Anais Nin Quotes

The most daring thing is to be yourself and to do exactly what you want to do at that point in time and not to be worried with what other people are doing or what's popular.

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'm inspired by anyone who's honest in their own expression, people who truly beat to the rhythm of their own drum.

We can raise our sights high when we're willing to break free from being conformists who live a conventional life simply because we are too afraid to express our uniqueness.

Through my unique style of playing, I want to prove that you don't have to conform to be accepted. The greatest value comes from loving yourself for who you are.

My goal is to be weirder than everybody else and hope that no one stops me. So far, no one has.

I think my brand is just being authentic and being me. Everybody goes right, I go left.

I just want to inspire people to be different.

I discovered very early that it wasn't quite enough for me to imitate people.

The good parts are the people who don't make do. They're the interesting people. Lear doesn't make do.

Originality is independence, not rebellion; it is sincerity, not antagonism.

Don't be a blueprint. Be an original.

It does not matter how badly you paint so long as you don't paint badly like other people.

I always try to be a trend setter. That's what I always tell young people when I'm giving them advice. To go with their heart and don't follow the trends.

Don't ever try and be like anybody else and don't be afraid to take risks.

I love Lady Gaga. She's not afraid to take risks and be herself.

I'm not trying to stay in the same place and I'm not trying to compete with what's currently in fashion. That would be dishonest. But, at the same time, I'm different and the music reflects that to some degree.

I really think that being yourself, being original, being outside the box is starting to be appealing to people.

I don't mind being unlikely. I'd rather that than be predictable.

You can't really copy what I do because I don't do anything.

Now I'm old... maybe I'm still an eccentric hippie. There's a wonderful freedom in the eccentricity - you can go places, you can be wacky, and you don't have to be constrained. I think that's why people are eccentric - eccentricity is a weapon... and it's great!

No, because I don't want to hear what's hot and feel I have to copy it. I'll just make up my own thing.

I admire anyone that follows the road less travelled.

Where's your will to be weird?

I'd hate it if everyone in the world liked me, my music and what I wore. It'd make it boring, and I wouldn't have anything to work towards. It's not to everyone's taste, but I can only be me.