Being Yourself Quotes and Sayings

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

Originality is a by-product of sincerity.

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.

You were born an original. Don’t become a copy.

I never wanted to be different; I just wanted to be me.

Why live to please others? I mean, it’s your life. If you aren’t happy with it, what’s the use in living?

To be natural is such a very difficult pose to keep up.

The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.

In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.

It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.

Enjoy who you are. Don’t hate yourself for what you aren’t.

It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.

If God had wanted me otherwise, He would have created me otherwise.

It is not worth an intelligent man’s time to be in the majority. By definition, there are already enough people to do that.

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

The greatest success is being yourself.

If we cannot be ourselves, there is no need for a mirror.

Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be, because sooner or later, if you are posing, you will forget the pose, and then where are you?

We all wear masks, and the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing some of our own skin.

It is never too late to be what you might have been.

I’ve worked hard to get what little self-esteem I have, and I refuse to let you take it from me.

Accept no one’s definition of your life, but define yourself.

Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.

No man can climb out beyond the limitations of his own character.

If you don’t like my words, don’t listen. If you don’t like my appearance, don’t look. If you don’t like my actions, turn your head; It’s as simple as that.

Any life, no matter how long and complex it may be, is made up of a single moment–the moment in which a man finds out, once and for all, who he is.

He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away.

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

God has given you one face, and you make yourself another.

Freedom lies in being yourself.

The great majority of us are required to live a life of constant duplicity.

Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble

No man can climb out beyond the limitations of his own character.

Be what you are. This is the first step towards becoming better than you are.

There is just one life for each of us: our own.

Accept everything about yourself–I mean everything, You are you and that is the beginning and the end–no apologies, no regrets.

Be not anxious about what you have, but about what you are.

Just being yourself, being who you are, is a successful rebellion.

This is who I am. Nobody said you had to like it.

I was once afraid of people saying, “Who does she think she is?” Now I have the courage to stand and say, “This is who I am.”

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.

Folks may call you different, they may say that you can’t win, but it’s not what’s on the outside – It’s what you have within!

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.

I make excuses for everything in my life, I’m not perfect and I’m glad because I think that would make me extremely boring.

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.

It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is.

Accept everything about yourself, You are you and that is the beginning and the end–no apologies, no regrets.

Learn to be what you are, and learn to live with all that you are not.

110 Comments to “Being Yourself Quotes and Sayings”

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  • 1. Joana wrote on 19 April, 2008
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    Imitation is Limitation.

  • 2. Charlaine wrote on 13 June, 2008
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    Wanting to be someone else, is the waste of the person that you are.

  • 3. lucy wrote on 14 August, 2008
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    Never give up being yourself. If you are trying to be like everyone else, then you will live a sad life, just be yourself not a copy.

  • 4. shar wrote on 3 September, 2008
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    the greatest happiness is achieved when u r urself

  • 5. Megan wrote on 9 September, 2008
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    Always be yourself because life is too short to be anyone else.

  • 6. kate wrote on 16 September, 2008
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    Individuality is the definition of freedom.

  • 7. Lauren wrote on 19 October, 2008
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    The more you try to be someone else the less time you have to try to find yourself.

  • 8. Steph wrote on 4 February, 2009
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    Be yourself, because everybody else is already taken!

  • 9. Tamika wrote on 21 March, 2009
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    You can’t stand me, sit down. You can’t face me, turn around. I am who I am…like it or not…accept it.

  • 10. Natasha wrote on 19 June, 2009
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    Im an original so have fun making a copy<3

  • 11. Kaylee wrote on 28 June, 2009
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    Don’t live somebody else’s life. Your own should last you a lifetime!

  • 12. Ally wrote on 7 July, 2009
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    Being yourself isn’t a difficult task to do. Especially when everyone else is taken. Why would you waste your life trying to be someone your not when the person you really are is right within you. Remember, the person you are is who you are meant to be so live your life good while being yourself!

  • 13. Unknown wrote on 7 July, 2009
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    Why try to change who you are to make someone love you when the right person will love you for who you really are, its no fun hiding who you are in front of the person you love.

  • 14. Secret Gal. wrote on 7 July, 2009
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    I have a friend who tries to be the same as me. She can never be herself in front of her parents and let alone her best friend. It kinda ruins my friendship with her when she can never be herself. What is she trying to hide? Nobody likes the person you try to be, they like the person you truly are.

  • 15. keerthi wrote on 18 August, 2009
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    Nobody Can Play Your Role Better Than Yourself.

  • 16. Thomas Imrie wrote on 23 August, 2009
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    If you go through life allowing your self to be dictated to by others you will find yourself leading the life that they want you to have rather than the life that you deserve to have.

  • 17. am wrote on 12 September, 2009
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    Every one has their own importance in this world.

    God send every person with a purpose.

    No one can play his role better than him.

  • 18. Carney wrote on 21 September, 2009
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    It Is Better To Fail In Originality, Than To Succeed In Imitation.

  • 19. Shankar Bheriya wrote on 22 September, 2009
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    There is no difference between a man who is 100% himself and the God

  • 20. Aditya wrote on 13 October, 2009
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    Be yourself who else is better qualified.

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