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50 Be Real Quotes to Celebrate the Real You

This “be real quotes” 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.

Be real quotes to celebrate the real you

1.) ”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

2.) ”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

3.) ”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

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

Be real quotes to inspire an extraordinary life

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

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

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

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

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

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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My first blog! Lots of editing to do. But here

A letter to James Dolan Picture this: It is a Friday afternoon. You are in midtown Manhattan stuck in your miserable cubicle perfecting the spreadsheets that your 29 year old boss (You are 34) told you to complete for his presentation to the potential investor next week. He has littered the office with motivational posters about how hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard. This is ironic, because you lack both talent and motivation. A rare breed you are. He starts off every morning meeting with a new quote that he found on google about teamwork. Now, he sits you down, and says “listen up, kid (You are 34) I have spent the last 6 months building this startup from the ground, with nothing but elbow grease and a reasonable loan from my fiancées father. We finally have a chance for a breakthrough here, and I need you to be on your A game with these spreadsheets. As he walks out of your lifeless workspace, he takes the last strawberry candy from the extremely tasteful candy bowl you so elegantly placed in the corner desk. You are on the verge of tears now. This was the last candy and you were saving it for after lunch. Why would he take the last candy? Sure, you put the bowl there for coworkers to munch on and, well, if they come take a strawberry candy they HAVE to talk to you. But this was the LAST candy. You won’t be able to restock until tomorrow when you wake up in your studio alone and walk to Duane Reade with a 50% off coupon and argue with the cashier about the expiration date. You know it’s expired, but pay full price for a bag of candy at Duane Reade? That’s just not in your nature, now is it? Internally, you are about to snap. But just as you reach your breaking point, your phone begins to ring. It’s “Mike from college” calling. Wow, he hasn’t answered your last 6 texts. Do you think he’s just seeing them all now and feels the friendly urge to tell you that he never meant to ignore your “what’s the move tonight” text that you sent 3 times? You answer the phone. Eagerly. Way too eagerly. “Mike? Mike? Is that you MIKE.” The hesitation in his voice speaks volumes. The initial silence is louder than a sonic blast. But you aren’t the type of guy who notices these things. “Hey bud…how you been? Got an extra ticket to the Knicks game tonight. They are playing the Wizards at the garden, and was curious if you wanted to come.” Your face lights up. “Holy shit Mike, I would love to! Is it just us??” “Yeah…I only have 2 tickets, and I haven’t been able to find a single person to take it.” You ignore this implication that you are Mike’s last resort. You have one talent, and that is selective hearing. And damn you are good. “Well count me IN, man! Wanna meet up for drinks before?” “Let’s just meet up at the front gate man.” This sounds great to you. You get sweaty and your lips and fingers swell when you drink. You have a medically diagnosed extremely severe case of GERD anyway, so you were never able to keep up with mike and the fellas. So you finish up your spreadsheets, hand them to your boss (He’s 29) and get ready to go home and put on your childhood Patrick Ewing jersey that still fits because you didn’t make it past 5’7”. Now, its 7:30. You and Mike take your level 200 seats and you can’t help but gawk at the view. “Mike!” you say. “These seats are UNBELIEVEABLE” Of course, you hear Mike, but you somehow don’t notice him rolls his eyes as he unenthusiastically says “Yeah man, they are ok.” You are in awe of the light show, the spectacle that this organization puts on. As they introduce the 5 starting power forwards you can’t help but notice how electric the crowd is. People of all cultures unified as one. It’s a full house in the Garden tonight, as it always is. The raucous crowd lives and dies with every single basket. You howl in agony as Julius Randle misses a wide open layup, and you shriek in ecstasy when he gets his own rebound and is able to tie the game at 20. The game ebbs and flows, and you clutch Mikes arm and beg him to stand up so you have a better chance at catching a flying T-shirt. One wizzes right over your head. “Mike, imagine if you got on my shoulders? We could have totally snagged that one!” You have never BEEN so giddy. Mike must be stressed about the game- it’s been a while since he acknowledge your requests to start a “wave” with him. You understand, it’s a heck of a close game. 4th Quarter and it’s tied at 68 a pop. Can you believe? The boys actually have a chance to win this one! You never want to leave this environment. Thousands of people all unified with you in your despair but unabashed optimism. Now there is only 20 seconds left in the game. The crowd absolutely shakes. It is unlike anything you have ever seen before. Warriors fans weren’t this loud when the team was about to win its 2nd straight title. Marcus Morris shakily dribbles the ball up court as the clock ticks down. 10,9,8. As the air tight defense of the injury riddled Wizards move up to blanket him, he manages to get the ball to the power forward that is playing shooting guard. Bobby Portis backs down his defender, and you instinctively place your hands over Mikes, desperate for emotional support. He almost didn't notice how clammy they were. Almost. 4 seconds left now. With nobody who has ever attempted a 3 in their careers on the court, Portis knows his best option is to get the ball to Mitch Robinson in the paint. He heaves the ball up in desperate hope. 3 seconds left, and as Mitch catches the ball 2 feet from the hoop, you can feel the vibrations on your feet of all the fans seizing at such an unfamiliar situation. 1 second left. Mitch dunks the ball as time expires. THAT’S IT! The Knicks win! Walt Clyde Frazier shouts. The screams reverberate throughout the entire facility. Strangers hug. The Garden is roaring. You clumsily grasp for Mike. The Kicks have won their 4th preseason game 76-75 and Mike tells you that he has plans after the game but can you venom him 120 bucks whenever you get the chance? Thanks. Mike and the narrator may not be real, but the infectious atmosphere of MSG during even a routine and pointless preseason game is. This is, of course a blessing and a curse. All the Knicks woes and misfortunes come down to one common theme. James Dolan. The Clown prince of New York. Jimmy could almost be a sympathetic figure. The only reason he isn’t is because he is a gross, cold hearted, relentlessly aggressive dictator who has imprisoned an entire cities fan base into a pit of shame and mockery. Other than that, you almost feel bad for the guy. You see, there is one commonalty between us and him. It is that the Knicks are all we have. Excluding his prodigious band “JD and the straight shots” the New York Rangers/Liberty and Madison Square Garden as whole. But you get the point perhaps. Dolan is a stubborn pillock, but knows the value of what he owns. The Knicks are a money printing MACHINE, and while their head coaches may change every 18 months, that truth will remain absolute. I won’t speak with 100 percent conviction what makes Jimmy tick. Why he acts the way he does. Why he lashes out so extravagantly and embarrasses himself on an annual basis. But I feel justified in explaining why he won’t sell the team. It is a business that he is in charge of. He has stockholders to answer to, and he is, of course stubborn as a mule. One thing that might make you feel better: He is as miserable as the rest of us. There is only one way the Knicks escape from his clutches. An offer he can’t refuse. While that perhaps not impossible, there HAS to be another way. This is where I speak to Jim directly. Please, for the love of God…just get out of the way. If you can’t give up the team, just give up the reigns. We know every decision the Knicks make go through you. The management is absolutely despicable. They remain because they are loyal to you. This is how dictatorship usually works. Here, the best man for the job won’t stay, just the guys who kisses ass. It is time to face the facts. You are not capable of running the Knicks yourself. You knew that about the Rangers. You gave up the reigns with them, and they are a pretty respectable team historically and recently. Hell, does anybody outside of New York even realize you own the Rangers? You MUST be able to see that this has gone too far. You are in a hole you cannot escape from. The world of basketball sees you as a joke, and more notably a cancer. This is the type of perspective one does not simply change or escape from. If you won’t sell, you have but one way out of this mutually painful partnership: HIDE. Just remove yourself from the spotlight. Give someone else the power. GET OUT OF THE WAY. If it works, go ahead and congratulate yourself. You still own the team. But while you are still the guy at the head of the table…nobody will take us seriously. Please Jim, set us free.