“You have to let go of who you were to allow yourself to become who you are.”

“Be who you really are, not who you allowed yourself to become.”

Glenn Beck (1964) U.S. talk radio and television host

“You've got to let go of who you were, to become who you will be.”

Janet Fitch (1955) American writer

“Maybe the past is like an anchor holdong us back. Maybe you have to let go of who you were to become who you will be.”

Candace Bushnell (1958) American author

“Others made you into who you were. You made yourself into what you have become.”

Terry Goodkind Chainfire

“You look at yourself and you accept yourself for who you are, and once you accept yourself for who you are you become a better person.”

Oprah Winfrey (1954) American businesswoman, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist

“Your environment will become you. Surround yourself with people who have the same dream as you, who have accomplished what you want & more.”

Keshia Chante (1988) Canadian actor and musician

“People tend to take pride in who they are. And that's a bad idea, because that stops you from becoming who you could be. Because, if you're proud of who you are, you won't let that go when it's necessary; you won't step away from it.”

Jordan Peterson (1962) Canadian clinical psychologist, cultural critic, and professor of psychology

“The fellow who eggs you on to avenge yourself will rob you of what you were going to say – as we forgive our debtors. When you have forfeited that, all your sins will be held against you; absolutely nothing is forgiven.”

Aurelius Augustinus (354–430) early Christian theologian and philosopher

“You have to make mistakes to find out who you aren't. You take the action, and the insight follows: You don't think your way into becoming yourself.”

Anne Lamott (1954) Novelist, essayist, memoirist, activist