Jean Cocteau Quotes

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.

The secret of masonry is to keep a secret.

I was taught to be demure, so it was harder for me to learn how to stand up for myself and go, 'What do I want? What are my desires?'

I must make MAGICK the essential factor in the life of ALL. In presenting this book to the world, I must then explain and justify my position by formulating a definition of MAGICK and setting forth its main principles in such a way that ALL may understand instantly that their souls, their lives, in every relation with every other human being and every circumstance, depend upon MAGICK and the right comprehension and right application thereof.

The best way of keeping a secret is to pretend there isn't one.

Sticking up for ourselves in the same way we would one of our friends is a hard but satisfying thing to do. Sometimes it works.

If you wish another to keep your secret, first keep it to yourself.

We all know those who draw their boundaries carefully and say, "I'm only human. Nobody's perfect. I accept my limitations." And we know others who take an opposite view and say, "I can do anything I choose to do. It is in my power to change the world." And those are the ones who most often change the world.

... I learned the hard way that just as I no longer have to save anyone, neither do I have to be saved.

The only way someone can leave you is if you let them.

I’m not gonna sit around and waste my precious divine energy trying to explain and be ashamed of things you think are wrong with me.

I refuse to allow a disability to determine how I live my life. There is only one way to go in life and that is forward.

The best way to experience the power of fundamental choices is to make them.

I have to get involved in my own kind of way 'cause I always want to respect my own judgments. I have to respect my own time.

A bully can only make you feel bad about yourself if you let them.

I think that the only way that you really keep it a secret is by not telling anyone.

But most important of all, she explained that it was all right to say 'No. I disagree.' that was a gift. I understood it was power. The power to think my own thoughts. The power to believe in myself.

When I get this kind of support, I feel validated in my decision to stand up for myself.

You can have me the way i am — bad behavior included — or not at all.

See? Anger can be healthy. When the time comes–and it will come–remember that. And what I said. Embrace your powers–love yourself the way Nature made you, and you will prevail. Always.

Faith is a way of going within and creating a sense of control over one's life at any given moment.

Faith, faith, faith in ourselves, faith, faith in God, this is the secret of greatness.If you have faith in all the three hundred and thirty millions of your mythological Gods, and in all the Gods which foreigners have now and again introduced into your midst, and still have no faith in yourselves, there is no salvation for you.

Power, true power, comes from within. Not without. (Nick)

The real secret to total gorgeousness is to believe in yourself.