You know how much I love inspirational quotes. I’m also very clear that all of us must be ourselves. So I decided to share some inspirational quotes to encourage you to be yourself.
Inspirational Quotes To Encourage You to Be Yourself
“We must not allow other people’s limited perceptions to define us.”
– Virginia Satir
“Let yourself be drawn by the stronger pull of that which you truly love.”
– Jalaluddin Rumi
“Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt
“Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.”
– Bertrand Russell
“You were born an original. Don’t die a copy.”
– John Mason
“Don’t be into trends. Don’t make fashion own you, but you decide what you are, what you want to express by the way you dress and the way to live.”
– Gianni Versace
“Better to be a nerd than one of the herd!”
– Mandy Hale
“Be who you were created to be, and you will set the world on fire.”
– St. Catherine of Sienna
“There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.”
– Anton Chekhov
“Never dull your shine for somebody else.”
– Tyra Banks
“I think everybody’s weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it.”
– Johnny Depp
“To be one’s self, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the easy cowardice of surrender to conformity.”
– Irving Wallace
“Kites rise high against the wind, not with it.”
– Winston Churchill
“A girl should be two things: who and what she wants.”
– Coco Chanel
“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.”
– Jaeda deWalt
“Don’t compromise even if it hurts to be yourself.”
– Toby Keith
“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
“Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses.”
– Brian Tracy
“To help yourself, you must be yourself. Be the best that you can be. When you make a mistake, learn from it, pick yourself up and move on.”
– Dave Pelzer
“As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.”
– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself.”
– Shannon L. Alder
“What I am is good enough if I would only be it openly.”
– Carl Rogers
“Being yourself means shedding all the layers of looking good, wanting to be liked, being scared to stand out and trying to be who you think people want you to be. Being yourself means being naked, raw and vulnerable.”
– Jeff Moore
“With confidence, you have won before you have started.”
– Marcus Garvey
Oh How i just love this one—– “You were born an original. Don’t die a copy.” Made my day !
So hard to choose a favourite. I kept flip flopping so I finally settled on the first 3. Rumi is one of my favourite poets and Eleanor Roosevelt was such a wise person.
I am ‘pocket’ing this page to keep it for offline reads at times when i need it.
Never complsin .Never explain.This one I am memorizing.Loved all the quotes.Originality is much needed.
Love love love this one and bookmarking it too. Need such reminders time to time 🙂
“Being yourself means shedding all the layers of looking good, wanting to be liked, being scared to stand out and trying to be who you think people want you to be. Being yourself means being naked, raw and vulnerable.”
– Jeff Moore
Love this Corinne. Totally the post I needed to keep myself going. Hugs to you
I feel so much better reading this Corinne. Somehow I needed just this now. I loved the Jeff Moore quote. I am writing it down so I could see it everyday.