"I refuse to believe that the processed beauty that I see around me is what I have to be."
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"I will not hide my tastes or aversions. I will so trust that what is deep is holy, that I will do strongly before the sun and moon whatever only rejoices me, and the heart appoints"
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"It's frightening to think that you mark your children merely by being yourself. It seems unfair. You can't assume the responsibility for everything you do --or don't do."
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"The best things and best people rise out of their separateness; I'm against a homogenized society because I want the cream to rise."
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"To lead is to be yourself in a world of clones"
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"Always try to be yourself."
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"If you want to get peace, you can get it as soon as you like if we all pull together. ... Think peace, live peace, and breathe peace and you'll get it as soon as you like."
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"If you want to be successful at being yourself, you’re going to have to take a chance on not being like everyone else."
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"Each of us is something of a schizophrenic personality, tragically divided against ourselves."
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"I love photo shoots where I can be like a pinup, not myself. Where I can be feminine, glamorous, dark not like in real life. I hate it when you go in and they want you to be 'natural,' to be yourself. I just hate it. I love having fun. When they ask you to smile, I hate it. Of course I smile in my real life, but to do it on cue, that's not spontaneous. I'd rather do something that's like a little movie, like a little story, rather than just me, I feel naked."
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"It is okay to be yourself, it is okay to color outside the line if that is who you are"
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"Be yourself; no base imitator of another, but your best self."
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"I will do strongly before the sun and moon whatever inly rejoices me and the heart apoints."
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"To be a saint is to be yourself."
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"Once you find out what makes you comfortable and happy, it's a lot easier to be confident.So, be yourself!"
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"Respect is one of the greatest expressions of love. If other people try to write your story, it means they don't respect you. They consider that you're not a good artist who can write your own story, even though you were born to write your own story."
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"When you're hiding behind a character all the time, as soon as you have to be yourself, you feel kind of terrified."
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"Why spend your whole life trying to be somebody that you're not? It's so much more fun to be yourself **** what everybody says."
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"That's basically the gangster code. Just be yourself. Just be you, dog. The easiest way to get your card plucked around a gangster is to be a fake. If we feel like you're trying too hard, if you're trying to act like you're from the street, you're in trouble."
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"It's about empowering girls, You're gonna have bad boyfriends and best friends-turned-enemies. You need to be yourself, you need to work hard, and you'll get there."
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