Matisyahu Quotes

At the end of the day, I can't curl up with people's opinions.

But I also enjoy life... the more scrutiny I am under, the more confident I become. I am who I am. I can't do anything about it, and I love who I am.

I don't let people affect me.

It doesn't matter what people think of me. I've lived my life.

What I was reading was already part of my psyche, but finally someone else was saying it's okay to walk alone.

I know how to look after myself.

I have a self-defense mind. I've had it all my life.

I'm just not into trying to convince people like me. I always say to myself, 'It is what it is.' I walk into a situation knowing that people are either going to love me or they're not, and that's OK. I'm just going to be me. You can't be everything to everyone.

Man shall find his anchorage in self-recognition.

I am what survives of me.

Among the reasons people keep sad stories to themselves is that they do not want anyone to feel sorry for them. I don't. I don't want you to feel sorry for me.

There are no makeovers in my books. The ugly duckling does not become a beautiful swan. She becomes a confident duck able to take charge of her own life and problems.

I've learned to try to sustain myself by holding on to the integrity of who I am. I'm not talking big diva. I'm quiet. I'm shy. And I became stronger when I stopped trying to be the person they wanted me to be.

There's a confidence and sense of self that comes with age that I didn't anticipate.

No-one but me gets into my head.

Through life's ups and downs, and the few mistakes we make and all the successes that we get, let nobody - nobody's opinion - define who you are. And if anybody defines who you are, let it be yourself.

I feel like nobody really knows my story, which I see as a good thing, and I'm kind of happy about that.

I have confidence in my ability, and I try to isolate myself from everything going on around me.

You’ve learned a new rule and it’s simple: don’t put yourself in situations you’d like to run away from. But when you run, run back to yourself, like that bunny in Runaway Bunny runs to its mother, but you are the mother and you’ll see that later and be very, very proud.

It's easier to shut yourself off outside than reveal your inner thoughts.

I think the most productive thing to do during times of change is to be your best self, not the best version of someone else.

I don't need to be better than anybody or worse than anybody to feel better about myself. I just need to stick on my own path and stay in the moment as best I can.

I learned, when I look in the mirror and tell my story, that I should be myself and not peep whatever everybody is doing.

I don't feel sorry for myself.

Women must learn to find self-worth within themselves, not through others. It is important to carve out a place just for you.