Angie Martinez Quotes

We are all equal in that we can all strive to become the best we are capable of becoming. We can always improve but we shouldn't compare ourselves to others. We get in trouble when we start trying to measure up to someone else.

Never worry about what anyone else is doing...Just swim your own race.

I require myself not to be equal to the best, but to be better then the bad.

If you truly want to become a better you, it is imperative that you learn to feel good about yourself.

The only category I do badly in is my personality. And that's OK. Who cares? And you know what? You want to know something? I'm a better person than the people I'm running against. I see it.

Accepting oneself does not preclude an attempt to become better.

Resist the temptation to compare yourself to others. This is crucial in order to be able to manifest whatever you want.

The energy you'll expend focusing on someone else's life is better spent working on your own. Just be your own idol.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

The time I spent thinking about how I was better than somebody else or worrying about somebody else's attitude was time I could put to better use.

I can't build myself by beating somebody down.

A man is always better than he thinks.

You know, sometimes you're jealous of other people and their achievements, and you wanna be that person, but I've come to realize that each individual on this planet has his own path.

Your sole contribution to the sum of things is yourself.

We all look in the mirror and name the things that we don't like about ourselves or wish we could change. Instead, name the good things and focus on that!

You've got to be your own best friend.

Do not allow yourselves to be made to feel inadequate or frustrated because you cannot do everything others seem to be accomplishing. Only you and your Father in Heaven know your needs, strengths, and desires. Around this knowledge your personal course must be charted and your choices made.

Love yourself and watch - Today, tomorrow, always. To straighten the crooked You must first do a harder thing - Straighten yourself.

There are always going to be things you don’t like about yourself or reasons to compare yourself to others, but once you realize that you only get one you, it’s best to just love yourself.

Your reality is yours. Stop wasting time looking at someone else's reality while doing nothing about yours.

I ain't no perfect man I'm tryna do the best that I can with what it is I have.

Don't be so fast, you're all you've got.

I must not be selfless: develop a sense of self. A solidness that can't be attacked.

We do not have to be ashamed of what we are. As sentient beings we have wonderful backgrounds. These backgrounds may not be particularly enlightened or peaceful or intelligent. Nevertheless, we have soil good enough to cultivate; we can plant anything in it.

Comparison is a brutal assault upon one's self. Once you compare yourself to someone else, what you're really saying is that what you're made of isn't good enough.