125 Be Real Quotes to Celebrate the Real You (2022)

This “be real quotes” collection will inspire you and give you the courage to live life on your terms.

Being real and authentic is important in almost all aspects of life. It helps in relationships, business, and can make you feel better.

Everyone is unique for a reason. We all have our own paths. To live life to your fullest potential, you have to be true to yourself.

Being authentic can have a huge impact on your self-worth and the quality of your relationships. It helps you gain clarity about yourself and makes it easier for you to attract the right people in your life.

That said, being genuine doesn’t just benefit you, it benefits others as well. It offers the people around you an opportunity to know the real you and makes it possible for the world to enjoy your unique contribution.

When you’re real with yourself, it frees you of the constraints and confinements of the inauthentic world and allows you to enjoy inner peace and experience unconditional love.

To celebrate the real you, below is our collection of inspirational, wise, and thought-provoking be real quotes, be real sayings, and be real proverbs, collected from a variety of sources over the years.

Don’t forget to also read our collection of quotes about fake people that will help you cherish the real ones

Be real quotes to celebrate the real you

1. “It’s okay to love something a little too much, as long as it’s real to you.”  – Gerard Way

2. “I would rather wear honest tears than the most beautiful and elaborately faked smile.” – Tyler Knott Gregson

3. “Entertainment is temporary happiness, but the real happiness is permanent entertainment.” – Amit Kalantri

4. “Forget about being impressive and commit to being real. Because being real is impressive!” – Jonathan Harnisch

5. “If you can be anything, be real.”  – Nikki Rowe

6. “When you ask a person to jump, his attention is mostly directed toward the act of jumping and the mask falls so that the real person appears.”- Philippe Halsman

7. “Be the girl you want your daughter to be. Be the girl you want your son to date. Be classy, be smart, be real, but most importantly be nice.” – Germany Kent

8. “You shouldn’t have to pretend to be as excited as I am just to make me happy. If it comes to that, you shouldn’t have to pretend to be anything around me. Friends should be real with each other” – J.M. Richards

9. “Wake up to realities! Real life is all about real things!”  – Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

10. “You will remain where you are…, until you change your mindset.”  – A. Steve-Ifeoluwa

11. “Share your weaknesses. Share your hard moments. Share your real side. It’ll either scare away every fake person in your life or it will inspire them to finally let go of that mirage called “perfection,” which will open the doors to the most important relationships you’ll ever be a part of.”  – Dan Pearce

12. “The secret to your purpose is to find what you feel is important, and not pursue what others would think is important. When you think highly of yourself, me thinking highly of you will never be enough!”  – Shannon L. Alder

13. “But we have to learn to be free. We have to, Nell. Doesn’t mean happy all the time, or okay all the time. It’s okay not to be okay. I told you that, but I’m relearning it myself. But not being okay doesn’t mean you stop living.”  – Jasinda Wilder

14. “Some things are only real because they represent what we think. When we learn the truth and think it, the old reality is no longer real to us and loses its hold on us. The truth sets us free.” – C. Terry Warner
If you’re enjoying these quotes, make sure to read our collection of reality quotes aimed at helping you live your best life.

15. “The easiest way to gain someone’s trust is to deserve it. This should be pretty easy, assuming you’re just being you and being real. Minimal effort too.”  – Ashly Lorenzana

16. “Real is better, the truth is better. Painful but better.” – Cath Crowley

17. “The difference between real life and a story is that life has significance, while a story must have meaning. The former is not always apparent, while the latter always has to be, before the end.”  – Vera Nazarian

18. “Flattery does not encourage the perfect flow of love in the vein of your relationship. Be genuine and speak out what you feel for each other without hiding the painful truth.” – Michael Bassey Johnson

19. “It takes courage to become authentic. So many talk about the light but not enough speak the truth about the struggles it takes to get there and the tools to overcome it all.” – Nikki Rowe

20. “Real is hard to find, and sometimes harder to differentiate. Fakes is acceptable by many, because its takes a lot of strength and courage to be real and more to stay REAL.” – Annelise Lords

Be real quotes to help you live life authentically

21. “What we have is often more important than what we will have simply because what we have is real!”  – Mehmet Murat Ildan

22. “And just as you utter these words, I know with unshakable certainty that those few minutes when we walk hand in hand together are, even in a dream, more real and better than anything I’d ever known in life, and that I would be lying if I called what I’ve been doing all these years living.” – André Aciman

23. “I am kind of person who will love the real version of you no matter how bad and broken than accepting the perfect and polished but fake version of you.” – Mahrukh

24. “I was transformed the day my ego shattered, and all the superficial, material things that mattered to me before, suddenly ceased to matter.”  – Suzy Kassem

25. “The sick constriction of the heart was undeniable; there was a melancholy truth in the fact that it was suffering which made me, I thought, at last real to myself.” – Alfred Hayes

26. “So much possibility lives within the beauty of your authenticity. Be real.”  – Scott Stabile

27. “Eloquence. — We need both what is pleasing and what is real, but that which pleases must itself be drawn from the true.” – Blaise Pascal

28. “Only a real man has the right to stand at the pinnacle.”  – James Clavell

29. “You know it’s real when reality becomes a dream, the dream becomes real, and real feels unreal” – Evy Michaels

30. “Tell people how it is, be real and be honest. If you see something wrong make sure you speak up. Being this way will naturally eliminate the snakes and fakes.”  – John Maiorana

Be real quotes to help you live your best life

31. “And sometimes, even if everything seems unreal a strange force will appear dragging you back the ‘so called’ real.” –  A.T. Danielle

32. “Once your intentions are real and wise, helpful and positive, keep going forward. Never ever give up!” – Israelmore Ayivor

33. “If people don’t appreciate your Real self, it’s hard to be with them, but you only find True friends by Showing that self & Trusting.”  – Jay Woodman

34. “When you strip away all the layers one by one, not much remains to “discover.” You will never find real meaning among your selfish interests, feelings, and aspirations. The answers do not lie within you.”  – James C. Dobson

35. “The Sieves of time, filter out the fakes from the real. Don’t look back for them, they were filtered out for your refinement.” –  Wordions

36. “Sadness is a part of life; Love is the heart of life; But facing pain and to come out strong is the real art of life.” – Wrushank Sorte

37. “When something serious happens in your life, something bad comes out of it but also something good. You get to see who is real. Who your true friends are, and who truly loves you. ” – Angie Karan

38. “Never apologize for what you feel. It’s like saying sorry for being real.” – Lil Wayne

39. “Being yourself is all it takes. If you want to impress someone don’t be someone else just be yourself.”- Selena Gomez

40. “Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.” – Judy Garland

Be real quotes that will give you the courage to live life on your terms

41. ”Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” – Steve Jobs

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

43. ”Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself.” – Harvey Fierstein

44. “The strongest force in the universe is a human being living consistently with his identity.” – Tony Robbins

45. “Be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else’s idea of yourself should be.” – Henry David Thoreau

46. ”To be one’s self, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the easy cowardice of surrender to conformity.” – Irving Wallace

47. “I’ve always loved the idea of not being what people expect me to be.” – Dita Von Teese

48. ”You need to be real enough to be believable, but you don’t necessarily have to be real enough to be real. There is a distinction.” – Bradley Whitford

49. ”Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances.”- Mahatma Gandhi

50. ”It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not.” – Andre Gide

Quotes about being real and true to yourself

51. “Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness.”– Allen Ginsberg

52. “Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”– Marilyn Monroe
If you’re enjoying these quotes, make sure to read our collection of imperfection quotes about embracing your flaws.

53. “Be true to yourself. Make each day a masterpiece. Help others. Drink deeply from good books. Make friendship a fine art. Build a shelter against a rainy day.” – John Wooden

54. “Be yourself, don’t take anything from anyone, and never let them take you alive.” – Gerard Way

55. “If you end up with a boring miserable life because you listened to your mom, your dad, your teacher, your priest, or some guy on television telling you how to do your shit, then you deserve it.” – Frank Zappa

56. “Learn to… be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not.” – Henri Frederic Amiel

57. “Be who you are, not who the world wants you to be.” – Unknown

58. “Just keep being true to yourself, if you’re passionate about something go for it. Don’t sacrifice anything, just have fun.” ― Blake Lewis

59. “I think everybody’s weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it.” – Johnny Depp

60. “You were born an original. Don t die a copy.” – John Mason

Be real quotes to appreciate your uniqueness

61. “Always be a first-rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of someone else.” – Judy Garland

62. “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” – Maya Angelou

63. “Take care not to listen to anyone who tells you what you can and can’t be in life.” – Meg Medina

64. “You are you. Now, isn’t that pleasant?” – Dr. Seuss

65. “Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

66. “I feel that the simplicity of life is just being yourself.” – Bobby Brow
If you’re enjoying these quotes, make sure to read our collection of simplicity quotes to encourage a positive mindset.

67. “Be who you were created to be, and you will set the world on fire.” – St. Catherine of Sienna

68. “The truer you are to yourself, the greater your gifts will manifest themselves.” ― Tiffany L. Jackson

69. “You must have control of the authorship of your own destiny. The pen that writes your life story must be held in your own hand.” – Irene C. Kassorla

70. “Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it.” – Bruce Lee
If you’re enjoying these quotes, make sure to read our collection of Bruce Lee quotes from the iconic actor and fighter.

Be real quotes to honor your

71. “I have reached a point in life where I feel it is no longer necessary to try & impress anyone. If they like me the way I am, good & if they don’t, it’s their loss.” – Corazon Aquino

72. “I find the best way to love someone is not to change them, but instead, help them reveal the greatest version of themselves.”– Steve Maraboli

73. “Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.”– Lao Tzu

74. “No other version, no matter how perfect it is, would ever feel better than being your true self.”– Edmond Mbiaka

75. “I’m the one that’s got to die when it’s time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to.”– Jimi Hendrix

76. “I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.”– Frederick Douglass

77. “By being yourself, you put something beautiful into the world that was not there before.” – Edwin Elliot

78. “We must not allow other people’s limited perceptions to define us.”– Virginia Satir

79. “Just a reminder, what other people think of you is none of your business.”– Ze Frank

80. “Originality is… a by-product of sincerity.”– Marianne Moore

Be real quotes to inspire you

81. “Be who you choose to be, not who others choose to see.” —Unknown

82. “Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.” —Benjamin Disraeli

83. “My beliefs are the center of my being.” —Lailah Gifty Akita

84. “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson

If you’re enjoying these quotes, make sure to read our collection of Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes on living a great life.

85. “Being real is what is important.” —Gavin Rossdale

86. “There is only one you for all time. Fearlessly be true yourself.” – Anthony R

87. “Do your thing and don’t care if they like it.” —Tina Fey

88. “One way to avoid what has already been done is to be true to yourself.” – Ramsey Campbell

89. “Everybody can relate to being real or true. Somehow, someway, you want to be real and true.” —Future

90. “The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.” – Dave Chappelle

Other be real quotes and sayings

91. “The only difference between you and the person you admire is their perspective on life.” – Shannon L. Alder

92. “Your true self must shine through to attract the person who mirrors the highest vision of you.” – Collette O’Mahony

93. “Being real has nothing to do with the world. But, the world has a lot to do with the real you.” – Hiral Nagda

94. “Make an effort with tenacity to make real impact that works and don’t just create an impression with deception.” – Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

95. “To be real is to be who you are according to the purpose which God wants you to accomplish but not to be who people want you to be according to what they think you should be.” – Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

96. “It’s not about believing in yourself; it’s about being yourself. Take action!” – Shannon L. Alder

97. “You either live who you are or die being someone else.” – Richie Norton

98. “Being real is much less exhausting, than being a fake.” – Christine E. Szymanski

99. “Don’t pretend to be what you’re not, instead, pretend to what you want to be, it is not pretence, it is a journey to self-realization.” – Michael Bassey Johnson

100. “When you are real you don’t mind being hurt.” – Margery Williams Bianco

101. “Being sincere and true to yourself defines your authenticity.” – Arsenio V Manalo Jr.

102. “The things that make me different are the things that make me.” – Winnie the Pooh

103. “Authenticity requires a certain measure of vulnerability, transparency, and integrity.” – Janet Louise Stephenson

104. “When you dance to your own rhythm, life taps its toes to your beat.” – Terri Guillemets

105. “You attract the right things when you have a sense of who you are.” – Amy Poehler

Be you be real quotes

106. “I stay true to myself and my style, and I am always pushing myself to be aware of that and be original.” – Aaliyah

107. “You’ve gotta stay true to yourself, stay who you are.” – Manny Machado

108. “Your ideal life is your real life. Be true to yourself and honor your preferences.” – Maria Erving

109. “I just need to know that I did the very best I could and that I was true to myself.” – Lenny Kravitz

110. “I am what I am. And only that. At all times.” – A.D. Aliwat, ‘In Limbo’

111. “I must stay true to myself and take my own path all the way.” – Valerie June

112. “Beauty comes from embracing who you are.” – Lindsey Leavitt

113. “I want to stay true to who I am by trying to be in the moment.” – Alyson Hannigan

114. “You have to maintain a culture of transformation and stay true to your values.” – Jeff Weiner

115. “Make the most of yourself… for that is all there is of you.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Be real quotes about what it means to be your true self

116. “Be unpredictable, be real, be interesting. Tell a good story.” — James Dashner

117. “If you’re not trying to be real, you don’t have to get it right. That’s art.” — Andy Warhol

118. “Better to just be real. Show up and do your job and be a nice person.” — Elisabeth Rohm

119. “I do not want the things I do to be easy and predictable. I want them to be real.” — Stromae

120. “To me, being real is being yourself. You know, that’s whether you’re a pop artist or whatever.” — Tee Grizzley

121. “I’m a blunt person, not mean-spirited. I come from a place of love, but I’m interested in being real.” — Tracy McMillan

122. “That’s something we real big on – just being real, authentic, being yourself, not letting this lifestyle change you.” — YG

123. “All I’m ever looking for in my work in general is honesty and truth and people being real to themselves.” — iO Tillett Wright

124. “There comes a time when you realize that everything is a dream, and only those things preserved in writing have any possibility of being real.” — James Salter

125. “Being real is what keeps me humble. It doesn’t matter how much money I make or how much I accomplish. What’s critical is staying real to myself and keeping my feet on the ground. That’s what helps keep me going.” — Anuel AA

Did you enjoy these be real quotes?

In a world where authenticity and integrity are desperately needed, being true to yourself can have some amazing benefits.

Being true to yourself makes life easier. It makes it possible to empower and love yourself so you can live your best life. Hopefully, the above quotes will give you the courage to live life on your terms.

Which of these be real quotes resonated with you best? Do you have any other favorite quotes to add? Let us know in the comment section below.

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