Michel de Montaigne Quotes

Why would I care what other people are thinking? I don't care what an audience thinks of me.

I don't need anybody to tell me how to be alive.

I don't need to be liked.

If I had to live my life in anticipation of what others thought of me, little would get done.

Self-actualized people are independent of the good opinion of others.

I have a confidence about my life that comes from standing tall on my own two feet.

You've got to hang on to who you are, what you are. Don't let anyone take it from you.

Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee.

He who does without the praise of the crowd will not deny himself an opportunity to be his own adherent.

I care less if I can't be part of your scene because I am the scene. I am everything that is.

I know what I can do so it doesn't bother me what other people think or their opinion on the situation.

A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.

Unlike a lot of people, I don't need the affirmation or anything.

Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance?

I don't have to prove anything.

I don't need anyone to validate me.

We aren’t here to be loved.

I don't have luxurious tastes or great needs, but my independence is worth a lot to me.

I don't think I need to prove anything to anybody.

You alone are enough.

I would never allow anyone to give me money, no difference how badly I needed it. I wanted literally to earn my living.

For me, I never want anyone outside of my immediate family and outside of me to have the power to alter the way that I walk, talk, shop, or date. When you start feeding off of that outside acceptance and accolades, you lose sight of what's actually real. Once you get there, it's kind of hard to double back.

I don't seek validation outside, not even with the audience. Today they like me, but tomorrow they may hate me. I don't want to be anybody's role model.

I do not live for people, for what they think, for them to say that I'm nice, good, the best, perfect. Everyone has their opinion. And I respect that.

I don't need celebrity friends. I don't need new friends. I am what I am.