Quote by Steve Maraboli

Don't look for society to give you permission to be yourself.

Don't look for society to give you permission to be yourself

Summary

This quote encourages individuality and self-expression by highlighting the need to not seek validation or acceptance from society in order to be true to oneself. It emphasizes that true authenticity comes from within rather than conforming to societal norms or expectations. The quote serves as a reminder to have the courage to embrace one's unique identity and not limit oneself based on external approval. It inspires individuals to be self-assured and empowered to live authentically and follow their own paths, regardless of societal acceptance or permission.

Topics

Life Society Be Yourself Permission

By Steve Maraboli

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

There is a higher law than the law of government. That's the

There is a higher law than the law of government. That's the law of conscience.

Stokely Carmichael

Without forgetting it is quite impossible to live at all.

Without forgetting it is quite impossible to live at all.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Living Forgetting

Do you know what we call opinion in the absence of evidence?

Do you know what we call opinion in the absence of evidence? We call it prejudice.

Michael Crichton

Science Prejudice Fiction Bigotry

Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in

Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have.

Men Courage Women

A man who lives right, and is right, has more power in his s

A man who lives right, and is right, has more power in his silence than another has by his words.

Phillips Brooks

I have two children and it's amazing how in tune they are wi

I have two children and it's amazing how in tune they are with nature, with light, with smells, with time.

A moving object appears to shrink in the direction of motion

A moving object appears to shrink in the direction of motion as seend by a stationary observer.

Albert Einstein

You have the right to kill me, but you don't have the right

You have the right to kill me, but you don't have the right to judge me. That's life. There's nobility in that. There's focus. It's genuine. It's crystal and it's pure and it's available to everybody, so just shut your traps and put down your McDonalds, your vaccines, your Us Weekly, your TMZ and the rest of it.

Isaiah Berlin once said that there are two kinds of writers,

Isaiah Berlin once said that there are two kinds of writers, hedgehogs and foxes. He said the fox knows many things, the hedgehog knows just one thing. So Shakespeare is a typical fox; Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky are typical hedgehogs. Now, I'm a typical hedgehog. I know just one thing, and I repeat it over and over again. I try to approach it from different angles to make it look different, but it's the same thing.

Authors & Writing

The seven marvels that best represent man's achievements ove

The seven marvels that best represent man's achievements over the last 2,000 years will be determined by Internet vote... so look for Howard Stern's Private Parts to come in No. 1.

I'm on a health kick! I'm drawn to cheeseburgers, so I've go

I'm on a health kick! I'm drawn to cheeseburgers, so I've got to just try and keep it on an even keel.

Such is the audacity of man, that he hath learned to counter

Such is the audacity of man, that he hath learned to counterfeit Nature, yea, and is so bold as to challenge her in her work.

Pliny the Elder