Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

Being yourself is the most important element for me, because, if you're trying to be something you're not, the audience will pick up on that.

At the end of the day, you just want to be yourself because people can see when you're not.

Self-expression is my goal, I want to be real with my feelings. Singing and dancing and all the joy that goes with performing come from my heart. If I can't feel it, I won't do it.

Don't imitate: imitation creates falsity, pseudo-ness, inauthenticity. Just feel your own way and don't bother about what others say. It is nobody else's business. Don't bother about what churches say, organizations say - listen to your own heart.

Keep true to the rare music in your heart, to the marvelous and unique form that is and shall always be nothing else but you. Keep to that and you can do no wrong, which I realize is easier said than done.

If you are really true to yourself and really follow your intuition in the most rigorous way, there is a moment that becomes universal, that reaches everybody. That’s the real magic of Björk-she teaches us the courage to be ourselves.

Be yourself. Follow your heart. I know it sounds obvious, but it's the best advice at anyone ever. Take advice from other people, but take from it what feels right for you.

It is better to be disliked for being who you are than to be loved for who you are not.

At the outset, I think that one should be natural, not just when it comes to writing but in every area of life. If you try to be something that you are not just to impress others, then it's a rather sad life.

Being popular isn't everything; being true to yourself is!

It is important to express oneself... provided the feelings are real and are taken from your own experience.

I'm writing from a place of - a center of authenticity, somewhere that only I know how to write from.

I would say trust your own judgment and develop your own style that is true in your heart and don't be deterred from that. Just develop that something that's unique to you that you feel you can give. Be true to yourself, trust your own judgment; that's all.

One should never write down or up to people, but out of yourself.

It is not easy to be sure that being yourself is worth the trouble, but we do know it is our sacred duty.

Soul is about authenticity. Soul is about finding the things in your life that are real and pure.

There is no seam between my songs and myself-they really are me. It's not like I'm performing; I'm just singing stuff that I really believe.

Let your tongue speak what your heart thinks.

Everybody has their own way of tapping into their realness.

Very seldom do we receive any support for trusting ourselves, listening to our own sense of inner truth, and expressing ourselves in a direct and honest way.

I know of nothing more valuable, when it comes to the all-important virtue of authenticity, than simply being who you are.

No notes. You speak from deep in your heart. It's easy.

Don't follow a trend. Follow your heart.

When you're true to who you are, amazing things happen.

I think your program has to reflect what your basic feelings are. I'll plead guilty to that.