Mary Steenburgen Quotes

I want to prove myself.

I respect myself. I have very high expectations for myself.

I've always felt a strong urge to prove myself.

I think it's a human tendency that's been around for a while to try to be as good as possible to prove your worth.

I don't want anyone to ever say that I don't belong where I am.

I have high expectations of myself. I always have, always will. That will never waver. I always believe in my talent - always have.

I wish sometimes people wouldn't underestimate me. But it's a fleeting wish. It's not where I live.

You always try to prove yourself.

I'll always have something to prove.

I am proud, but I'm annoyed with myself for not believing in myself enough.

I have to keep proving myself, and that's what I am willing to do.

A lot of what keeps me going is wanting to be better, thinking I'm not good enough.

A man's ego is the fountainhead of human progress.

When I was younger, I really struggled with confidence.

I hear my friends and my mom tell me I'm special, but honestly, I still don't get it.

I still need to go through the process of proving myself.

If I'm the weak link or whatever, I guess that means I've got something to prove. I've always had something to prove.

I don't intimidate anyone. Instead, I try to get people to believe in themselves.

Honor is a gift a man gives himself. You can be as good as anyone that ever lived. If you can read, you can learn everything that anyone ever learned. But you've got to want it.

I think I don't have as much to prove now.

Your personal capacity to handle more valuable projects will go up when you appreciate yourself more.

For me, self-esteem-building and confidence-building is the foundation for anything that we do, whether you want to be a writer, a painter, or a entrepreneur.

It's important to set challenges that you're not sure you're equal to.

I love to be pushed so I can prove myself, because once again, I will.

My goal was to prove to my family I wasn't a dummy.