Donna Strickland Quotes

Be that self which one truly is.

I always have to be me.

The only thing you can be is yourself nothing more nothing less

Ultimately, it's not your job, as an actress, to satisfy people's expectations or image of who you should be. Even in your life, you are just who you are.

You have to always remember to be yourself.

There's no reason to change what you are, but if you're not being you, then you need to acknowledge that.

I intend to be me. Whatever that is.

I think that more and more there's a sense that the best performances I can give are the ones that are the truest to who I am. The further I move away from who I am, the worse they are.

I don't think it's about entertainment. I think it's about being ourselves.

I can be Erykah the human being more than the celebrity.

I think that people just have this core desire to express who they are. And I think that's always existed.

I don't want to be the next anyone. I just want to be me, now. And that means all different things.

I wanted to do things that I knew were going to be me.

I cannot be anyone else but Memphis. I tried that, and I was not happy with myself.

I think when you start changing things, you're not being yourself.

I want people to see just who I am.

At the end of the day, l just want to be myself. I don't set out to be like anyone else.

The only way we’ll ever know what it’s like to be you is if you work your best at being you as often as you can, and keep reminding yourself: That’s where home is.

If you're able to be yourself, then you have no competition. All you have to do is get closer and closer to that essence.

If you re not speaking your own truth, you will never be able to be all you are meant to be. You cannot be pretending to be somebody else.

If you keep changing for every person who tells you to, then who's going to be left? Why get the success and be somebody else?

Always try to be yourself.

If you can't be yourself, what's the point of being anyone else?

The greatest discovery in life is self-discovery. Until you find yourself you will always be someone else. Become yourself.

Be who you are, not who the world wants you to be.