I was once afraid of people saying, “Who does she think she is?” Now I have the courage to stand and say, “This is who I am.
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I was once afraid of people saying, “Who does she think she is?” Now I have the courage to stand and say, “This is who I am.
It isn't really important to decide when you are very young just exactly what you want to become when you grow up. It is much more important to decide on the way you want to live. If you are going to be honest with yourself and honest with your friends, if you are going to get involved in causes which are good for others, not only for yourselves, then it seems to me that that is sufficient, and maybe what you will be is only a matter of chance.
Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and go do it. Because what the world needs is more people who have come alive
Accept everything about yourself - I mean everything, You are you and that is the beginning and the end - no apologies, no regrets.
Being honest may not get you a lot of friends but it’ll always get you the right ones
There's a big confusion in this country over what we want versus what we need," Morrie said. "You need food, you want a chocolate sundae. You have to be honest with yourself. You don't need the latest sports car, you don't need the biggest house. The truth is, you don't get satisfaction from those things. You know what really gives you satisfaction?...Offering others what you have to give...I don't mean money, Mitch. I mean your time. Your concern. Your storytelling. It's not so hard.
Be honest with yourself. The world is not honest with you. The world loves hypocrisy. When you are honest with yourself you find the road to inner peace.
Small is the number of them that see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.
What I know for sure is this: The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal for this year is, you can get there - as long as you're willing to be honest with yourself about the preparation and work involved. There are no back doors, no free rides. There's just you, this moment, and a choice.
You will make a lousy anybody else, but you will be the best "you" in existence.
Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.
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