Mitski Quotes

People aren't defined by their relationship. The whole point is being true to yourself and not losing yourself in relationships, whether romances or friendships.

I'm my own person, and I want people to know me for who I am.

I'm trying every day, when I meet a new human being, to not have the first thought that comes into my mind be, 'Are they going to like me?' I'm allowed to say, 'I like this, and I don't like that.'

My parents have always taught me to be myself and to follow my instincts.

Sometimes I act off emotion, but I also try to speak my mind. Take it or leave it, really.

He’s worth fighting for, but I won’t change who I am for any man. No more than he should alter himself to suit me.

The man who alters his way of thinking to suit others is a fool.

The best thing I ever did in my life was to ask, 'Do I like everybody?' And the answer was, 'No.' So why should everybody like me? If people are against me, so what? I'm against them too.

No one should part with their individuality and become that of another.

How you present yourself is nobody's business but your own. The stylists have an opinion. The hair people have an opinion. The fans and the management have opinions. Ultimately, you have to trust that you are the safe-keeper of yourself.

In my marriages, I'd lost parts of who I was because I was trying to mold myself into what I thought a man wanted me to be.

I'm not looking for a 'yes' woman, but a strong person who knows when to be objective and when not to be.

I don't ever apologize for who I am because then I let someone else decide who I am.

I've definitely been in relationships with friends where I wanted to do something different than I know a friend has. It's that complicated balance between wanting to do what you know is right for you and not wanting to hurt someone's feelings.

I've learned that I am allowed to say what I like and what I don't like. And I've learned that I have to be professional and not be everyone's best friend.

If you express yourself too much, you're considered weak.

My life choices are not supposed to be the gateway to somebody else's. That's my journey.

For what is a man, what has he got? If not himself, then he has naught. To say the things he truly feels, and not the words of one who kneels.

I try so hard to be true to myself. I hope I can help other girls realize that they don't have to do things just because everyone else is doing them.

I'm a very loyal person and I allowed myself to be defined as somebody who was doing Gordon's bidding. I should have fought back harder to define myself at an earlier stage.

Be yourself, take control of your life.

I've been accused of being too flexible, too willing to mold myself to men, and that's something I'm constantly working on.

No, I am who I am. I'm not going to change for anybody.

It is a challenge trying not to give in to pleasing other people.

Not 100 percent of the time, but I feel like I'm good at being direct. I know what I want, and I feel like I can tell people, 'I want this; I don't want this. I want you; I don't want you. I hope for this, and this is right, and this is wrong for me.'