Being Yourself Quotes

I really don't think that anyone in this world knows the real me. My closest friends know me better than anyone else, but I don't think I’ve ever let certain sides of me come out around anyone except myself. I keep some feelings hidden because no one would understand, and even if they did understand, there wouldn't be anything that anyone could do to make the feelings disappear.

Worry about your character,
not your reputation because
your character is who you `
are & your reputation is
what people think you are

I'm not perfect, I never tried to be. I've made mistakes. I've taken the easy way out. I've lied to my friends. I've hidden the truth so many times from so many people. I've hurt people, and I've even done it on purpose. I've left people behind. I've spread rumors. I've said things that I didn't mean. I'm no better than anyone, anywhere. I'm human. I have faults, and I'm not afraid to admit that. I want to change, but I won't. Because that's what we do. That's what we've always done. We list our faults like a grocery list, and we move on, expecting everything to somehow change itself. It never will. I will never change. I will never be perfect. I will always make mistakes. I'll, more often than not, take the easy way out. I will lie, hide the truth, hurt people, leave people behind, spread rumors, and say things I don't mean for the rest of my life.--- jeneveve

'have you ever realized that when ..
people say you’ve changed
it’s just because you’ve stopped
living your life ... their way

Most people don't know who they are.
That's why they lie. They're afraid someone
else will figure it out before they do

I’m nowhere near perfect
I eat when I’m bored
I fall for boys too easily
I’m vulnerable to their lies
I’m hoping that one day
someone can get to know me
without me getting into a long story
I live by quotes that explain exactly what I’m going through
I make excuses for everything in my life
I’m not perfect
and I’m glad
because I think that would make me extremely boring
Sorry I actually eat unlike some people...Sorry I can be myself around guys unlike some people... Sorry I like to have fun and I don’t care what people think about me... Sorry I am me

But seriously how can you figure out what you’re made of if it's always easy. - Kris Langard

I'm not always as confident as I seem ... there are many nights and many days when all I want is to be held. I love being held. Always. Sometimes I don't want to talk about what is bothering me ... sometimes I just want a hug ... someone who will let me cry. I like when boys cry in front of me -- when people aren't afraid to show what they're really feeling. I don't like when people run from their true feelings because it doesn't do anyone any good. I wear my heart on my sleeve, but I am not naive. I know what it feels like to be completely broken and I am all too familiar with what it means to be hurt. I know what it's like to see something funny and not laugh. I've been taken advantage of, used, and abused. My feelings have been blatantly disregarded. But I still believe that all people are good at heart ... and my trust in people has not diminished. To be completely honest, I hope it never does. Ever.

"It hurts to look at yourself in the mirror and hate yourself, look into the mirror and wonder what ever happened to that smile that used to shine so bright. When you look at yourself, you see this version of "you" that your mind has created, someone that has become so distant and cold that nobody wants to be around her. Empty eyes. Fragile bones. The only thing you have left are the lies you tell yourself everyday to survive, lies that have become your painful reality, lies that will swallow you whole and crush your insides, lies that have turned you into someone you never wanted to be.."

Congratulations! You're not perfect! It's ridiculous to want to be perfect anyway. But then, everybody's ridiculous sometimes, except perfect people. You know what perfect is? Perfect is not eating or drinking or talking or moving a muscle or making even the teensiest mistake. Perfect is never doing anything wrong - which means never doing anything at all. Perfect is boring! So you're not perfect! Wonderful! Have fun! Eat things that give you bad breath! Trip over your own shoelaces! Laugh! Let somebody else laugh at you! Perfect people never do any of those things. All they do is sit around and sip weak tea and think about how perfect they are. But they're really not one-hundred-percent perfect anyway. You should see them when they get the hiccups! Phooey! Who needs 'em? You can drink pickle juice and imitate gorillas and do silly dances and sing stupid songs and wear funny hats and be as imperfect as you please and still be a good person. Good people are hard to find nowadays. And they're a lot more fun than perfect people any day of the week.

Do you ever get that feeling where you don't want to talk to anybody? You don't want to smile and you don't want to fake being happy. But at the same time you don't know exactly what's wrong either. There isn't a way to explain it to someone who doesn't already understand. If you could want anything in the world it would be to be alone. People have stopped being comforting and being along never was. At least when you're alone no one will constantly ask you what is wrong and there isn't anyone who won't take 'I don't know' for an answer. You feel the way you do just because. You hope the feeling will pass soon and that you will be able to be yourself again, but until then all you can do is wait.

Forget what you heard, recognize what you see. I know you heard the rumors... now here's the real me
Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else

there are plenty of reasons to hate me. i just don't want people to hate me because of half-truths, partical truths, and rumors

You have every right to say what you want about me, and I have every right not to give a rat’s ass
The only thing I regret about high school is not doing all the things I heard I did
At times I wish I could change the past...but sometimes the past changes you
"Never regret anything because at some point, you wanted it."
What I say and what I feel are 2 entirely different things. That's just the way I am

I wasn’t born with enough middle fingers to let you know how I feel

It's better to be hated for what you are, than to be loved for what you are not.

When you judge someone it doesn’t define who they are it defines who you are.
I never apologize for saying what I feel. That's like saying sorry for being real.

"This is who I am. Nobody said you had to like it."

I’m sorry if you don’t like me I’m sorry if you think I suck but most of all I’m sorry, I don’t give a fuck

"I never wanted to be different; I just wanted to be me.”

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself