To find yourself just look inside the wreckage of your past
To lose it all you have to do is lie
I’m like a man who’s been half-asleep all his life, trying to find out what he was like before he woke up.
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.
You don't know the difference between truth and make-believe. You never stop acting. It's second nature to you. You act when there's a party here. You act to the servants, you act to father, you act to me. To me you act the part of the fond, indulgent, celebrated mother. You don't exist, you're only the innumerable parts you've played. I've often wondered if there was ever a you or if you were never anything more than a vehicle for all these other people that you've pretended to be. When I've seen you go into an empty room I've sometimes wanted to open the door suddenly, but I've been afraid to in case I found nobody there.
I'm the only person I know that's lost a quarter of a billion dollars in one year… It's very character-building.
Life is short, so learn from your mistakes
And stand behind the choices that you made.
To those who understand
I extend my hand.
To the doubtful I demand take me as I am.
Not under your command,
I know where I stand
I won't change to fit your plan,
Take me as I am.
— Do you ever dream, Forrest, about who you're gonna be?
— Who I'm gonna be?
— Yeah.
— Aren't I going to be me?