Mia Maestro Quotes

I needed to be myself and find my own identity.

If you let society and your peers define who you are, you're the less for it.

I'm still very much Kate.

Be yourself, take control of your life.

I am my own person with my own experiences, personality, and definition of success.

My parents have always taught me to be myself and to follow my instincts.

You need to be your own individual.

I think it's really easy to just get caught up in what everyone else is doing, so I think the most important thing to remember is to be really strong in your own shoes. That is the main thing for me. The one thing that kind of gets in my way sometimes is when I'm a little too aware of everybody else.

I am what is mine. Personality is the original personal property.

I think that's important for all ages, to not be afraid of being an individual. I grew up on my own, as an only child, so early on I think I was quite capable of making decisions by myself and being an individual.

To know oneself, one should assert oneself.

We all need a firm sense of identity.

I mean I am not Hilary Duff. Like I have my own path that I'm going to go on.

I know how important it is to, you know, to be my own person.

When I first got into the league, I tried to fit in. Now I don't care.

You have to assert something about yourself in order to be yourself.

I never let track define me. That's something that's really important to me.

I just want to be myself and go for my own dreams and goals.

Having children, they're not your property. They need to figure out their own views. I think my daughters have a pretty healthy self-awareness, but I can't speak on their behalf.

Unlike a drop of water which loses its identity when it joins the ocean, man does not lose his being in the society in which he lives. Man's life is independent. He is born not for the development of the society alone, but for the development of his self.

Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.

I am definitely an individual.

It is important not to copy other people's careers but set the tone of who you want to be. My father's always encouraged me to do that.

If I had to give one piece of advice to incoming college freshmen, I'd say always be true to yourself.

I know who I am by now. And I am my own brand.