#ourself

I was the Duff. And that was a good thing. Because anyone who didn't feel like the Duff must not have friends. Every girl feels unattractive sometimes. Why had it taken me so long to figure that out? Why had I been stressing over that dumb word for so long when it was so simple? I should be proud to be the Duff. Proud to have great friends who, in their minds, were my Duffs. ↗

— Kody Keplinger

#friends #friendship #self-confidence #yourself #youth

But how could he admire Joyce’s lengthy, libidinal ‘yes’ so fervently and end up saying ‘no’ to his own life? I suppose that a lifetime spent hiding one’s erotic truth could have a cumulative renunciatory effect. Sexual shame is in itself a kind of death. ↗

— Alison Bechdel

#death

Whoever you end up with, you shouldn't be changing a thing for them. Nothing. Don't be with anyone if you can't be you. Because you're bang on just as you are.  ↗

— Lucy Robinson

#change

Before you can be anything, you have to be yourself. That's the hardest thing to find. ↗

— E.L. Konigsburg

#self-discovery #self-discovery

Never dull your shine for somebody else. ↗

— Tyra Banks

#confidence #inspirational #self-expression #shine #inspirational

I have learned, that the person I have to ask for forgiveness from the most is: myself. You must love yourself. You have to forgive yourself, everyday, whenever you remember a shortcoming, a flaw, you have to tell yourself "That's just fine". You have to forgive yourself so much, until you don't even see those things anymore. Because that's what love is like. ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#forgive-yourself #forgiveness #inspirational #inspirational-life #inspirational-quotes

مش لازم تطلع الأول، ومش لازم تبقى أشطر واحد ، ومش لازم تبقى شاطر أصلا،ومش لازم حتى تنجح أساساً. لازم لازم تبقى نفسك، لازم لازم تبقى كويس، لازم لازم تبقى شريف، بس مش لازم تبقى بطل! ↗

— أحمد العسيلي

#inspirational #inspirational

Control Your Own Destiny or Someone Else Will ↗

— Jack Welch

#destiny #inspiration #motivation #self-confidence #self-determination

The most adventurous journey to embark on; is the journey to yourself, the most exciting thing to discover; is who you really are, the most treasured pieces that you can find; are all the pieces of you, the most special portrait you can recognize; is the portrait of your soul. ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#inspirational-quotes #journey-to-yourself #life-and-living #living-life #self-acceptance

The pressures on gay teens can be overwhelming--to keep secrets, tell lies, deny who you are, and try to be who you're not. Remember: you are special and worth being cared about, loved, and accepted just as you are. Never, ever let anyone convince you otherwise. ↗

— Alex Sanchez

#gay-rights #inspirational #inspirational