God has given you one face, and you make
yourself another.
  ~ William Shakespeare

Almost every man wastes part of his life
in attempts to display qualities which he
does not possess, and to gain applause
which he cannot keep.
  ~ Samuel Johnson

We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves
to others that in the end we become disguised
to ourselves.
  ~ François de La Rochefoucauld

There is just one life for each of us: our own.
  ~ Euripides

It takes courage to grow up and become
who you really are. 
 ~ e.e. cummings

Accept no one's definition of your life;
define yourself.
 ~ Harvey Fierstein

Be what you are.  This is the first step
toward becoming better than you are.
 ~ Julius Charles Hare

"Remember to always be yourself.
Unless you suck."
 ~ Joss Whedon

"Be yourself" is about the worst advice
you can give some people.
  ~ Tom Masson