India Arie Quotes

The biggest mistake a woman can make is not to be herself in public or private.

I've learned that maybe sometimes it's better to show people who you are and what you are thinking about. That way, you can be more relaxed with yourself.

I just like talking, and I'm really truthful. Sometimes things come out of my mouth, and I think, 'Maybe I shouldn't have said that,' but at the end of the day, I am who I am! When I'm not acting, I'm going to be fully Hayley Hasselhoff, and that's what you're going to get. And I enjoy that.

I always try to say what I'm thinking, what I'm feeling, and without fear of what others will say or think, and that's how I've always lived. Sometimes, this has ended up hurting me, and other times, it has helped me, but I think you can never forget who you are, and I've always been myself, and that one of the things I'm most proud of.

Stop holding your truth; speak your truth. Be yourself. It's the healthiest way to be.

I try to be me. I don't have anything to hide.

All I'm trying to do is be me.

I'm finally ready to own my own power, to say, "This is who I am." If you like it, you like it. And if you don't like it, you don't. So watch out; I'm gonna fly.

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

I like what I like, I am who I am, I know what I want to do, you know what I'm saying?

I think people should feel encouraged to be themselves.

There's something liberating about not pretending. Dare to embarrass yourself. Risk.

I can say I have become far more open about what I believe.

When I'm doing a photo shoot, I'm not playing a part. I'm just trying to be myself.

I dress the way I want. I don't pretend to be someone I'm not.

I think that my music is really empowering. I just want people to know - especially young people, but really everyone - that you don't have to be so caught up in what everyone else is thinking. You don't have to be the coolest, most popular person. You can just be you and be vulnerable.

You don't want to spend your life explaining yourself.

I can say whatever it is that I feel.

You can't respect yourself if you're afraid to be who you are.

I don't want to have to hide from the world anymore.

My philosophy is to be me.

I am who I am. I'm going to speak my mind.

I had no idea that being your authentic self could make me as rich as I've become. If I had, I'd have done it a lot earlier.

I write from my soul. This is the reason that critics don't hurt me, because it is me. If it was not me, if I was pretending to be someone else, then this could unbalance my world, but I know who I am.

I've grown up very much living my life very visibly. I've never really hidden who I am.