Pope Benedict XVI Quotes

It is a blessed thing that in every age some one has had the individuality enough and courage enough to stand by his own convictions.

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.

I wore ripped jeans and headbands before people wore that. I've been this guy ever since.

That said, your values will not always be the object of public admiration. In fact, the more you live by your beliefs, the more you will endure the censure of the world.

To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.

To be one's self, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the easy cowardice of surrender to conformity.

Don't let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth - don't let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency.

Fashion should not be expected to serve in the stead of courage or character.

We have to stand up for what we believe in, even when we might not be popular for it. Honesty starts with being ourselves, authentic and true to who we are and what we believe in, and that may not always be popular, but it will always let you follow your dreams and your heart.

I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year's fashions.

Independence .... is loyalty to one's best self and principles, and this is often disloyalty to the general idols and fetishes.

The world tells lots of people the light is red. You have to trust yourself and say, 'I think the light is green, and I'm going to keep doing this.'

In my life, being true to myself certainly hasn't made things easier. You could never accuse me of taking the path of least resistance.

I am a strong believer to follow your own path, no matter what people think.

It is a great thing to see physical courage, and greater still to see moral courage, but the greatest to see of all is spiritual courage; oh, to see a person who will stand true to the integrity of Jesus Christ no matter what he or she goes through!

If you have the guts to be yourself, other people'll pay your price.

Look at me... look at me... I need the attention, oooh I'm punk rock I got some tattoos, I got some piercings. If I'm gonna get some piercings then I want everyone to see it...I don't need to advertise my punkness. A real punk doesn't need to show off...Its like a Karate man... the Karate man bleed on the inside. A real punk is punk on the inside.

Great things happen when you have the courage to be yourself

In a town full of phonies, I'm not afraid to be me.

Do we dare be ourselves? That is the question that counts.

Letting your freak flag fly is something, no matter who you are, that takes great bravery, straight up.

Always stay true to yourself. Some people will like it, some people won't. Life goes on.

The hallmark of courage in our age of conformity is the capacity to stand on one's own convictions - not obstinately or defiantly

It's important to go against the grain. My favorite celebrity, across arts and sports and everything, is Muhammad Ali. And he was famous for speaking inflammatory things that were polarizing but also were important to building who he was as a man and his legacy. And in the end, he was right about most of the s... he was talkin' about.

I don't mind if people look at me like I'm crazy. I'm just being me.