Benjamin Clementine Quotes

The secret is to have a sense of yourself, your real self, your unique self. And not just once in a while, or once a day, but all through the day, the week and life.

When you look in the mirror what do you see? Do you see the real you, or what you have been conditioned to believe is you?

No matter where you go, you are what you are playa.

And identity is funny being yourself is funny as you are never yourself to yourself except as you remember yourself and then of course you do not believe yourself.

That's the way I feel, at least: like there's a real me and a reflection of me, and I have no way of telling which is which.

After all, what is your personal identity? It is what you really are, your real self. None of us is what he thinks he is, or what other people think he is, still less what his passport says he is. And it is fortunate for most of us that we are mistaken. We do not generally know what is good for us. That is because, in St. Bernard's language, our true personality has been concealed under the 'disguise' of a false self, the ego, whom we tend to worship in place of God.

Maybe I had a 'secret identity,' but then when you think about it, don't we all? A part of ourselves very few people ever get to see. The part we think of as 'me.' The part that deals with the big stuff. Makes the real choices. The part everything else is a reflection of.

I never really did abandon my true self. It's not like I invented this imaginary person and started to be her.

Truly know thyself, and to thine own self be true.

The real self is who you are when you're at home, when you're comfortable, and the false self is what you're pretending - and the reason you pretend is because you want to create a character for the surroundings you're within.

You know it's real when you are who you think you are

But when I call for a hero, out comes my lazy old self; so I never know who I am, nor how many I am or will be. I'd love to be able to touch a bell and summon the real me, because if I really need myself, I mustn't disappear.

Remember who you really are and be that.

There is a voice inside which speaks and says, "This is the real me!"

Most people love you for who you pretend to be.

I'm totally myself.

We all have our ambassador that we send forward into the world. We all have people we are varying degrees of real with. There's a public face we all wear. As I get older and more comfortable in my skin, I am trying to combine the two so the real me is there all the time.

The authentic self is the soul made visible.

In my own mind, I am still a fat brunette from Toledo, and I always will be.

The line between what I really am, and what I am on reel, is slowly diminishing.

Always be yourself. At the end of the day, that's all you've really got; when you strip everything down, that's all you've got, so always be yourself.

I've always tried to stay true to my authentic self.

Whether I'm wearing lots of makeup or no makeup, I'm always the same person inside.

If there's a common thread to my books, it is that each involves an individual's journey. The individual must stay true to themselves.