100+Being Yourself Quotes

Being yourself means accepting and embracing who you are, without trying to change or conform to the expectations of others. It involves understanding your values, beliefs, personality, strengths, and weaknesses, and living in accordance with them. Being yourself is not always easy, especially in a society that often values conformity and fitting in, but it is essential for personal growth and fulfillment.

When you are true to yourself, you are able to build authentic relationships with others, based on mutual respect and understanding. You are also more likely to pursue activities and goals that align with your interests and passions, rather than following a path that others have set for you. This can lead to greater happiness and fulfillment in life.

However, being yourself does not mean that you should be insensitive to the needs and feelings of others. It is important to recognize the impact of your words and actions on those around you and to act with kindness and empathy towards others. Being true to yourself should not come at the expense of harming others or disregarding their perspectives.

In addition, being yourself also means being willing to grow and learn from your experiences. It means recognizing your flaws and weaknesses and working to improve them, while still maintaining your authenticity. This can involve seeking out new experiences, taking risks, and stepping out of your comfort zone.

Ultimately, being yourself is a journey of self-discovery and self-acceptance. It takes time and effort to fully understand and embrace who you are, but the rewards are significant. By being true to yourself, you can build meaningful relationships, pursue your passions, and live a fulfilling life.

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.


Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.

Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.


“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”

“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”


Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.

Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.


Being different isn’t a bad thing. It means you’re brave enough to be yourself.

Being different isn’t a bad thing. It means you’re brave enough to be yourself.


You only have one life to live. Make sure it’s yours.

You only have one life to live. Make sure it’s yours.


Change the world by being yourself.

Change the world by being yourself.


In a world where you can be anything, be yourself.

In a world where you can be anything, be yourself.


“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.”

“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.”


Be yourself because an original is worth more than just a copy.

Be yourself because an original is worth more than just a copy.


To make a difference, dare to be different.

To make a difference, dare to be different.


Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. – Oscar Wilde

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. – Oscar Wilde


You are not for everyone. You shouldn’t be anyway.

You are not for everyone. You shouldn’t be anyway.


Real imperfections are better than fake perfections.

Real imperfections are better than fake perfections.


Some people hate you because of the way other people love you.

Some people hate you because of the way other people love you.


Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.– Coco Chanel

Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.– Coco Chanel


Sometimes to be the best, you have to do differently from the rest.

Sometimes to be the best, you have to do differently from the rest.


The world will ask you to be a million things. Be yourself first.

The world will ask you to be a million things. Be yourself first.


Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness.– Allen Ginsberg

Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness.– Allen Ginsberg


Authenticity is the new cool.

Authenticity is the new cool.


A girl should be two things: who and what she wants.– Coco Chanel

A girl should be two things: who and what she wants.– Coco Chanel


Why be a copy while you can be original?

Why be a copy while you can be original?


There’s power in staying true to yourself. Embrace it.

There’s power in staying true to yourself. Embrace it.


Never stop being a good person because of a bad person.

Never stop being a good person because of a bad person.


Real growth is rooted in honest reflection.– Christian Bosse

Real growth is rooted in honest reflection.– Christian Bosse


“One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself.”– Shannon L. Alder

“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

“What I am is good enough if I would only be it openly.”– Carl Rogers


“The strongest force in the universe is a human being living consistently with his identity.”– Tony Robbins

“The strongest force in the universe is a human being living consistently with his identity.”– Tony Robbins


“No other version, no matter how perfect it is, would ever feel better than being your true self.”– Edmond Mbiaka

“No other version, no matter how perfect it is, would ever feel better than being your true self.”– Edmond Mbiaka


“Follow your inner moonlight; don't hide the madness.”– Allen Ginsberg

“Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness.”– Allen Ginsberg


“Always be a first-rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of someone else.”– Judy Garland

“Always be a first-rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of someone else.”– Judy Garland


“Take care not to listen to anyone who tells you what you can and can’t be in life.”– Meg Medina

“Take care not to listen to anyone who tells you what you can and can’t be in life.”– Meg Medina


“Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another.”– Homer

“Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another.”– Homer


“Be who you are, not who the world wants you to be.”– Unknown

“Be who you are, not who the world wants you to be.”– Unknown


“Better to be a nerd than one of the herd!”– Mandy Hale

“Better to be a nerd than one of the herd!”– Mandy Hale


“Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.”– Bertrand Russell

“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

“You were born an original. Don’t die a copy.”– John Mason


“Be who you were created to be, and you will set the world on fire.”– St. Catherine of Sienna

“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

“There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.”– Anton Chekhov


“The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself.” – Rita Mae Brown

“The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself.” – Rita Mae Brown


“Fashion is what you adopt when you don’t know who you are.”– Quentin Crisp

“Fashion is what you adopt when you don’t know who you are.”– Quentin Crisp


“Just because they disagree, doesn't mean you ain't right.”– Toba Beta

“Just because they disagree, doesn’t mean you ain’t right.”– Toba Beta


“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius, and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”– Marilyn Monroe

“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius, and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”– Marilyn Monroe


“Never dull your shine for somebody else.”– Tyra Banks

“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

“I think everybody’s weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it.”– Johnny Depp


“I’m the pink sheep in the family.”– Alexander McQueen

“I’m the pink sheep in the family.”– Alexander McQueen


“They can’t scare me if I scare them first.”– Lady Gaga

“They can’t scare me if I scare them first.”– Lady Gaga


“Kites rise high against the wind, not with it.”– Winston Churchill

“Kites rise high against the wind, not with it.”– Winston Churchill


“A girl should be two things: who and what she wants.”– Coco Chanel

“A girl should be two things: who and what she wants.”– Coco Chanel


“Originality is… a by-product of sincerity.”– Marianne Moore

“Originality is… a by-product of sincerity.”– Marianne Moore


“Don't compromise even if it hurts to be yourself.”– Toby Keith

“Don’t compromise even if it hurts to be yourself.”– Toby Keith


“Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses.”– Brian Tracy

“Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses.”– Brian Tracy


“As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.”– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.”– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe


“By being yourself, you put something wonderful in the world that was not there before.”– Edwin Elliott

“By being yourself, you put something wonderful in the world that was not there before.”– Edwin Elliott


“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”– Oscar Wilde

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”– Oscar Wilde


​“Believing in our hearts that who we are is enough is the key to a more satisfying and balanced life.”– Ellen Sue Stern

​“Believing in our hearts that who we are is enough is the key to a more satisfying and balanced life.”– Ellen Sue Stern


​“Learn to… be what you are and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not.”– Henri Frederic Amiel

​“Learn to… be what you are and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not.”– Henri Frederic Amiel


“Wanting to be someone else is a waste of who you are.”– Kurt Cobain

“Wanting to be someone else is a waste of who you are.”– Kurt Cobain


“When you dance to your own rhythm, life taps its toes to your beat.”– Terri Guillemets

“When you dance to your own rhythm, life taps its toes to your beat.”– Terri Guillemets


“Care about what other people think, and you will always be their prisoner.”– Lao Tzu

“Care about what other people think, and you will always be their prisoner.”– Lao Tzu


“Believe in your flyness, conquer your shyness.”– Kanye West

“Believe in your flyness, conquer your shyness.”– Kanye West


“If you cannot be a poet, be the poem.”– David Carradine

“If you cannot be a poet, be the poem.”– David Carradine


“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

“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


“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.”– Muhammad Ali

“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.”– Muhammad Ali


“I never want to change so much that people can't recognize me.”– Taylor Swift

“I never want to change so much that people can’t recognize me.”– Taylor Swift


“Don’t doubt your value. Don’t run from who you are.”– Aslan

“Don’t doubt your value. Don’t run from who you are.”– Aslan


“Why should we worry about what others think of us, do we have more confidence in their opinions than we do our own?”– Brigham Young

“Why should we worry about what others think of us, do we have more confidence in their opinions than we do our own?”– Brigham Young


“Becoming acquainted with yourself is a price well worth paying for the love that will really address your needs.”– Daphne Rose Kingma

“Becoming acquainted with yourself is a price well worth paying for the love that will really address your needs.”– Daphne Rose Kingma


“You need to love yourself and be yourself one hundred percent before you can actually love someone else.”– Christina Perri

“You need to love yourself and be yourself one hundred percent before you can actually love someone else.”– Christina Perri


“To accept ourselves as we are means to value our imperfections as much as our perfections.”– Sandra Bierig

“To accept ourselves as we are means to value our imperfections as much as our perfections.”– Sandra Bierig


“My willingness to be intimate with my own deep feelings creates the space for intimacy with another.”– Shakti Gawain

“My willingness to be intimate with my own deep feelings creates the space for intimacy with another.”– Shakti Gawain


“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”– Buddha

“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”– Buddha


“Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.”– Malcolm S. Forbes

“Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.”– Malcolm S. Forbes


“Just be yourself. There is no one better.”– Taylor Swift

“Just be yourself. There is no one better.”– Taylor Swift


“I don't want anyone who doesn't want me.”– Oprah Winfrey

“I don’t want anyone who doesn’t want me.”– Oprah Winfrey


“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.” —Bernard M. Maruch

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.” —Bernard M. Maruch


“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” —Oscar Wilde

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” —Oscar Wilde


“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson


“You are you. Now, isn’t that pleasant?” —Dr. Seuss

“You are you. Now, isn’t that pleasant?” —Dr. Seuss


“Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness.” —Allen Ginsberg

“Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness.” —Allen Ginsberg


“It’s hard to be a diamond in a rhinestone world.” —Dolly Parton

“It’s hard to be a diamond in a rhinestone world.” —Dolly Parton


“The worst thing that can happen to a man is to become civilized.” —David Goggins

“The worst thing that can happen to a man is to become civilized.” —David Goggins


“Always be a first rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of someone else.” —Judy Garland

“Always be a first rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of someone else.” —Judy Garland


“You, being yourself, unknowingly inspire others to be themselves.” —Mooji

“You, being yourself, unknowingly inspire others to be themselves.” —Mooji


“God has given you one face, and you make yourself another.” —William Shakespeare

“God has given you one face, and you make yourself another.” —William Shakespeare


“Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.” —Oscar Wilde

“Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.” —Oscar Wilde


“I find the best way to love someone is not to change them, but instead, help them reveal the greatest version of themselves.” —Steve Maraboli

“I find the best way to love someone is not to change them, but instead, help them reveal the greatest version of themselves.” —Steve Maraboli


 

Don’t miss these strength quotes that will comfort you and give you the courage to persevere.

Don’t miss these strength quotes that will comfort you and give you the courage to persevere.


“The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.” —Epicurus

“The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.” —Epicurus


“To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.” —Bindi Irwin

“To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.” —Bindi Irwin


“Be the person your dog thinks you are.” —Ricky Gervais

“Be the person your dog thinks you are.” —Ricky Gervais


“Can you remember who you were, before the world told you who you should be?” —Charles Bukowski

“Can you remember who you were, before the world told you who you should be?” —Charles Bukowski


“It sounds so simple, but if you just be yourself, you’re different than anyone else.” —Tony Bennett

“It sounds so simple, but if you just be yourself, you’re different than anyone else.” —Tony Bennett


“I’m not confused. I’m just well mixed.” —Robert Frost

“I’m not confused. I’m just well mixed.” —Robert Frost


“I would rather die having spoken in my manner, than speak in your manner and live.” —Socrates

“I would rather die having spoken in my manner, than speak in your manner and live.” —Socrates


“I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself.” —Rita Mae Brown

“I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself.” —Rita Mae Brown


“If you don’t set your own values, other people will.” —Shane Parrish

“If you don’t set your own values, other people will.” —Shane Parrish


“You change the world by being yourself.” —Yoko Ono

“You change the world by being yourself.” —Yoko Ono


“When you are in your own lane there is no traffic.” —Ashley France

“When you are in your own lane there is no traffic.” —Ashley France


“They laugh at me because I’m different; I laugh at them because they’re all the same.” —Kurt Cobain

“They laugh at me because I’m different; I laugh at them because they’re all the same.” —Kurt Cobain

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