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"To be ordinary, be normal; to be original, be different; to be valuable, be unique; to be priceless, be yourself."
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"I take my cues from the world around me and carefully paint a self-portrait that the world can't help but accept. However, I would be much wiser to put down all such artistic notions and hold up the portrait of me painted by God simply because that is a picture at which the world can't help but marvel."
"Of all individuals, the hated, the shunned, and the peculiar are arguably most themselves. They wear no masks whatsoever in order to be accepted and liked; they do seem most guarded, but only by their own hands: as compared to the populace, they are naked."
"For how long are you going to continue hiding your true original self because you are very afraid of what some people might say or think about you? Isn't it time for you to dare to never allow others to dictate the direction of your life?"
"People usually reveal only those aspects of life that enhance their personality & image, but in my case I love amusing people by being myself!"
"Interestingly, being yourself allows others to be themselves. Even with crazy imperfections, being a bona fide genuine person is the best any of us can be-messy flaws and all!"
"There is no great reward for being emotionally withdrawn, no pity prize for bottling your frustration. No one is coming to congratulate your chronic self-repression. By opening up, maybe you will inconvenience some people. Maybe you will trigger some conflict. Maybe you will be rejected, criticized, judged. Everything comes with a price and everything has its compensation. Authenticity may require pain, but it also opens the doors to joy, creativity, self-respect, empathy. Self-repression, on the other hand, costs you all the beauty of the world in exchange for a prison of comfort. Is it really worth it? Isn't it time to break free?"
"She also liked to remember that there could be no such thing as an intentional imperfection. People are always mistaking something that looks good for something that feels good."
"Truly being authentic is knowing what matters to you, on the deepest level of who you are, and committing always to act from that authentic center."
"Don't be consistent but be simply true."
"To win the heart of men, always be yourself."
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"Intelligence will teach you how to make a living, wisdom will teach you how to make a life."
"Don't speak thoughtlessly. Don't worry unnecessarily. Don't work half-heartedly. Don't spend recklessly. Don't give begrudgingly. Don't act self-centeredly. Don't live short-sightedly."
"A diamond will never tell you how valuable it is; if you don't already know, you are not worthy of it."
"School is a hospital where people recover from ignorance, life is a hospital where people recuperate from arrogance."
"The real power of a leader is in the number of minds he can reach, hearts he can touch, souls he can move, and lives he can change."
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