Katy Perry Quotes

The more independent you want to be, the more generous you must be with yourself as a woman.

To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.

To me, being worth it means being independent and carving your own path. The L'Oreal woman is worth it because she wants to be.

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.

I've realised that I am who I am and that is it. Like it or lump it. I'm not around to please anyone any more, and it's a huge relief.

All I've ever needed is myself.

I'm not driven by being understood.

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.

I'm not jealous of anybody, because I'm going to live my life the way I want to live it. I'm not going to be like, 'Oh my God they have this, I want that.'

He is great enough that is his own master.

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 am a leader in my own world. That's enough for me.

I don't have to prove anything.

It's not the men in my life that count, it's the life in my men.

I don't need anyone to validate me.

In earnest, my dear brother, I am sorry for you from the bottom of my soul. Take my advice, and turn Huron; for I see plainly a vast difference between your condition and mine. I am master of my own body, I have the absolute disposal of myself, I do what I please.

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?

I'm looking to no man walking this earth for approval of what I'm doing.

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.

I'm not gonna give anybody the power to control my life.

You alone are enough.

Single female life is not prescription, but its opposite: liberation.

I think being independent gives you a different confidence about yourself. It gives you more power, especially in certain relationships.

I don't want to be in a relationship for the same reason I don't want a kid: I don't want anything in my life to be more important than me.