"I always believed in being myself."

-- Thelonious Monk

#Being Myself Quotes #Always Believe Quotes

“Well, I can't describe her exactly-except to say that she was beautiful. She was-tremendously alive.”
“Governments take too long to get things done and there are far too many varied interests at stake. If you were starting a business today and needed a partner, you would never choose a large bureaucratic institution like the government.”
“I was discouraged at drama school, along with most of my peers.”
“Friends are people who help you be more yourself, more the person you are intended to be.”
“About mistakes it's funny. You got to make your own; and not only that, if you try to keep people from making theirs they get mad.”
“Staying true to my vision, to the word as it comes to me, to my own aesthetic judgments, even when they disagree with the majority culture, is very important to me, and I think important for every artist. It's what we have: our voice, our intuition, the truth as we understand and know it.”
“Silence is the best reply to a fool.”
“I look back and see the kids who made it through school - it made a huge difference in their lives, which made me believe in the power of public education and what it can do for individuals and communities and the state.”

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