"Within yourself is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at anytime and be yourself."

-- Hermann Hesse

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

-- Rod Steiger

"Insist on yourself; never imitate."

-- Emerson

"Originality does not consist in saying what no one has ever said before, but in saying exactly what you think yourself."

-- James Stephens

"For the most part happiness consists in being willing to be what you are."

-- Erasmus

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."

-- Dr. Seuss