Suze Orman Quotes

I can say I have become far more open about what I believe.

If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.

I tell the truth, and I expose myself as a weak, misguided, misdirected, dysfunctional human being I used to be.

You control your future, your destiny. What you think about comes about. By recording your dreams and goals on paper, you set in motion the process of becoming the person you most want to be. Put your future in good hands - your own.

My philosophy is to be me.

I have faced up to what I am.

I've always said I live in the present, and I build for the future.

I'm not a perfect person. I never will be. I'm not going to try to be.

If you are honest with yourself and if you want to like what you see in the mirror, is you have to say what you really believe.

It's occurred to me I need to laugh at myself more, and that I don't need to be some sad folk singer all the time. I don't want to be the queen of pain.

It's taken me a long time to realize that my own life is far more interesting than any part I'll ever play.

You cannot live your life looking at yourself from someone else's point of view.

One of the key elements is the ability to be honest with yourself.

You've got to be who you are. You've got to be honest with people. If your views change on something, you've got to be willing to express it.

One of the greatest moments in anybody's developing experience is when he no longer tries to hide from himself but determines to get acquainted with himself as he really is.

I am just like you and everyone else. I am trying to live my life as best I can.

I think that's the most important thing you can do to be a real person - is to be honest with yourself.

I intend to be me. Whatever that is.

I have strengths, and I have weaknesses. I don't pretend to be able to write a great thesis or doctorate - I have no pretensions in that direction.

I found that the more truthful and vulnerable I was, the more empowering it was for me.

I think I'm a pretty open book. We're all a work in progress, and I'm not ashamed to say that I don't have it all together - I don't really think anyone does.

I always felt like if I lived in true authentic self-expression and lived in service and in support of many other people, I would be exempt from having to deal with yet another crisis in my life. I was wrong.

I could do nice, but it's just not as much fun. Being nice isn't my biggest goal in life. I'm trying to be honest about who I am, and that's not always nice. I'm not always the world's cheerleader.

There are a lot of things that are personally uncomfortable to show, especially me without makeup and completely bloated or crying. But I've realized that it's time for me to show my audience that you don't have to be perfect to achieve your dreams. Because nobody relates to being perfect.

I suppose my life has always been about pleasing people, making sure they're all right, doing the right thing. Then, suddenly, you have to face up to what you want and be honest about it.