Courage to be oneself Quotes

I've been trying to find the word that says what I need to be in life. 'Brave' is the only word. It's the only thing that I ask myself to be.

I hope that you know in your heart how you feel about things, and you don't let the people that live on fear and hate govern the way you live.

It is the free spirited men and women that we most admire and often envy - those individuals who dare to be themselves.

I have learned not to take too much notice of those who disapprove of my lifestyle choices, because I know that I was not designed to be part of the crowd. If I am different, I make no apology, and I hope that others will have the courage to be themselves and stand up for what they believe in, fight for those who need protection, love who they want to love, and be proud of it.

To know what you prefer instead of humbly saying Amen to what the world tells you ought to prefer, is to have kept your soul alive.

If you have the guts to be yourself, other people'll pay your price.

I know as actors our job is usually to shed our skins, but I think as people our job is to become who we really are and so I would like to salute the men and women who brave ostracism, alienation and a life lived on the margins to become who they really are.

I became Vulnerability TED, like an action figure - like Ninja Barbie, but I'm Vulnerability TED.