P. J. Harvey Quotes

I accrued anger from people's low opinion of me and my work, and for the work I might be capable of.

I don't get jealous of people. Jealousy is such a waste of time because you're jealous of them, and they go about their lives and have a wonderful time, so what's the point?

I've always had that chip on my shoulder, felt the need to prove myself.

I have a huge chip on my shoulder.

Remember, a chip on the shoulder is a sure sign of wood higher up.

There is a sort of jealousy which needs very little fire; it is hardly a passion, but a blight bred in the cloudy, damp despondency of uneasy egoism.

I think I have a little bit of a chip on my shoulder, but I think that's good.

I always have a point to prove where I have a chip on my shoulder at all times.

I'm just a deeply jealous person. And I want blame everybody else for what I don't have.

Feeling jealous doesn't make you a terrible person.

Why do Canadians sell themselves short? I've never been able to answer that question.

People hate those who make them feel their own inferiority.

Rhianna flashed Rose a small smile. "Sometimes I have a chip on my shoulder. You know, the woe-is-me-I'm-such-a-martyr complex.

There is no disappointment so numbing...as someone no better than you achieving more.

Why am I hopping around like some trained dog trying to please people I hate?

I have given my all Funny how you could always make me feel small

We cuss them because we're not good enough for them. We hate them because they wouldn't look at us, couldn't be bothered to give us an interview. I guess there's a Trent & Brent in every city, in every field. I didn't make it and I don't belong, so I'll just go through life hating them.

Profound, bottomless self-doubt - it has no value - what's the point? In a way, it takes up as much time as anything else.

If my sense of security lies in my reputation or in the things I have, my life will be in a constant state of threat and jeopardy-a fear that these possessions may be lost, stolen, or devalued. If I'm in the presence of someone of greater net worth, fame, or status, I feel inferior. If I'm in the presence of someone of lesser net worth, fame or status, I feel superior. My sense of self-worth constantly fluctu-ates. I don't have any sense of constancy, anchorage, or persistent selfhood. I am constantly trying to protect and insure my assets, properties, securities, position, or reputation.

I feel like you constantly have to prove why you deserve to continue to exist.

I felt puny and absurd, a ludicrous midget. Easy enough to talk of soul and spirit and existential worth, but not when you're three feet tall.

Whoever envies another confesses his superiority.

On a day-to-day basis, you get tired of waiting to be accepted. In show business, someone else has to say that you're good or that you're worth going to see or worth taping a show. There's a lot of pain here. There's a lot of pain inside. I'm a sad, crying-on-the-inside kind of clown.

Small men oft feel a need to prove their courage with unseemly boasts," he declared. "I doubt if he could kill a duck." Tyrion shrugged. "Fetch the duck.

If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.