Remy de Gourmont Quotes

You kind of create your own moral universe. It's like, well, I like myself. If other people don't like me, then whatever. I'm out of here.

Each man must grant himself … the morality that suits him.

My mother always taught me, even my dad, just never let other people's opinions of you shape your opinion of yourself. And I never have and I never will.

I must be allowed to be as I am.

I don't tend to think in terms of a moral authority - be a good boy, do good things - more in terms of what feels right.

I don't ever apologize for who I am because then I let someone else decide who I am.

I've learned through experience that life is never that bad. The secret is just paying attention to how you feel and not letting anyone else dictate what in your heart you know is right.

I've always told Will, 'You can do whatever you want as long as you can look at yourself in the mirror and be okay.' Because at the end of the day, Will is his own man. I'm here as his partner, but he is his own man. He has to decide who he wants to be, and that's not for me to do for him. Or vice versa.

Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right.

Be yourself. Unapologetically.

In essence, I set myself the objective of doing what I feel is right without having any ambition.

I enjoy just being me. I don't need to be Queen Latifah, the brand, 24 hours a day.

You've just got to trust your instincts and realize that you can't please all the people all the time. You've got to please yourself ultimately in the end.

One of the hardest things to do is to be present and open and clear about who you are and what you stand for. We all have issues with that.

As long as I continue to put forth who I am and what I believe, than I think it all balances out.

When I do things that don't feel pure or make any moves that I don't feel like represent me or who I am, it makes me feel like I wanna throw up. So I just do me, and I guess people just take that how they do.

I have to feel myself doing what's right. If I'm the arbiter of that instead of letting the guy on TV be that or someone who doesn't know me at all, then I think that's a much better way to live.

I reserve the right to be a mess and completely unlikable.

People try to tell me like that, 'Oh, you shouldn't be proud,' or, 'You're not this,' or, 'You aren't that,' or whatever the hell. I'm just kinda here to say, like, who is anybody else to tell me who I am or what I've gone through or what I haven't gone through?

Until you love yourself, until you really believe that, you're stopped in your tracks. That's why it's so important to wear what you want to wear and be who you want to be.

I'm not going to stop being who I am.

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

We have many identities, and we can't be authentic to them all. The best we can do is be sincere in our efforts to earn the values we claim.

Be true to yourself, no matter what that is.

Using my voice has empowered me to take complete ownership of my life. So, in return for speaking my truth, I listen.