In a world full of lions and tigers entertaining the masses, have you ever seen a wolf performing in a circus?

— Akilnathan Logeswaran

I can be a better me than anyone can.

— Diana Ross

Authentic personal brands are built on the foundation of purpose.

— Bernard Kelvin Clive

When the author admits to Christians that he was not a Christian himself, he says their dialogue became 'distant and rehearsed, like a pitch for Ginsu knives.

— Kevin Roose

Don't dilute your core message burning in your spirit just to satisfy the masses.

— Bernard Kelvin Clive

Keep your heart clearAnd transparent,And you willNever be bound.A single disturbed thoughtCreates ten thousand distractions.

— Ryōkan

If our focus is on how we are supposed to feel then we deny ourselves the joy of freedom in how we truly feel.

— Mishi McCoy

A man could not be prevented from making himself a big wax doll, and kissing it. But if the man were to come with the doll and sit before a man in love, and begin caressing his doll as the lover caressed the woman he loved, it would be distastefulto the lover. Just such a distasteful sensation was what Mihailov felt at the sight of Vronsky’s painting: he felt it both ludicrous and irritating, both pitiable and offensive.

— Leo Tolstoy

Allow your natural personality to shine through without pretending to be someone you're not, or you may be stuck with that label forever.

— Susan C. Young

To return to our authenticity, we have to let go of all that we are not. We recognize and let go of the judgments, fears, and “shoulds” that keep us stuck.

— Henna Inam