Define Yourself Quotes Page 2

The only safe thing is to take a chance.

Play safe and you are dead. Taking risks is the essence of good work, and the difference between safe and bold can only be defined by yourself since no one else knows for what you are hoping when you embark on anything.

When you let go of the belief that you should or need to know who you are, what happens to confusion? Suddenly it is gone. When you fully accept that you don't know, you actually enter a state of peace and clarity that is closer to who you truly are than thought could ever be. Defining yourself through thought is limiting yourself.

Be willing to redefine yourself every day.

Our skin color doesn't define us

If you define yourself as someone fixing education, there's nothing short-range you can do to fix education directly. It's labor intensive. You have to change the way people act. You have to convince people, and change people.

I'd define it as self-awareness: an ability to trust your own judgment.

An ability to see through veils of bullshit or spins on stories or propaganda. Maybe an ability to think for yourself.

I mean one of the things about being alone is that you've no people to define yourself off, I mean, people are like all-round mirrors, because let's face it, we don't often see ourselves all round in a mirror anyway, do we.

Your mistakes do not define you.

Right now the way I define beauty is individuality and wisdom, which I think creates a certain inner confidence. And not confidence in a way that's only on the surface, but a deep-down knowing of yourself or settling into who you are.

It's not all been rosy; I've had difficult situations where I've failed. But when you fail you learn a lot about yourself and come back stronger. The message is: life need not have limits. Having an opportunity in life is important but what defines you is what you do with that opportunity.

Defining yourself through thought is limiting yourself.

Define success on your own terms, achieve it by your own rules, and build a life you're proud to live.

Give up defining yourself - to yourself or to others. You won't die. You will come to life.

I come from an era, in my world, where you just had to define yourself as who you are and what you do. I happen to be an actor. I happen to be someone that loves to act, that also likes music, that also likes to speak, and that also has an opinion.

As actors we're like these vagabond artists, we have to be invited to perform so if you don't have a choice of options its very hard to define yourself.

Two things define you : Your patience when you have nothing, and your attitude when you have everything.

Defining yourself by your taste is easier than defining yourself by any genuine stance on something.

Keep on being a star in your own right. Keep on defining yourself. Don't be defined by others.

Never accept other people's limited perceptions of you. Define yourself. You can do anything.

I think it's very healthy to spend time alone .You need to know how to be alone and not defined by another person .

Your attitude is more important than stylish clothes.

This comes from believing in yourself. This attitude can define your life.

As you live your values, your sense of identity, integrity, control, and inner-directedness will infuse you with both exhilaration and peace. You will define yourself from within, rather than by people's opinions or by comparisons to others.

You tell yourself that noise is what defines silence.

Without noise, silence would not be golden. Noise is the exception. Think of deep outer space, the incredible cold and quiet where your wife and kid wait. Silence, not heaven, would be reward enough.

The walls around you do not define wealth within you...

The way you define yourself as a writer is that you write every time you have a free minute. If you didn't behave that way you would never do anything.

If you want to be an entrepreneur, it's not a job, it's a lifestyle.

It defines you. Forget about vacations, about going home at 6 pm - last thing at night you'll send emails, first thing in the morning you'll read emails, and you'll wake up in the middle of the night. But it's hugely rewarding as you're fulfilling something for yourself.

Make a pact with yourself today to not be defined by your past. Sometimes the greatest thing to come out of all your hard work isn’t what you get for it, but what you become for it. Shake things up today! Be You… Be Free… Share.

I think it's very healthy to spend time alone. You need to know how to be alone and not be defined by another person

My definition of confidence is how you feel about yourself, and not letting the external world define you.

I think it's important to keep mantras fresh (sometimes the same verse can get stale). That being said, I love this powerful statement: 'Define yourself.' I rehearsed it a million times during the 2005 Chicago Marathon [her first win].

Conscious attention is a designed function of the brain which scans the environment for any trouble making changes. If you identify yourself with your trouble shooter, then naturally you define yourself as being in a perpetual state of anxiety.

Judging a person does not define who they are... it defines who you are.

If you have no brothers and sisters it defines you for life;

even when you're thirty you refer to yourself as an only child.

It helps immerse yourself in what you potentially want to do.

Being involved, learning firsthand and observing the craft and absorbing all you can, makes it easier to define what you want. It will also ultimately make you a better Chef. Culinary school, or even a single class, is a great bet too.

Don't let the clothes or anyone define you.

..just be yourself whether in a pair of jeans or a ball gown.

Judging a person does not define who they are ... It defines who you are

Perception is a wave. You change as your perception of something changes because you define yourself as a reflection of whatever you happen to perceive.

If you don’t define yourself for yourself then you will be crushed into other's fantasies of you and eaten alive

Your relationship with your husband should be an important part of your private life, but publicly you should be able to define yourself.

To define is to limit.

But finding a voice-let's be clear-is a political act.

It defines a moment of presence, of being awake; and it involves not only self-understanding, but the ability to transmit that selfunderstanding to others...To experience yourself as "voiceless" is a definition of depression, subjugation, and being counted out. .

Define yourself or be defined.

Self-esteem is the basis for feminism because self-esteem is based on defining yourself and believing in that definition. Self-esteem is regarding yourself as a grown-up.

What defines us how well we rise after falling!

Define your priorities, know your values and believe in your purpose.

Only then can you effectively share yourself with others.

How YOU see yourself - not anyone else - is the thing that defines you.