Janis Joplin Quotes

You've got to hang on to who you are, what you are. Don't let anyone take it from you.

Compromise is necessary so long as you never give up who you are. That isn't compromise; that's spiritual death. You have to remain true to yourself.

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.

You've gotta stay true to yourself, stay who you are.

You're not going to scare me into being somebody I don't want to be.

Your self is sacred; be true to it.

Never let anyone try and make you into something that you're not. Remember what it is that you want, and always stay strong in that.

No matter what happens in life, never lose sight of who you are.

He’s worth fighting for, but I won’t change who I am for any man. No more than he should alter himself to suit me.

When who you are and what you are is not decided by any external forces, then you are in dignity.

Be true to yourself, and stick with who you are through thick and thin without letting anyone dilute your essence.

The best advice I've ever got is to be yourself. Stay true to who you are and what you stand for and you'll go far in life.

I've learnt that you are who you are, and in the end, if you don't believe it, then no one will.

Don't change for nobody.

Don't compromise even if it hurts to be yourself.

Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person.

I don't ever apologize for who I am because then I let someone else decide who I am.

Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got.

I'm not gonna apologize for who I am and what I've gone through.

You should never give up your inner self.

You have got to decide, look, this is who I am; this is my best way to present myself, and I'm going to ride that horse to the finish line. Not everybody will like it, but that's OK.

You can't please everyone, nor should you seek to, because then you won't please anyone, least of all yourself.

As long as I continue to put forth who I am and what I believe, than I think it all balances out.

Being yourself is one of the greatest things you can possibly do. Being true to yourself.

I feel like my only safety is in being totally true to myself.