Hans Selye Quotes

I was so worried that people wouldn't like me or my story.

I think I have a deep-seated fear of being misunderstood. Or being misjudged.

Everyone fears rejection.

Look, I don't care if anyone likes me when it comes to my work. But I can be massively insecure in other parts of my life.

Half of my anxiety is about whether people are going to like me.

I don't want the world to dislike me in any way.

I hope people don't get bored of me. That fear is always there.

I never pictured myself being liked by anybody.

Many people allow their need for other people's approval to control their lives. They spend their lives worrying about what others think of them.

This weird thing that musicians have... it's got something to do with approval, and not feeling good enough, and therefore going out and being great somehow makes your life valid.

It would probably break my heart to hear that people didn't like me. I don't look on the Internet.

Of course I'm sure half the people there hate me and half the people like me.

I've always had a problem saying what I feel for fear of having someone dislike me.

I just want everyone to like me. That's my main flaw.

I'm insecure about things. I'm not afraid to say it, though. Even when my publicist is like, 'Go on the red carpet,' I don't wanna go.

Maybe I should pretend like I'm not insecure, but I really am. This movie is going to come out and... will people like it? Will they like Rey?

I grew up very insecure. From the time I was little I used to hide under my mother's dress.

I was always rather outspoken. I worried about what people thought of me but there really wasn't room for a lot of self-doubt.

What I never overcame is a kind of shyness.

I was a nervous kid, not great socially.

I'm very low-maintenance, and that is a problem. I'm not demanding at all, and sometimes I feel that I should be throwing tantrums. But since I don't party or socialise, and am very low-key, I think that makes me very low-maintenance. Actually, I'm the most boring person at a party.

I've gone through my whole life caring deeply what people think of me.

Well, the truth is I'm very scared for people to dislike me. I have conflict-avoidance.

I was a very, very shy, insecure teenager.

I just don't think it's very dignified to ask people to like you. You can just wind up being somebody's ottoman.