Janet Fitch Quotes

I think what my 42 years of life has given me is just how important it is to live your own life.

I want to follow my path.

I think we should all focus on who we are, what we want to do, and do it. That is my way. I don't know why anyone would want to do that politics stuff.

Don't shrink to meet the expectations of others, grow to become the person you want to be.

The most powerful place you can come from is just having a really deep knowing of who you are and what you want for yourself.

What does it mean to be an individual? What does it mean to flourish?

Ultimately, you have to pursue your own path, not someone's idea of the right path. You need to stay on your path.

To know oneself, one should assert oneself.

I mean I am not Hilary Duff. Like I have my own path that I'm going to go on.

A successful life is one that is lived through understanding and pursuing one's own path, not chasing after the dreams of others.

I just want to be myself and go for my own dreams and goals.

I like when people know who they are, know their limitations and what they want to do. It's the same thing for me.

In a very slow way, I found my path. Even now, I think, 'If I can't do it my way, I'd rather not do it.'

You come to realize that only one person can tell you what's expected of you, and that's you.

Follow your own passion - not your parents', not your teachers' - yours.

And when man faces destiny, destiny ends and man comes into his own.

I don't think anybody can be told how to act. I think you can give advice. But you have to find your own way through it.

One creates oneself.

I don't like work... but I like what is in work - the chance to find yourself. Your own reality - for yourself, not for others - which no other man can ever know.

I'm going to do what I want to do. I'm going to be who I really am. I'm going to figure out what that is.

That's what I'm doing. I'm trying to follow what I want to do as my dream. How do I become independent from everybody else?

I'm very interested in how we take ownership of our own stories and our own lives.

I wanted to pursue my own thing - I had desires, ideas I wanted to accomplish, and I needed to be on my own for that.

Now that I'm older, I understand that it's up to the individual to decide who they are or what they are.