Who You Are Quotes - Page 33

• When you don't show up as who you are, people fall in love with who you're not. Then when they find out who you are, that's when they leave.

  Iyanla Vanzant

  Falling In Love, People, Shows

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• You just be honest about who you are, and if you dont end up with any friends, then good for you.

  Chelsea Handler

  Funny, Humor, Honest

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• In love, there is a total acceptance of self, and a willingness to give of self without an expectation of receiving anything in return. When you love, you are not afraid to share the truth of who you are, and you accept the truth of others without judgment.

  Iyanla Vanzant

  Love You, Acceptance, Self

  FaceBook post by Iyanla Vanzant from Apr 11, 2013

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• All the characters in my books are imagined, but all have a bit of who I am in them - much like the characters in your dreams are all formed by who you are

  Alice Hoffman

  Dream, Book, Character

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• Being an American is about having the right to be who you are. Sometimes that doesn't happen.

  Herb Ritts

  Be Who You Are, Liberty, Sometimes

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• When younger, I was thin as a rail. As I've grown older, I've put on weight. I have continued to love myself in all those roles. Part of my spirituality, I always tell people, is to accept yourself for who you are.

  Troy Perry

  People, Weight, Roles

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• You have to make mistakes to find out who you aren’t.

  Anne Lamott

  Mistake, Making Mistakes

  "Becoming the Person You Were Meant to Be: Where to Start" by Anne Lamott, www.oprah.com.

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• Life is about growing, but it's also about making peace with who you are.

  Debby Ryan

  Growing, Life Is, Making Peace

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• Who you are is a mystery no one can answer, not even you.

  Jamaica Kincaid

  Answers, Mystery

  Jamaica Kincaid (1996). “The Autobiography of My Mother: A Novel”, p.138, Macmillan

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• Leadership is much less about what you do, and much more about who you are. If you view leadership as a bag of manipulative tricks or charismatic behaviors to advance your own personal interest, then people have every right to be cynical. But if your leadership flows first and foremost from inner character and integrity of ambition, then you can justly ask people to lend themselves to your organization and its mission.

  Frances Hesselbein

  Integrity, Ambition, Character

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• For if every true love affair can feel like a journey to a foreign country, where you can’t quite speak the language, and you don’t know where you’re going, and you’re pulled ever deeper into the inviting darkness, every trip to a foreign country can be a love affair, where you’re left puzzling over who you are and whom you’ve fallen in love with.

  Pico Iyer

  Country, Journey, Darkness

  "Oh to Wanderfly (and How It’ll Help You Travel)" by Jason Silva, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 20, 2010.

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• Change your conception of yourself and you will automatically change the world in which you live. Do not try to change people; they are only messengers telling you who you are. Revalue yourself and they will confirm the change.

  Neville Goddard

  People, Finding Yourself, Trying

  Neville Goddard (2013). “Your Faith is Your Fortune”, p.27, Simon and Schuster

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• The thing that surprises me most is, you cannot change who you are.

  Jeff Probst

  Surprise, Surprise Me

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• Be stupid, be dumb, be funny, if that's who you are. Don't try to be someone that society wants you to be, that's stupid. So be yourself.

  Christina Grimmie

  Being Yourself, Stupid, Dumb

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I want to prove that you don't have to conform to be accepted. The greatest Value comes from loving yourself for who you are.

  Lindsey Stirling

  Loving Yourself, Want, Accepted

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• Who you are should not be defined by your achievements.

  Bill Courtney

  Achievement, Should, Defined

  Bill Courtney (2014). “Against the Grain: A Coach's Wisdom on Character, Faith, Family, and Love”, p.157, Weinstein Publishing

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• The ultimate expression of generosity is not in giving of what you have, but in giving of who you are.

  Johnnetta B. Cole

  Inspirational, Expression, Generosity

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• Your home should reflect who you are, so pick a palette that's close to your heart and run with it.

  Jonathan Adler

  Running, Home, Heart

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• Dear soulmate,
  I don't know who you are, where you live, or what you look like. But I pray for you every nite and I ask God to point you in my direction.

  Frank Warren

  Soulmate, Looks, Where You Live

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• Trade your secrets and become who you are.

  Frank Warren

  Keeping Secrets, Secret, Trade

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• I believe that telling our stories, first to ourselves and then to one another and the world, is a revolutionary act. It is an act that can be met with hostility, exclusion, and violence. It can also lead to love, understanding, transcendence, and community. I hope that my being real with you will help empower you to step into who you are and encourage you to share yourself with those around you.

  Janet Mock

  Real, Believe, Empowering

  Janet Mock (2014). “Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More”, p.18, Simon and Schuster

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• Don't abandon what makes you who you are. Don't give up hope.

  DeVon Franklin

  Giving Up, Don't Give Up, Devon

  DeVon Franklin (2011). “Produced by Faith: Enjoy Real Success without Losing Your True Self”, p.83, Simon and Schuster

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• You have to put on more faces to pretend who you are.

  Nell Carter

  Faces

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• Happiness is about being proud of who you are. Be a good friend, be a good daughter, be reliable, be willing to laugh when things get tough, compliment other girls, care about your job, believe in yourself, be vulnerable, tell the truth, apologize when needed, forgive people...

  Erin Foster

  Girl, Daughter, Jobs

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• You don't have to say anything. You don't have to teach anything. You just have to be who you are: a bright flame shining in the darkness of despair, a shining example of a person able to cross bridges by opening your heart and mind.

  Tsoknyi Rinpoche

  Heart, Flames, Bridges

  Tsoknyi Rinpoche (2012). “Open Heart, Open Mind: A Guide to Inner Transformation”, p.237, Random House

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