Quotes tagged ‘true self’

“Sometimes you look back at who you used to be and don’t really recognize that person. Sometimes you look in the mirror and have a hard time reconciling the new face with your old memories.”

— Marisa Donnelly, medium.com

“Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.”

— Paulo Coelho, twitter.com

“No relationship can truly grow if you go on holding back. If you remain clever and go on safeguarding and protecting yourself, only personalities meet, and the essential centers remain alone. Then only your mask is related, not you. Whenever such a thing happens, there are four persons in the relati…”

— Osho, amazon.com

“I laugh harder with you. I feel more myself with you. I trust you with me–the real me. When something goes wrong, or right, or I hear a funny joke, or I see something bizarre, you’re the first person I want to talk to about it.”

— Samantha Young, amazon.com

“Being loved for who you are, is as good as love can get.”

— William Chapman, williamchapmanwritings.tumblr.com

“In order to realize our true self we must be willing to live without being dependent upon the opinion of others.”

— Bruce Lee, amazon.com

“Over the years you have built an idealized self-image that you defend as "me." In this image are packed all the things you want to see as true about yourself; banished from it are all the shameful, guilty, and fear-provoking aspects that would threaten your self-confidence.”

— Deepak Chopra, amazon.com

“You’ve got to let go of who you were, to become who you will be.”

— Janet Fitch, goodreads.com

“A lot of parents will do anything for their kids except let them be themselves.”

— banksy, amazon.com

“There is nothing more beautiful than seeing a person being themselves. Imagine going through your day being unapologetically you.”

— Steve Maraboli, amazon.com

“When did I stop being me?”

— Sara Gruen, amazon.com

“Some will love you for who you are; others will love the mask you wear.”

— Garrett Nickelsen, wnq-writers.com

“But don’t forget who you really are. And I’m not talking about your so-called real name. All names are made up by someone else, even the one your parents gave you. You know who you really are. When you’re alone at night, looking up at the stars, or maybe lying in your bed in total darkness, you know…”

— Louis Sachar, amazon.com

“Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.”

— Lao Tzu, amazon.com

“We need not be afraid to touch, to feel, to show emotion. The easiest thing in the world is to be what you are, what you feel. The hardest thing to be is what other people want you to be.”

— Leo Buscaglia, amazon.com