Charles M. Blow Quotes

I'm just going to be myself; there's no reason for me to try and go out there and put a certain facade on or emphasize, 'Hey, I'm this. You need to believe it.' I just want to be the best that I can be, and if people like me, that's great, and if they don't, they don't.

I learned that all you need to do is be yourself.

By accepting yourself and being fully what you are, your presence can make others happy.

I find the less you focus on your flaws, the better off you are. Be yourself and be glad of who you are.

Don't you ever wish you were someone else. You were meant to be the way you are exactly. Don't you ever say you don't like the way you are. When you learn to love yourself, you're better off by far.

I think people should feel encouraged to be themselves.

You are who you are, and you should love that person.

You've got to be fine with who you are.

Hiding, secrets, and not being able to be yourself is one of the worst things ever for a person. It gives you low self-esteem. You never get to reach that peak in your life. You should always be able to be yourself and be proud of yourself.

You don't have to be the next Einstein. You can just be you, and that's more than good enough.

It's very, very important to be yourself, and that's the kind of message that I want to get across in my character as well. On TV, that's the message that I want to get across to fans of all ages, really: To get somewhere, you just have to be yourself. Don't ever change for anyone.

Total self acceptance is empowering. It means allowing others to see you as they choose, without being offended.

Just be yourself and you'll be fine

One of the biggest things I've done is learn how to love myself, flaws and all. Even the things I don't like about myself, I accept. People have made fun of me and made me self-conscious about talking so softly, for example, but I accept that as who I am and I'm not changing it for anybody. I'm at peace with who I am now, and once you've achieved that, all the other stuff disappears.

I'm realizing, you don't need to change anything about yourself. This is who you are, and it's okay. That's daring.

Accept your own and be yourself!

The most important thing is to be whatever you are without shame.

In the end when you accept yourself for who you are and you work with what you've got, you couldn't be more beautiful because you're confident and everyone notices.

The moment will arrive when you are comfortable with who you are, and what you are- bald or old or fat or poor, successful or struggling- when you don't feel the need to apologize for anything or to deny anything. To be comfortable in your own skin is the beginning of strength.

One thing I've learned is be comfortable in your skin, and more importantly, be comfortable in your shoes.

Self-acceptance begets acceptance from others, which begets even deeper, more genuine self-acceptance. It can be done. But no one is going to bestow it on you. It is a gift only you can give yourself.

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

People are going to judge you all the time no matter what you do...Don't worry about other people. Worry about you.

Remember it's OK to be yourself.

Remind yourself that you cannot fail at being yourself.