Mena Suvari Quotes

It took me a really long time to decide who I want my circle to be and who I want to surround myself with. Once you make that choice, that is where I feel like I have built my strength. This is my life choice. These are the people that make me feel good about me, and that I love and adore and will do anything for.

If you can't help me grow, there's no point with you being in my life.

I have a life beyond performance. I love it, and it probably is the better part of my life, but I do have another life.

You just have to surround yourself with people who are going to support and love you before trying to sell you as a product, or push you into something you don't want to do.

A lot of the problems I had with fame I was bringing on myself. A lot of self-loathing, a lot of woe-is-me. Now I'm learning to see the positive side of things, instead of, like, 'I can't go to Kmart. I can't take my kids to the haunted house.'

People dwell so much on the little things, but why should they hold you back when you have the big things to look forward to? By exuding positive energy when dealing with your problems, you will exude it in your being in general. Treat yourself with love and you will exude love to others.

Depression taught me the importance of compassion and hard work, and that you can overcome enormous obstacles.

As a life coach, I love makeovers, from new clothes to surgery, pedicures to highlights. But redoing makes you feel better only if approached with the right attitude.

Therapy was the biggest romance of my life.

You are precisely as big as what you love and precisely as small as what you allow to annoy you.

When i was younger I was much more self focussed. I was worried about my self-image. I thought I was too fat. I was very critical of myself, and then I met and got to know and understand my husband. He helped me turn myself around. He had such a positive attitude towards life.

I've been fortunate in my life. It hasn't been easy, but there has been a focus on the positive, and it has reverberated. Eventually, the outlook mirrors itself back to you in the friends you have, in the partner that you choose.

Make a list of all the people in your life, and rate them in terms of energy in, energy out. Is there anyone in your life right now who is blocking your love quest?

Sometimes in life, you have to make a selfish decision and do what's best for you.

Everyone is their own person. I just worry about myself and surround myself with good people who keep me grounded and focused on what matters.

If you don't embrace who you are and accept who you are, you won't be able to live a happy life.

If you're not someone who has a natural and effortless love for yourself, it's hard to let go of your desire to please other people, and that's really not an ingredient for a happy life.

I'm fascinated with myself and love hearing the sound of my own voice. I'd like to hear what I have to say. A lot of people don't like being alone because they truly don't like themselves, but I love me.

I've always been someone who is pretty hard on herself. But I've lightened up a lot.

Self-love, it is obvious, remains always positive and active in our natures.

I learned to love myself, because I sleep with myself every night and I wake up with myself every morning, and if I don't like myself, there's no reason to even live the life.

You must first get along with yourself before you can get along with others.

It's really important to talk to yourself and look at yourself in the mirror and love who you are.

Surround yourself with good people who encourage and love you. There are always ups and downs, no matter how successful you are.

I haven't always been the person I am today. I came into loving myself more than anything or anyone else.