Anthony de Mello Quotes

In a very slow way, I found my path. Even now, I think, 'If I can't do it my way, I'd rather not do it.'

When a man no longer confuses himself with the definition of himself that others have given him, he is at once universal and unique.

Every act is an act of self definition.

I have never regarded myself as this or that. I have been too busy being myself to bother about regarding myself.

When we're growing up there are all sorts of people telling us what to do when really what we need is space to work out who to be.

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

At which point should we let go and do what we want to do, and when should we submit to rules? Coming to terms with our true natures and who we really are has always been a fascination to humans. I know it fascinates me.

People have to learn who they are - you can't have somebody else telling you who you are.

I needed to be myself and find my own identity.

I believe in letting each person find what they need and not getting involved with their destiny.

A successful life is one that is lived through understanding and pursuing one's own path, not chasing after the dreams of others.

I'm not really on a mission to tell anybody anything. I'd rather be figured out.

Only as an individual can man become a philosopher.

I know who I am by now. And I am my own brand.

And when man faces destiny, destiny ends and man comes into his own.

The best thing we can do is develop our own.

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.

One creates oneself.

I'm going to do what I want to do. I'm going to be who I really am. I'm going to figure out what that is.

A philosophy of freedom must set out from the experience of thinking, for it is through this experience of thinking that a human being discovers his own self, finds his bearings as an independent personality.

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.

You just get out there and be what you want to be. That's part of evolving and part of staying true to yourself - part of remaining alive in a real authentic, long-term sense creatively: not listening to what other people tell you to be.

I think I've established my own identity here at Brandeis.

The beauty of knowing yourself is nobody else has to.

I think what my 42 years of life has given me is just how important it is to live your own life.