Tama Janowitz Quotes

Never let anyone make you feel inferior for being who you are. When you live the life you were meant to live, in freedom and dignity

Do your thing and don't care if they like it.

Even if we're not doing anything wrong, there are certain things we want to do that we don't think can withstand the scrutinizing eye of other people. And those are often the most important things that we do. The things we do when other people are watching are things that are conformist, obedient, normal, and unnotable.

Two or three things I know for sure, and one is that I'd rather go naked than wear the coat the world has made for me.

I'm not a great dancer. I'm a great advertisement for freedom of expression. I don't care what you think. I'm having a great time.

Society loves to put bubbles up there and pop them, and I resent it. I'd rather expose myself myself.

'Nutty Professor' was me going, 'Say what you want to say, but I can do this, and you can't, and nobody else in the town can do this.'

I've never given a damn. A seven-foot man who dresses as a woman as a job is not interested in what other people think.

But at the end of the day, I'm a girl. I'm from Santa Monica. I'm going to look how I want to look and play how I want to play, and if people don't like it, then they don't like it.

I definitely feel that society sets expectations for transgender people to fit in and makes us feel as if we have to dress a certain way so that we blend in with everyone else. But I believe all transgender individuals should be able to wear whatever they want and not worry about fitting in.

I have been told too much - to talk less, to keep my opinions to myself, to not sound intelligent - all this was told to me so that I could fit in. But I never thought I fit in anyway. So if you don't fit in, at least stand out.

I think it's important to show people, especially young people, that it's okay to have a personality. And that they can express themselves however they like.

I don't want to be liked by everyone.

We shouldn't censor ourselves based on the weak idea of "looking cool." It's such a waste of potential awesomeness.

If you have the guts to be yourself, other people'll pay your price.

There's times when I'm really shy, so these roles that I get to play, they're how I would love to really be. And that's why I love doing stand-up, because it gives me the freedom to say what I really want to say. I think that's why it's my favorite thing to do.

Good is towing the line, being behaved, being quiet, being passive, fitting in, being liked, and great is being messy, having a belly, speaking your mind, standing up for what you believe in, fighting for another paradigm, not letting people talk you out of what you know to be true.

I'm going to play my game and be who I am. I don't think anyone puts more pressure on me than I do on myself.

I don't really care if you think I'm strange--I ain't gonna change!

Never be embarrassed or ashamed by anything you choose to write.

The more you let yourself go, the less others let you go.

I love the confidence! I am who I am, and I know who I am. I respect what you have to say, but I'm not listening to you, and your opinion is not affecting me. I am a 49-year-old woman. Don't tell me! That's what I love!

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.

Aren’t we all animals at the end of the day? I like to show that side of me, but in a respectful way. I’m just expressing myself. It’s all about feeling good and confident about yourself, and not letting anyone else tell you what you can or can't do.