Mary Schmich Quotes

My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.

It's OK to want to look and feel your best. It's OK to work at being attractive, whatever that means to you. And it's also OK to not expect to be defined by that. It's OK to be powerful in every way: to be big, to take up space. To breathe and thrive.

Great things happen when you have the courage to be yourself

We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.

We are never doing anyone any favors by withholding our gifts from the world. It's scary to be fierce, but you can't compromise that for fear of losing those around you.

Living courageously in your uniqueness is really important: just being completely yourself. I know that sounds really cliche, but just do what you want to do.

I am going to be myself. To me, that is going to take care of the rest.

Live your life to its fullest potential and don't really care too much about what other people think of you.

I need to just be Iskra, and I've got to believe in me, or else no one will.

I feel like I've just got to be me and let my play speak for itself.

The big message is, you're the star in your own life. You don't have to change; you are who you are. Go and do what you want to do.

I had to get over my fear of running through the world naked and learn to say 'take me or leave me.'

I've always been able to fake my way into confidence. Sometimes I put my own fears aside to make sure I'm being of service to others. To clarify - hell yes, it was brave of me to step out in my lingerie for the commercial compaign, not because I'm plus-sized, but because I'm a human being. People get it confused. I'm brave because I'm not afraid of what people are going to say about me. It's not an easy thing to do, but it is something that I will always challenge myself to do. I don't want to be held back by my body because someone tells me I should.

If you are brave enough to be yourself, I think that is a huge risk and should be applauded.

Don't let what other people think decide who you are.

I refuse putting from me the best that I am.

[There's] this idea of "I want to take care of myself," but at the same time I want to be brave, daring, and expressive.

I think people should feel encouraged to be themselves.

Every man should know, if you're comfortable and you like it, you should do it. Everyone always worries about what the girls think, what the guys think. If you like it, do it.

How you present yourself is nobody's business but your own. The stylists have an opinion. The hair people have an opinion. The fans and the management have opinions. Ultimately, you have to trust that you are the safe-keeper of yourself.

At first, I was scared to show fear because you can never be sure how people will perceive you. But I dared myself to do that, to stand out. Now I'll talk about being beaten up or robbed or making a stupid decision because of a girl or whatever.

Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it.

My main focus is to always try to be myself first, and then, hey, if I wear a cool jacket, that's a bonus.