--- title: "1 Change Somebody Quotes By Joanne McClean" description: "1 Change Somebody quotes by Joanne McClean. Plus more from Joanne McClean and more Change Somebody sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/386/joanne-mcclean-28701_believe-in-yourself_never-change-who-you-are-because-somebod_1484432.jpg" --- > [“Never change who you are because somebody says you should … and never change because you think you should. In life, we are all destined to come across a situation where it will be tempting to pretend to be someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joanne-mcclean/never-change-who-you-are-because-somebody-says-you-should-and-never/) [Joanne McClean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joanne-mcclean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/386/joanne-mcclean-28701_believe-in-yourself_never-change-who-you-are-because-somebod_1484432.jpg) ## More by Joanne McClean > [“Come on Nerd Girl, tonight I educate on the delights of binge-drinking, flirting and drunken dancing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joanne-mcclean/come-on-nerd-girl-tonight-i-educate-on-the-delights-of-binge-drinking/) [Joanne McClean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joanne-mcclean/) > [“Why are you trying to be something you’re not?” I shrugged, “People change, get used to it Alex. 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That’s what a guy gets for being chivalrous?” he says, pretending to look wounded but then grins wickedly. “Unless this is the start…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joanne-mcclean/oof-that-s-what-a-guy-gets-for-being-chivalrous-he-says-pretending-to/) [Joanne McClean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joanne-mcclean/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change-somebody/joanne-mcclean/#itemlist", "name": "1 Change Somebody Quotes By Joanne McClean", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Never change who you are because somebody says you should … and never change because you think you should. In life, we are all destined to come across a situation where it will be tempting to pretend to be someone we are not. I want us all to resist this – no matter how enticing it may seem at the time – it will always turn out badly. 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