289 quotes found
“I found I was more confident when I stopped trying to be someone else’s definition of beautiful and started being my own.”
“Rather than looking outward in an attempt to predict the outcome, you turn inward to your identity. You base the decision on who you are--or who you want to be.”
“It might be extremely dorky to point out, but who you are is singular. It’s science. No one else in existence has your point of view or exact genome (identical twins and clones, look for inspiratio...”
“Often people attempt to live their lives backwards: they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want so that they will be happier. The way it actually works is the...”
“Be yourself!’ said Gro. ‘No one will hear any of you otherwise, still less trust you. That’s the most important thing of all. If you’re not yourself you just can’t sustain it in the long term.”
“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.”
“Do not let other people invade your personality. Remember that every human being is a unique phenomenon, and worth developing. You will meet many who have no resources of their own, and who will tr...”
“Sometimes it takes a lot of courage to be who you are.”
“But then Macon smiled at me. "Just be yourself, Foster. That's the best thing in the world.”
