{"quotes":[{"text":"Patience... Is the last hope any individual can have during sabbatical. When the expected doesn't happen... Patience, expect the unexpected. When you are true to something that you have done; the results will come. Better late than never. As it is said' when a door is shut, opens an other.. 'Patience.","author":"Stephen Manoharan","tags":["being-true-to-yourself","expect","patience","sabbatical","unexpected"],"id":50823,"author_id":"Stephen+Manoharan"},{"text":"Make yourself your role model, because people who do not have qualities depend on the qualities of others to shape their own qualities.","author":"Michael Bassey Johnson","tags":["alone","being-true-to-yourself","belief-in-yourself","believe-in-yourself","confidence","confidence-building","finding-yourself","goal-setting","goals","independence","inspirational","inspiring","life-affirmation","life-affirming","loyalty","michael-bassey-johnson","model","modelling","qualites","quality","on-self-esteem","role-model","role-models","self-belief","self-help","shape","trusting-yourself"],"id":73779,"author_id":"Michael+Bassey+Johnson"},{"text":"There's a difference between disclosing that which is only your business and hiding away from the world and not seeing, shining and sharing your magic.","author":"Rasheed Ogunlaru","tags":["being-true-to-yourself","being-yourself","being-yourself","courage","courage","hiding","inspiring","magic","motivational","rasheed-ogunlaru","rasheed-ogunlaru","self-belief","self-belief","self-confidence","self-confidence","self-esteem","share","shine","shine-your-light","shine-your-light","shyness","talent","talents-and-gifts","trust-yourself"],"id":74560,"author_id":"Rasheed+Ogunlaru"},{"text":"Be able to define yourself at all times. Do not wait for someone else to come and define you. Accept and embrace your individuality. Be inspired to be the BEST YOU and never let no one get your self esteem down.","author":"Auliq Ice","tags":["acceptance","being-the-best","being-true-to-yourself","individuality","inspiring","self-awareness","self-confidence","self-esteem","self-knowledge"],"id":78131,"author_id":"Auliq+Ice"},{"text":"I have learned that if you fake your life it will kill you slowly, terribly and cause the most pain for everyone. You try to do the right thing, not hurt anyone, conform to what love is supposed to be and what it is supposed to look like, but in the end it destroys you. It eats away at your heart and soul like acid. You slowly destroy those around you that you say you love, and you slowly destroy yourself.","author":"Mark D'Arbanville","tags":["being-true-to-yourself","honesty","truth"],"id":87065,"author_id":"Mark+D%27Arbanville"},{"text":"Figure out what makes you laugh, and do more of it. Figure out what makes you cry, and do less of it.","author":"Mandy Hale","tags":["being-happy","being-true-to-yourself","cry","crying","finding-yourself","happiness","happy","journey","journey-of-life","laughter","live-and-learn","loving-yourself","positive-thinking","sadness"],"id":104511,"author_id":"Mandy+Hale"},{"text":"I've found that trying to be like everyone else, do what others do and follow others 'guaranteed path' to 'so-called success' never really works for me. I have found my best strategy is to authentically be me, listen within and follow it....And then to treat and connect with others - wherever I can - personally, personably and individually.","author":"Rasheed Ogunlaru","tags":["authentic-self","authenticity","being-true-to-yourself","finding-yourself","happiness","inspiration","inspiring","listen-to-your-heart","motivation","motivational","rasheed-ogunlaru","rasheed-ogunlaru","self-help","self-improvement","success","success","trust","trust-your-heart"],"id":165363,"author_id":"Rasheed+Ogunlaru"},{"text":"If you are not yourself people will look right through you and see the pale shadow of someone else.","author":"Rasheed Ogunlaru","tags":["being-authentic","being-true-to-yourself","honesty","inspiring","on-being-true-to-yourself","rasheed-ogunlaru","self-discovery"],"id":215948,"author_id":"Rasheed+Ogunlaru"},{"text":"It can pay off, being a hack. Given the depraved state of American culture, a slick dude can make millions being a hack. But even if you succeed, you lose, because you've sold out your Muse, and your Muse is you, the best part of yourself, where your finest and only true work comes from.","author":"Steven Pressfield","tags":["artists","being-real","being-true-to-yourself","life-s-calling","life-s-purpose","muse","writers"],"id":237911,"author_id":"Steven+Pressfield"},{"text":"Someone out there is looking for exactly what you've got…and will never try and undercut your value or question your worth. Some things in life just can’t be bartered over or placed on the sale rack – and your self-worth is at the top of the list.","author":"Mandy Hale","tags":["being-true-to-yourself","loving-yourself","not-settling","self-worth","standards","value","worth","worthiness"],"id":261716,"author_id":"Mandy+Hale"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":16,"pages":2,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}