all there is of you.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson“Every morning when I wake up, I experience an exquisite joy —the joy of being Salvador Dalí— and I ask myself in rapture: What wonderful things is this Salvador Dalí going to accomplish today?”
— Salvador Dalí“You were born to stand out, stop trying to fit in.”
— Roy T. Bennett“You don't need anybody to tell you who you are or what you are. You are what you are!”
— John Lennon“There are some values that you should never compromise on to stay true to yourself; you should be brave to stand up for what you truly believe in even if you stand alone.”
— Roy T. Bennett“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.”
— Mokokoma Mokhonoana“Your need for acceptance can make you invisible in this world. Don't let anything stand in the way of the light that shines through this form. Risk being seen in all of your glory.”
— Jim Carrey“Never apologize for burning too brightly or collapsing into yourself every night. That is how galaxies are made.”
— Tyler Kent White“Everyone's on the cliff edge of normal. Everyone finds life an utter nightmare sometimes, and there's no 'normal' way of dealing with it... There is no normal, Evelyn.”
— Holly Bourne“About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won't like you at all.”
— Rita Mae Brown“I know I'm not going to be in your head all the time. But once you know me, I'll be forever in your heart. ”
— Crystal Woods“Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses.”
— Brian Tracy“Life is like butter - when things cool down it can be reshaped”
— Alan Sheinwald“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.”
— Shel Silverstein