Caterina Fake Quotes

I had a year of therapy and I swear to God, I went in that with a certain level of self-love, but not enough to keep me out of bad relationships, not enough to try and save people who were toxic for me, not enough to recognise when something was bad, to walk away.

I don't want to spend my energy on people who don't like me.

I realized I had been keeping people around even when deep down I knew they were bad for me. I had overridden myself.

As women, we need to remember: don't be a doormat!

Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others.

I never refused an autograph, never refused to buy someone a drink. Now I'm learning to say I've got other things on, instead of doing it and wondering why.

You can say no to people who make you feel bad about yourself. To people who backstab you or make you feel anxious in any way.

I want to tell women that you need to love yourself and make yourself a priority. It's only when you are happy yourself, can you make everyone else around you happy. I am still a dreamer and still believe in fairy tales, but there is only that much one should give another person. You need to keep something for yourself.

Sometimes we are so busy helping others that we forget about ourselves. Remember, it's okay to say no and to ask others to carry their own weight.

If you run about trying to make people like you all the time you'd never get anything done.

You have to love your body, respect it, and treat it well.

I'm trying to hold my head high and not apologize and be nice all the time because that's not always necessary.

When you consider yourself valuable you will take care of yourself in all ways that are necessary.

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 didn't write my book, 'I Don't Care About Your Band,' in order to give women a brand-new set of dating rules they need to feel terrible about not abiding. I wrote my book to make the women who read it feel good about themselves, and a little more entitled to be treated well by the guys they go out with.

Don't fall into the trap of putting yourself last on the list or not even putting yourself on the list. That's not balance; it's not even healthy.

Never expect people to treat you any better than you treat yourself.

People think, 'Oh, I'm loving myself by sitting on this sofa for four hours.' Love yourself enough to get up!

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.

What I wish for myself is that I could be the kind of person who just goes, 'This is what I need,' and doesn't feel bad about it.

I'm not going to be everything to everyone.

The greatest lesson I have learned in life is that I am enough simply because I have been given life. Growing up, I constantly found myself trying to please others because I wanted to be included and validated. I expended myself completely.

I'm learning how to keep my identity and personal life sacred. It's a matter of knowing my limits. I don't have to give everything that's asked of me.

Surround yourself with the right people, and realize your own worth. Honestly, there are enough bad people out there in the world - you don't need to be your own worst enemy.

God is not a doormat, nor should anyone else be a doormat.