Quotes about Being Yourself

Be motivated by these quotes about being yourself. Let them remind you to do just that - be yourself! Find words of wisdom in these quotes.

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

I think of life itself now as a wonderful play that I've written for myself, and so my purpose is to have the utmost fun playing my part. Shirley MacLaine

Be what you are. This is the first step toward becoming better than you are. Julius Charles Hare

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

You must have control of the authorship of your own destiny. The pen that writes your life story must be held in your own hand. Irene C. Kassorla

If you're able to be yourself, then you have no competition. All you have to do is get closer and closer to that essence. Barbara Cook

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself. Harvey Fierstein

Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got. Janis Joplin

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

You were born an original. Don't die a copy. John Mason

Being born in a duck yard does not matter, if only you are hatched from a swan's egg. Hans Christian Andersen We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves. François Duc de La Rochefoucauld

Pretending to be someone you are not requires a lot of energy to maintain the façade, and the need to always be on your guard so that you do not reveal what and who you really are, what you really believe. Catherine Pulsifer, Are You Really Who You Are

In short, who cares! Be yourself, enjoy who you are. Byron Pulsifer, Be Yourself