Knowing Who You Are Quotes

• Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide.

  James Russell Lowell

  Men, Blight, Nations

  'The Present Crisis' (1845)

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• Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Motivational, Crush, Morning

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• Vision is knowing who you are, where you're going, and what will guide your journey.

  Ken Blanchard

  Journey, Vision, Guides

  Ken Blanchard, Colleen Barrett (2013). “Learn How to Lead and Succeed (Collection)”, p.164, FT Press

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• The only true happiness lies in knowing who you are ... and making peace with it.

  Laurell K. Hamilton

  Lying, Identity, True Happiness

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• You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You're on your own, and you know what you know. And you are the guy who'll decide where to go.

  Dr. Seuss

  Life, Graduation, Confidence

  Theodor Seuss Geisel, “Oh, The Places You'll Go”

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• I think part of maturity is knowing who you are.

  Rob Lowe

  Maturity, Thinking, Knowing

  "Lowe profile" by Jessica Berens, www.theguardian.com. July 8, 2001.

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• Action will
  delineate and
  define you.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Motivational, Inspirational Team, Action

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• I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.

  Plato

  Im Sorry, Apology, Men

  Plato (2016). “The Republic”, Xist Publishing

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• The most important thing is to be whatever you are without shame.

  Rod Steiger

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Success

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• True beauty is knowing who you are and believing in yourself. Happy people know their purpose, have courage to fight for it and strength to keep going.

  Rita Ora

  Believe, Fighting, People

  "Rita Ora Gives GLAM4GOOD Her Definition of Beauty, and Tells What She Wears for Good Luck" by Mary Alice Stephenson, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 15, 2014.

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• You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go.

  Dr. Seuss

  Inspirational, Life, Shoes

  Theodor Seuss Geisel, “Oh, The Places You'll Go”

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• Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn.

  Gore Vidal

  Inspirational, Fashion, Hair

  FaceBook post by Gore Vidal from Feb 28, 2011

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• Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself.

  Lois McMaster Bujold

  Success, Character, Divorce

  "A Civil Campaign: A Comedy of Biology and Manners". Book by Lois McMaster Bujold, 1999.

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• Independnce comes from you knowing who you are and you being happy with yourself.

  Beyonce Knowles

  Being Happy With Yourself, Knowing, Happy With Yourself

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• No man should be angry with what is true.

  Plato

  Men, Should, Angry

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• When you know the knower within, you don't need to know further. When you know the meditator within, you don't need to meditate further. When you truly know the worshiper in you, you are to be worshiped.

  Amit Ray

  Needs, Knows, Within You

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• True beauty is knowing who you are and what you want and never apologizing for it.

  Pink

  True Beauty, Want, Apologizing

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• Authenticity and knowing who you are is fundamental to being an effective and long-standing leader.

  Ann M. Fudge

  Long, Leader, Fundamentals

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• Peace visits not the guilty mind.

  Juvenal

  Peace, Mind, Guilty

  Juvenal, Persius, Sulpicia, William Gifford (1860). “The Satires of Juvenal, Persius, Sulpicia and Lucilius”, p.390

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• Actions have consequences... first rule of life. And the second rule is this - you are the only one responsible for your own actions.

  Holly Lisle

  Motivational, Actions Have Consequences, Firsts

  Holly Lisle (1992). “Fire in the Mist”, Baen Books

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• Knowing who you are is confidence.

  Mila Kunis

  Knowing, Who You Are

  "Mila Kunis On Kissing Justin Timberlake, Natalie Portman: Who Is Best?", www.huffingtonpost.com. January 9, 2011.

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• I was brought up to believe that how I saw myself was more important than how others saw me.

  Anwar Sadat

  Believe, Important, Saws

  Anwar Sadat (1978). “In Search of Identity: An Autobiography”, New York : Harper & Row

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• Search others for their virtues, thyself for thy vices.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Wise, Wisdom, 4th Of July

  Benjamin Franklin (1998). “Benjamin Franklin Wit and Wisdom”, p.12, Peter Pauper Press, Inc.

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• Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be.

  Fanny Brice

  Inspirational, Being Yourself, Self Esteem

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

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• I thank God for my handicaps. For through them, I have found myself, my work and my God.

  Helen Keller

  Gratitude, Adversity, Christian Inspirational

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