Janet Mock Quotes

Don't ever become so preoccupied by who you want to be that you forget to be who you are.

It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is.

Getting in touch with your true self must be your first priority.

I truly believe that the privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.

I started coming into my own at 30, discovering what's important to me, not caring what other people think.

Who are you? Answer; you are who you are in this given moment. Label-less. Limitless. Remember that from this day forward.

Every child is simple, just a clean slate. Then the parents start writing on his slate - what he has to become. Then the teachers, the priests, the leaders - they all go on emphasizing that you have to become somebody; otherwise, you have wasted your life. Just the opposite is the case. You are a being. You need not become anybody else. That is the meaning of simplicity: remaining at ease with one's being, and not going on any track of becoming - which is unending.

I never had time to dream about being anyone else.

At which point should we let go and do what we want to do, and when should we submit to rules? Coming to terms with our true natures and who we really are has always been a fascination to humans. I know it fascinates me.

I've gradually grown more comfortable with who I am and what I am.

You can run, run, run away from a lot of things in life, but you can't run away from yourself. And the key to happiness is to understand and accept who you are.

The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.

There is always a certain peace in being what one is, in being that completely.

The truth sets you free. It's a very liberating thing, when you say this is who I am warts and all and then you can just get on with life. It's amazing.

What we must try to be, of course, is ourselves and wholeheartedly. We must find out what we really are and what we really want.

You should wear what you want to wear and not worry about trying to paint yourself in a certain image because that self-awareness is what's going to help you become a more independent and more interesting and healthier adult.

It took me several years to figure out who I am and a few more to accept what I discovered. Now, I'm in the enjoyment stage of that process and it's a happy place.

I want to stop transforming and just start being.

I wanted to become me, totally me. The more me, the better. I instinctively knew this and I was right.

There's nothing better than when a man is in tune with who he is.

I've fully embraced who I am. I stopped fighting with people and just come to realize, 'This is me. This is all of me.'

I'm accepting of who I am and how diverse I am and honoring that.

I've got to where I've always wanted to be. I just feel more myself, and I've learned not to care what other people think. It's happened slowly, very slowly. But I did it.

I feel pretty comfortable with who I am. After a while, if you're not, it's like, what are you hoping for?

The beauty of knowing yourself is nobody else has to.