The only way to deal with an

unfree world is to become so

absolutely free that your very 

existence is an act of rebellion.

We have to dare to be ourselves,

however frightening or strange

that self may prove to be.

What the public criticizes

in you, cultivate. It is you. 

Don't trade your

authenticity for

approval.

Imagine we all had the courage to be

the strange

and wondrous creatures

we were born to be.

The privilege of a

lifetime is to become

who you truly are.

You have to decide who you are

and force the world to deal with

you, not with its idea of you.

Our passing through 

this earth is so absurd 

and fleeting, that it 

calms me to know 

that I have been 

authentic, that I have 

managed to be more 

like myself as much as 

I could.

Be who you are and say 

what you feel, because 

those who mind don't matter 

and those who matter 

don't mind.

When you 

are happy with 

who you are,

it won't matter

who isn't.

Be bad, but at least don't

be a liar, a deceiver!

One who is truly disciplined does not

need rules to govern his behavior.

People who play roles

will eventually forget

their lines.

Pay attention.

The coolest people I've ever met

have the most colorful pasts,

they've made bad choices, learned

lessons, explored, and they're not

afraid of being real. Tattered

tapestries woven of similar threads,

they're my kind of people.

My favorite shades of crazy.

To be yourself in a world

that is constantly trying to

make you something else is

the greatest accomplishment.

Don't be perfect,

Be real.

The most common

form of despair

is not being

who you are.

Always stick to what makes

you weird, odd, strange,

different. That's your

source of power.