Stendhal Quotes

Every man has his dignity. I'm willing to forget mine, but at my own discretion and not when someone else tells me to.

I had a very strong-willed mother, who I totally adored. She was always in control of her life.

People aren't defined by their relationship. The whole point is being true to yourself and not losing yourself in relationships, whether romances or friendships.

I'm in control of myself. I take yes or no from no one.

I never allow myself to be pressured.

I'm at peace with myself. The main thing is not letting people dictate what I do or what I am.

For the most part, I get to do what I want to do. If I want to play poker, I can. If I don't want to play poker, I don't have to.

I have my own strength.

I think self-reliance and self-responsibility and self-accountability will help you as a parent, a teacher, as a citizen as a friend.

It's your body, your life. Do what you want to do.

I don't let everyone pick me up. I only let myself be picked up by whomever I want to be picked up by.

I don't have to be concerned about everybody else's character.

Depend on no man, on no friend but him who can depend on himself. He only who acts conscientiously toward himself, will act so toward others.

I am not going to talk about my personal life anymore. You have to learn that lesson sometime.

Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance?

Leave my image alone... I will behave as I think I should and I will not change anything.

I like how strong Sade is and how she doesn't give away too much.

Do not deliver yourself up as a slave to any man.

He who keeps his own counsel keeps his affairs in his own hands.

Some women succeed at being strong and also tender, but most of those who have intended to walk alone, making their own way, have lost their happiness.

What's real freedom? Real freedom is being able to not have my way and still be just as happy as if I did.

You can't please everybody. All you can do is please yourself.

It's important to keep your power and not give it up.

It's nice to be able to, you know, for me to be able to personally do whatever the heck I feel like, whether I think that I can justify it exactly in business concerns or not.

I don't hate Charles. I just want my life to count for something. Everyone thinks I just walked out on a paralyzed man. But after he had his stroke, he couldn't hang on to me. And I realized for the first time that I was at peace.