Apollonia Kotero Quotes

Spending too much time focused on others' strengths leaves us feeling weak. Focusing on our own strengths is what, in fact, makes us strong.

Ali's belief in himself was something I picked up on, and it's become my own philosophy.

I needed real help in New York and I had no friends. I looked up at those buildings, I couldn't see the sky or nothing, and I said, 'Well, there ain't no mountain high enough,' and I just started - the words just fell out of my mouth, really.

The almost insoluble task is to let neither the power of others, nor our own powerlessness, stupefy us.

If you do not believe yourself no one else will.

I don't walk around with fear. I walk around with strength. I believe in cause and effect.

When you have confidence, you can do anything.

You have to believe in yourself before anybody else believes in you.

I know I've got to learn to believe in myself.

The older I get, the more I'm starting to believe in myself.

Trust your ability!

You have to believe in yourself.

There are no makeovers in my books. The ugly duckling does not become a beautiful swan. She becomes a confident duck able to take charge of her own life and problems.

I learned that you go through things, you deal with them and that's what empowers you and ultimately makes you a happy person.

Be strong, and of good courage.

I learned that I'm really good with perseverance. I'm stronger than I thought I was inside. I also learned that I don't give up easily and that I trust and believe that things are going to be OK.

Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.

I feel confident. I feel there is a lot of confidence in me.

I'm never going to stop believing in myself.

You need to believe in yourself.

You've got to believe in yourself.

I don't believe in being a victim. I think with information and motivation, you can do anything.

I always believed in myself.

I just have a lot of belief in myself.

Everything I was told should be my greatest insecurities and weaknesses, everything that I've been labeled - short, nerdy, skinny, weak, impulsive, ugly, tomboy, poor, rebel, loud, freak, crazy - turned out to be my greatest strengths. I didn't become successful in spite of them. I became successful because of them.