Quotes About About Being Yourself

#1. It's always about being yourself and not being ashamed of being different or thinking different.

Marilyn Manson

#2. I don't want to be the cliche American Idol dude. I want to be different, you know - that's the whole goal, me and music. It's about being yourself and being unique.

Paul McDonald

#3. Fashion is about dressing according to what's fashionable. Style is more about being yourself.

Oscar De La Renta

#4. Meditation is simply about being yourself and knowing about who that is. It is about coming to realize that you are on a path whether you like it or not, namely the path that is your life. - Jon Kabat

Howard Zinn

#5. It's not about believing in yourself; it's about being yourself
take action!!

Shannon L. Alder

#6. 'Born this Way' is about being yourself, and loving who you are and being proud.

Lady Gaga

#7. In an age where there is much talk about "being yourself," I reserve to myself the right to forget about being myself, since in any case there is very little chance of my being anybody else.

Thomas Merton

#8. One of the fun things about being an actor is stepping outside yourself and outside of your own experience. It's challenging yourself to totally commit to something that in your core is so wrong.

Jason Priestley

#9. There's a power in words. There's a power in being able to explain and describe and articulate what you know and feel and believe about the world, and about yourself.

Tracy Chapman

#10. I like stories where people have to face some big demons internally. It always seems to be an element of horror, because it's pretty scary to have to face yourself and the things you're most worried about: your own abilities and your own capabilities and your own level of competence in being a hero.

Scott Snyder

#11. It was rather too late in the day to set about being simple-minded and ignorant.

Jane Austen

#12. Being kind to others helps you become kind to yourself ... think about it!
Bullying Ben

Timothy Pina

#13. There's no real outlet for making Hip-Hop in Alabama. You need to travel to get heard. You really need to be working though. You need to be going at it every day and getting yourself seen, getting yourself out there on the road, doing shows, making music. It's all about being on your grind.

Yelawolf

#14. There's nothing I dislike more than being in a photo shoot where they say, 'Be yourself.' That's not why I became an actress. That's what I find so funny: that you become an actor, and all of a sudden, everyone wants to know about you. But I didn't become an actor so I could show you me.

Margot Robbie

#15. I've always been a fan of therapy. You spend an entire hour talking about yourself and someone has to fake being fascinated by the strange assemblage of minutiae that is you.

Jenny Lawson

#16. Great sex is all about freedom and being everything you've always wanted to be. Know now that the only limits you have in regards to your own sexuality are the ones you impose on yourself.

Roberto Hogue

#17. My EP, 'Room 93,' was all about isolation - it was based on the idea of being in a hotel room and being totally alone with yourself or that other person.

Halsey

#18. You don't want to get too ahead of yourself and go out thinking you can play stadiums every night, and they end up being about half-full.

Jason Aldean

#19. Force yourself to laugh and you'll soon find something to laugh about. A being causes his own feelings. Splurge on it!

L. Ron Hubbard

#20. You'd have known that without being told if you let yourself think about it.

China Mieville

#21. I was always a liar. But one thing I failed to realize about being a liar is that you know when you are deceiving someone else, but when you deceive yourself you believe you are telling the truth.

Jack Gantos

#22. You're crazy, you know. That's what falling in love is all about - being vulnerable. Leaning on someone else. You don't lose yourself in the process - you grow.

Virna DePaul

#23. The thing I like about acting is being able to lose yourself completely in someone else.

Ellen Page

#24. Mass Effect 3 is all about answering all the biggest questions in the
lore, learning about the mysteries and the Protheans and the Reapers,
being able to decide for yourself how all of these things come to an
end.

Casey Hudson

#25. Don't listen to what anyone tells you about the kind of music you make. Just make it! Be yourself, make your own music, and be totally true to your art. Because it's kind of a selfish thing to be an artist.

Billy Sherwood

#26. And while we're talking about being used and abused, you should know that there are some things you tell and some things you handle by yourself, the best you can.

Laura Wiess

#27. There is something special about baseball that goes far deeper than being a game. It is the father-son relationship that is built, the life lessons that are taught in the process of playing a game and the ability to overcome not succeeding all of the time and still considering yourself a success.

JohnA Passaro

#28. [Monty] talks about Fritz Perls and the Gestalt theory. The here and now is the only time that exists. And being yourself. Not accepting yourself, not taking yourself for granted. Being yourself. Your self. Monty defines 'normality' as a contententment with who you are.

Antony Sher

#29. Loneliness isn't about being by yourself. That's fine, right and good, desirable in many ways. Loneliness is about finding a landing-place, or not, and knowing that, whatever you do, you can go back there. The opposite of loneliness isn't company, it's return. A place to return.

Jeanette Winterson

#30. It's about knowing who you are, what you stand for, and then having the courage to be yourself - in every situation rather than only when it's convenient. It's about being real, consistent, and congruent so who you are on the inside is reflected by the way you perform on the outside.

Robin S. Sharma

#31. It's about empowering girls, You're gonna have bad boyfriends and best friends-turned-enemies. You need to be yourself, you need to work hard, and you'll get there.

Lauren Conrad

#32. Just tell yourself you're good. That'll take care of any idea that you have about not being good enough.

Art Hochberg

#33. Being an actor is about having the courage to follow your instincts, and also having the discipline and dedication to sacrifice the things in your life that you need to sacrifice to get the best out of yourself artistically.

Matt Smith

#34. No. Forget it. You're only fooling yourself." "About what?" "About anything being worth a damn. It's dust, lady, all of it, dust and blood.

Ayn Rand

#35. Every single morning you wake up with the opportunity to be yourself, or be the idea of someone else. For me it is all about ... my favourite mantra is: "You do you. I do me. They do they."

Shailene Woodley

#36. There is no sense talking about "being true to yourself" until you are sure what voice you are being true to. It takes hard work to differentiate the voices of the unconscious.

Marion Woodman

#37. Being famous is like putting yourself on a pedestal for the entire world to see, and not caring about what judgements are made of you.

Chris Colfer

#38. Think about what you like to do and don't talk yourself into something for fear of being left out. That being said, it's important to try different things. Push yourself out of your comfort zone and you may surprise yourself.

Amy E. Spiegel

#39. If you find yourself always playing the villain, or if you find yourself being typecast into a corner where you're not happy then that's probably rather miserable, but if I have been typecast I am quite happy about it.

James Purefoy

#40. You keep your summer house and your summer boys all to yourself and you don't want to share anything with me. We finally get to spend a whole summer together and you don't even care! All you care about is being in Cousins, with them.

Jenny Han

#41. True courage comes not just from feeling confident and strong, but from being the honest, authentic expression in yourself. Think about how audacious it is to really believe in yourself.

Debbie Ford

#42. There is never any pressure, jealousy or competition but only a quiet calmness when they are around. You can be yourself and not worry about what they will think of you because they love you for who you are.

Bob Marley

#43. I never worry about looking cool in front of a guy. I have never been a self-conscious girl. Goofing around is part of being comfortable with yourself. I've always been good at meeting new people. I just say, 'Hi, how you doing?' and soon we'll end up laughing about something.

Ashlee Simpson

#44. You saved me, you moron!" she yelled. "You're being deliberately stupid and dense about this! My God, you ask a lot of yourself!"
He touched his forehead to hers. "I can't help it," he blurted. "I love you.

Shannon McKenna

#45. The thing about being an actor is that you turn into other people. You have to hide yourself a bit in order to let that other person come out.

Penelope Wilton

#46. Letting go is not about giving up, being lazy, or sacrificing yourself... Letting go doesn't have to mean losing; it can be about coming into a new, open, clean space from which you can create.

Rebekah Elizabeth Gamble

#47. Some will wear masks their entire life because they care about what other people think, while others remove the mask to be who they truly are. The difference between the two is not the ability to trust others, but to trust in God.

Shannon L. Alder

#48. If we were to tell you to deliberately spend ten minutes every day envisaging yourself being very ill, you'd quite rightly refuse to do it. Most people know that's a bad idea - yet those same people may spend time every day worrying about their health.

Peter A. Cohen

#49. Happiness is about being proud of who you are. Be a good friend, be a good daughter, be reliable, be willing to laugh when things get tough, compliment other girls, care about your job, believe in yourself, be vulnerable, tell the truth, apologize when needed, forgive people ...

Erin Foster

#50. Commitment isn't about being perfect, always following through, or never going astray. Commitment means that when you (inevitably) stumble or get off track, you pick yourself up, find your bearings, and carry on in the direction you want to go.

Russ Harris

#51. The great thing about being a writer is that you are always recreating yourself.

Martin Cruz Smith

#52. Sophia," she said, "this is really not something to argue about. You can see for yourself that life is hard enough without being punished for it afterwards. We get comfort when we die, that's the whole idea

Tove Jansson

#53. I mean one of the things about being alone is that you've no people to define yourself off, I mean, people are like all-round mirrors, because let's face it, we don't often see ourselves all round in a mirror anyway, do we.

Diana Wynne Jones

#54. You know, the character of Isabelle in 'Love Crime' is the only character I feel the furthest from. I have nothing to share with her, so it was really difficult. Being an actor of composition is something, but you always base yourself on something you know about.

Ludivine Sagnier

#55. The excitement that you were feeling about a special, unique path for yourself as a woman is all part of your identification with and attachment to being female. And that's ultimately all ego.

Andrew Cohen

#56. The thing about life is that you must survive. Life is going to be difficult, and dreadful things will happen. What you do is move along, get on with it, and be tough. Not in the sense of being mean to others, but being tough with yourself and making a deadly effort not to be defeated.

Katharine Hepburn

#57. To me, business isn't about wearing suits or pleasing stockholders. It's about being true to yourself, your ideas and focusing on the essentials.

Richard Branson

#58. There's a difference between compromising your independence and compromising yourself. Love's about giving up a little dependence, darling. But that doesn't mean you have to stop being you.

Hester Browne

#59. That's what's so amazing about climbing - it's not just a sport. It's a lifestyle, it's a way of being creative, of connecting with yourself and with nature.

Chris Sharma

#60. At the time I thought what I had with you and your mother was better than nothing. But if you can't tell the truth to the people you care about the most, eventually you stop being able to tell the truth to yourself.

Cassandra Clare

#61. Personal mastery begins by increasing our awareness about who we truly are, our strengths, limitations... Personal mastery can be achieved not only by being aware but also by controlling what is happening inside and around ourselves...

Assegid Habtewold

#62. The freedom from something is not true freedom. The freedom to do anything you want to do is also not the freedom I am talking about. My vision of freedom is to be yourself.

Rajneesh

#63. Just be yourself' is about the worst advice you can give some people.

Alain De Botton

#64. It's really about being pleased with yourself.

Janet Jackson

#65. There's a very real possibility in this industry of going out and leading your life and then going home and being a voyeur of your own life. You can literally go watch yourself - where you went last night, what you did, what the things that people presuppose about you. It's kind of crazy.

Ryan Reynolds

#66. It is the satisfaction of doing it for yourself and motivating others to work with you in bringing it about. It is about the fun, innovation, creativity with the rewards being far greater than purely financial.

Richard Branson

#67. Allow others to talk about themselves instead of being obsessed about telling them or bragging about yourself and your possessions and achievements. Show a genuine interest in others and allow them to tell their story so you can share the conversation.

Archibald Marwizi

#68. If you want to improve your life and live with all that you deserve, you must run your own race. It doesn't matter what other people say about you. What is important is what you say to yourself, being comfortable in your own skin. Be true to you. That's a key source of happiness.

Robin S. Sharma

#69. Its not about being included. It about creating your own space and including yourself and then finding other people that are like okay.

Sophia Amoruso

#70. If you want to be great at something, be great at being your most treasured self. Life is about connection, and how can you give apart of yourself to someone; too hold onto, if you don't know which part they want most?

Nikki Rowe

#71. The principle is competing against yourself. It's about self-improvement, about being better than you were the day before.

Steve Young

#72. I'll not complain about your boring life, if you just leave me to mine

Elton John

#73. All good trips are, like love, about being carried out of yourself and deposited in the midst of terror and wonder.

Pico Iyer

#74. Be yourself. Don't pretend that you know something you don't. Don't create the appearance of fake authority. Speak about the things you really care about.

Agnieszka Holland

#75. Life is all about being true to yourself and what you believe in

Andy Biersack

#76. No One Is Alone by Stephen Sondheim is all about thinking for yourself and being your own person.

Bernadette Peters

#77. Education isn't for getting a job. It's about developing yourself as a human being.

Liz Berry

#78. The biggest challenge is to not be affected by praise because a lot of it is not from the heart. Being true to yourself about your strengths and weaknesses, when everyone out there has a strong opinion and wants to give advice, is another challenge.

Tena Desae

#79. Whatever you do don't let anybody talk you into doing something about the way you look ever.

John Casablancas

#80. Jiu-Jitsu for sure will save your ass, one way or another. Not necessarily a physical fight but also being able to deal with yourself, know about yourself, and really improve yourself as a whole.

Kron Gracie

#81. When you think about growing and being empowered yourself, it is what you've been able to do for other people that leaves you the fullest.

Oprah Winfrey

#82. Self-love is about respecting and appreciating every single part of who you are, and being proud to be you.

Miya Yamanouchi

#83. Part of getting other people to focus on the future rather than being myopically focused on the present is about living that way yourself and showing that you can make choices today that are about future outcomes and still be having a great time into the present and enjoying your life.

Hill Harper

#84. The really potent part of love is that it allows you to carry around beliefs about yourself that make you feel special, desirable, precious, innately good. Your lover couldn't have seen [these qualities] in you, even temporarily, if they weren't part of your essential being.

Martha Beck

#85. Happiness is really just about four things: perceived control, perceived progress, connectedness (number and depth of your relationships), and vision/meaning (being part of something bigger than yourself).

Tony Hsieh

#86. I wish I knew exactly who I was. I was talking to a friend earlier about the advice people give each other, advice like "just be yourself," and how this is particularly awful because it presumes we know who we are. As if people are static and unchanging.

Mary J. Miller

#87. To learn how to learn, you have to love learning - or you have to at least enjoy it - because so much learning is about being motivated to teach yourself.

Thomas L. Friedman

#88. there is something magical and addicting about going somewhere, being alone, and finding yourself in parts of the world you never knew existed, finding parts of yourself you never knew you would find.

AVA.

#89. Put a higher value on yourself. Being hyper-realistic about everything is too simple a get-out.

J.G. Ballard

#90. Be yourself! And then tell us about it! And then let's dance!

Amy Poehler

#91. With anything in life, I think that's when you start stressing yourself out - when you start worrying about the things that are out of your control. What I can control is being at my best every day and having no regrets at the end of each day. That's what I plan on doing.

Scott Tolzien

#92. It's about being proactive about creating a life you love instead of meekly living the one you think you're stuck with. Give yourself the gift of a joyous life while you're still among the living.

Jen Sincero

#93. I always think part of success is being able to replicate results, taking what is interesting or viable about yourself as a professional person and seeing if you bring it into different situations with similar results.

Robert Downey Jr.

#94. I'm not super-comfortable with it. I feel the less you project of yourself the more you can be believable as a character. I also think it's just better for your own mental health. Then you can be a human being and change your mind and nobody asks you questions about it!

Evelyne Brochu

#95. She had forgotten about this, the narcotic of the crowd. This is why you came to hear music. To stop being yourself, to let that thing that you supposedly were go, and just be part of a mob, synchronized by the heavy beat, mesmerized by a singer with big smeary red lips, her spooky chant.

Janet Fitch

#96. When I'm grateful for all the blessings, it puts away all the stress about things not in my control. Things like long hours, aging, pollution, scandals ... it helps me create perspective by just focusing on being grateful. Take that moment twice a day with yourself.

Darby Stanchfield

#97. I'd had an early stint in acting school, and there was something satisfying about becoming a character, about being inside another mind that you had to create out of yourself. As I moved toward a life in writing, I found many of the things I'd learned in acting school still applied.

Michael Redhill

#98. The lovely thing about being an actor is being anonymous, it's never having to explain yourself. And that's what I find interesting about actors or painters I admire. I don't want to know about their lives.

Matthew Macfadyen

#99. And I just want to tell you, at some point it doesn't matter who was right and who was wrong. At some point, being
angry is just another bad habit, like smoking, and you keep poisoning
yourself without thinking about it.

Jonathan Tropper

#100. Meditation is a way of being, not a technique. Meditation is not about trying to get anywhere else. It is about allowing yourself to be exactly where you are and as you are, and the world to be exactly as it is in this moment, as well.

Jon Kabat-Zinn