Henry David Thoreau Quotes

I don't try to live up to nobody's expectations. I just try to be me, be the best version of myself that I can be.

I feel like, when people realize that they are the only person they need to impress, everybody's life will be a lot smoother.

Shall a man go and hang himself because he belongs to the race of pygmies, and not be the biggest pygmie that he can? Let everyone mind his own business, and endeavor to be what he was made

We are all equal in that we can all strive to become the best we are capable of becoming. We can always improve but we shouldn't compare ourselves to others. We get in trouble when we start trying to measure up to someone else.

If you can't be a sun, be a star. For it isn't by size that you win or fail. Be the best of whatever you are.

There are things one must do for oneself.

To aim at the best and to remain essentially ourselves is one and the same thing.

Focus on making you the best you you can be as an actor and follow your own path. You can't compare an apple to an orange. It will cause a lot of self-esteem issues.

Be who you are and be that well.

What I'd like to get across is try your best to be yourself. I realize there are those who are much further along than you are; there are stars, but learn to be who you are and to play yourself. Be confident in that fact.

I don't want to be a strong hero who can save society. I just want to save myself.

Don't look at someone else and want to be them. Search within yourself and find out who you are and be someone positive.

I just want to be the best Carly Rae I can be.

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

You really have to look inside yourself and find your own inner strength, and say, 'I'm proud of what I am and who I am, and I'm just going to be myself.'

The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment; it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone.

My mama told me in college, 'I love you, and you're God's child, but natural beauty will only take you so far.'

Don't try to be like me. Try to be like yourself. Try to be very good at being yourself.

If I look at the message I'm portraying, I think it definitely is be who you are, but be your best you.

I've learned to think, I may succeed or fail, but I'm going to do so on the merit of my own instincts.

I don't care whether people like me or dislike me. I'm not on earth to win a popularity contest. I'm here to be the best human being I possibly can be.

All makeovers should be about enhancing who you are.

But I'm not worried about seeking out the approval of others - that high school thing of joining the club.

There are no makeovers in my books. The ugly duckling does not become a beautiful swan. She becomes a confident duck able to take charge of her own life and problems.

I think the most productive thing to do during times of change is to be your best self, not the best version of someone else.