Natalie Goldberg Quotes

People see us as no better than we are.

I don't believe in trying to be somebody you're not - just be a bigger, better version of yourself.

I'm simply trying to tell the truth about human behaviour as I see it.

I don't want to pretend I'm any cooler or smarter than I am.

Be content to seem what you really are.

Seek not greatness, but seek truth and you will find both.

I come out of real life.

This above all; to thine own self be true.

Always be yourself... unless you suck.

I don't know how smart I am. I just try to be what I am. I hope I'm modest. I think that's a desirable trait.

Just be what you are. And I try to be my best self and be what I am and knowing what I am and be satisfied with that. And if people don't know it, maybe they'll eventually know it.

I've learned in the little bit of my life so far that you can't fool people. And so I only tell people what I think about: my ambitions, my dreams, what inspires me.

In order for us to appreciate this world, we have to be a bit more honest, and I hope I do that.

Truth, honesty, empowerment - it's what I want for myself and my readers.

I think it's more important to seek the truth than to try and be perfect, to be honest.

humans are born in truth, but we grow up believing in lies. one of the biggest lies in the story of humanity is the lie of our imperfection.

What a man can be, he must be. This need we call self-actualization.

It's good to be comfortable with who you are and what you do.

I am expressing myself truthfully. That is an important thing.

I just don't think that I could be the kind of actor I want to be and not be honest with myself. Honesty is very important to me as an actor and as a person. I didn't even think about it.

A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be.

A man is simple when his chief care is the wish to be what he ought to be, that is honestly and naturally human.

I really don't know how to be anyone else, and whenever I try to be anyone else, I fail miserably. Or I disappoint myself. It doesn't build my self-esteem, and it doesn't help me grow me at all.

I've had. It's the real me. People don't deserve anything less.

I'm not on the stage going, 'Look at me! I'm amazing!' I accept my vulnerability, don't pretend I'm something I'm not. I don't want to come across as fake.