Romain Rolland Quotes

I wanted to pursue my own thing - I had desires, ideas I wanted to accomplish, and I needed to be on my own for that.

Have your own life before you become somebody's wife.

Don't shrink to meet the expectations of others, grow to become the person you want to be.

Lord of the Rings made me realize that I'm not interested in doing anyone else's work.

In America, the stories we tell ourselves and we tell each other in fiction have to do with individualism. Every person here is the center of his or her own story. And our job as people and as characters is to find our own motivations and desires, to overcome conflicts and obstacles toward defining ourselves so that we grow and change.

I don't think anybody can be told how to act. I think you can give advice. But you have to find your own way through it.

That's what I'm doing. I'm trying to follow what I want to do as my dream. How do I become independent from everybody else?

I want to follow my path.

I can be a better me than anyone can.

A disciple...can never imitate his guide's steps. You have your own way of living your life, of dealing with problems, and of winning. Teaching is only demonstrating that it is possible. Learning is making it possible for yourself.

Women are always being tested ... but ultimately, each of us has to define who we are individually and then do the very best job we can to grow into it.

The best you'll ever do is to understand yourself, know what it is that you want, and not let the cattle stand in your way.

Chacun peut e prouver en soi ce double mouvement: de s ir de s'inte grer a' la socie te , besoin de se re aliser par soi-me" me en dehors d'elle. We all have this double impulse within ourselves: the desire to integrate into society, and the need to fulfil ourselves outside of it, through our own efforts.

I had to be my own person and live my own life if I wanted to be happy, and I just did it.

I’m not trying to satisfy anybody but myself and the role that I’m playing.

What a man can be, he must be. This need we call self-actualization.

What does it mean to be an individual? What does it mean to flourish?

For me, there's still a lot of room to grow; I'm just happy that I have so much more to give.

Ultimately, you have to pursue your own path, not someone's idea of the right path. You need to stay on your path.

Even though you're married, you're still individuals. You still have to grow and nurture your individuality.

I want an identity outside of my work.

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

This is my spiritual journey through life, my way of making sense of the world. I don't need permission from anyone or accolades from anyone; it is completely internal.

It's a life's journey of finding ourselves, finding our power, and living for yourself, not for everyone else.