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.