Roslyn Carter Quotes

Never be afraid of failure. And don't stop yourself from doing something you want to do because of what others might think. Only you know yourself best.

I have no regrets. I wouldn't have lived my life the way I did if I was going to worry about what people were going to say.

Even if I would have left on a good note, there is still going to be people who don't like you, who don't like what you stand for. I can't worry about that.

My definition of courage is never letting anyone define you.

Nothing that you do will ever feel good if you let people convince you that you have no choice.

If people are making fun of you then you're probably doing something right.

When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is useless to seek the approval of friends. Friends are at their best in moments of defeat.

Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person. And to retain this right, you will have to be willing to take the social or external risks involved in ignoring pressures to do things the way others say they should be done

If I'm hated, so what? If I'm loved, so what?

How can I tell my daughter when she grows up to aspire to be what she wants to be if I am too scared to hop back in the ring because of what some people have said about me?

People can label me whatever they like. I don't really care any more.

No matter how many people want me to crawl in a hole and die forever, I'm not going to do that.

I think it's important to live your life the way you want to live it. Don't live your life in fear.

I don't care how people judge me.

I don't give a damn what people say about me. I like me the way I am, and who cares what other people say?

It's not my business what other people think of me.

The idea of taking command of your life and doing something that you're not sure if you can do and you're not really sure if you should do it, I think is pretty timeless. We all face those doubts often, if not constantly.

In the end, everyone just deserves the right to be their authentic selves, just be who they are.

When it comes to betting on yourself... you're a chicken-livered coward if you hesitate.

All I can do is be my best - there will always be people who will never like me.

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

I do what I feel is right. I am not scared to walk on the new path and take risk.

I've gone skydiving twice. I was terrified about doing it, but I wanted to overcome that. The first time, I did it with my parents and I remember that they had already both jumped out, and suddenly it was my turn. And I thought, 'Well, I don't want to be an orphan,' so I guess I have no choice, and I jumped out of the plane.

My dad always said, 'Don't worry what people think, because you can't change it.'

It really doesn't matter to me what people say about me anymore.