Manisha Koirala Quotes

Most women would not be happy being me. People say, 'But you're alone.' But I don't feel alone. I feel very un-alone.

I think certainly that looking for love is a big part of the show, but I think that if - there's one thing that is different about 'Sex and the City' and the message that I think has resonated with viewers, especially women. It's that you don't need to get married. You don't really need that love to be fulfilled.

I am single and happy.

You should never need a guy to make you feel complete.

The man for me is the cherry on the pie. But I'm the pie and my pie is good all by itself. Even if I don't have a cherry.

One of the things I've learnt is not to depend on there being a woman in your life to make it work. I love my work, I love my children, I've got wonderful friends, you know, I have a nice life.

You alone are enough.

I am not afraid of being alone and single.

I was able to start building my confidence and know that I don't need anybody to be happy.

And there is something great about knowing that my only job is to be as happy as I can be about my life, and feel as good as I can about myself, and to lead as full and eventful a life as I can, so that it doesn’t ever feel like I’m just waiting around for some guy to ask me out. And most importantly, it’s good for us all to remember that we don’t need to scheme and plot and beg to get someone to ask us out. We’re fantastic.

Don't depend on a guy for your happiness. You have to live your own life and do your own thing. That's when good things come around - when you do your own thing and you're not worried about a man. It will happen in due time.

We need to encourage young women to find what they love to do. That is a very valuable pursuit - more so than the pursuit of a boyfriend. When you have that core, you bring that core to every aspect of your life.

I am a strong woman with or without this other person, with or without this job, and with or without these tight pants.

I don't have to show anything to anyone. There is nothing to prove.

It's not necessary, in order to be a complete person, that I have a man. It's not the end-all, be-all of my life.

People ask me how I manage without a man in the same tone they might ask someone how they're doing with just one lung, but it's not like that at all.

A lot of women are afraid of loneliness, so when they see a woman who can live alone, then they think, 'Hmm, I can do that.' But you need an example, and that is why I am proud to say I have divorced three husbands.

People would be a lot better off if they'd enjoy being single.

'Sexy' is being independent, being confident and having fun.

Somebody who's really comfortable with who she is and doesn't care what other people think. I like women who are really strong and were brought up to be comfortable with themselves and respect themselves.

I'm happily single.

I don't have to prove anything.

I don't need anyone to validate me.

I've been single forever, and, oh God, I love every minute of it. I don't wish to sound offensive, and it always does when women say that, doesn't it?

It is possible for a woman to be a romantic, but also to be single and to be happy.