#be-yourself

"Don't compromise yourself - you're all you have."

"If you end up with a boring miserable life because you listened to your mom, your dad, your teacher, your priest, or some guy on television telling you how to do your shit, then you deserve it."

"Everyone has a sense of humor. If you don't laugh at jokes, you probably laugh at opinions."

"When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everyone will respect you."

"You have a unique gift to offer this world. Be true to yourself, be kind to yourself, read and learn about everything that interests you and keep away from people who bring you down. When you treat yourself kindly and respect the uniqueness of those around you, you will be giving this world an amazing gift... YOU!"

"Decide what you want to be....Pay the Price ...And be what you want to be."

"About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won't like you at all."

"Every morning when I wake up, I experience an exquisite joy —the joy of being Salvador Dalí— and I ask myself in rapture: What wonderful things is this Salvador Dalí going to accomplish today?"

"Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses."

"You don't need anybody to tell you who you are or what you are. You are what you are!"

"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."

"I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.(Popular misquote of "You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.")"

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

"There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality."

"There is nothing more rare, nor more beautiful, than a woman being unapologetically herself; comfortable in her perfect imperfection. To me, that is the true essence of beauty."

"Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring."

"Make the most of yourself....for that is all there is of you."

"Follow your inner moonlight; don't hide the madness."

"You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them."

"Don't let others box you into their idea of what they think you should be. A confined identity is a miserable way to exist. Be you and live free. Trust that in living true to yourself, you will attract people that support and love you, just as you are."