Kurt Vonnegut Quotes

Nothing I accept about myself can be used against me to diminish me.

[On how she goes about trying to live authentically] Well really listening to my point of view and if I am on a set, say, that doesn't really value a woman's point of view, regardless of how they feel, continuing to give my point of view and try to find a way to be heard and not diminishing myself because other people are diminishing me. Because that, I think, is the worst temptation that, you know, you judge yourself by how others are judging you, and to fall into that trap is to walk into the realm of self-annihilation.

Say yes to your self. Say no to your anti-self.

Standing in our power requires us to let go of the need to make others like us & instead stand committed to honoring ourselves.

Trust your gut. Respect and show up for yourself or no one else will. Show up for your friends too.

I refuse to follow the rules where society tries to control people with low self esteem.

I don't take myself seriously. Others should take me seriously, I don't.

I don't mind making jokes, but I don't want to look like one.

A girl's got to do what she's got to do to make somebody pay her a compliment. If that means moaning 'til the cows come home, then so be it.

I'm too self-serious for a comedy.

If I've got a confidence problem, it's that my self-esteem is entirely too high.

No shade to the other artists in Chicago... but if you got confidence in yourself and you know you're Number One, say it.

You have set standards for how you want to be treated and what you expect from yourself and for yourself.

Don?t back down just to keep the peace. Standing up for your beliefs builds self-confidence and self-esteem.

You can't please everyone, so proudly exclude people.

Those who feel themselves despised do well to look despising.

To me the thought of oneself as low and humble is a sin and ignorance.

Discard the protective rags of that vice which you called a virtue: humility. Learn to value yourself, which means: to FIGHT for your happiness, and when you learn that pride is the sum of all virtues, you will learn to live like a man.

I'm not the consolation prize, Dex. I'm not something you resort to. I happen to think I'm worth more than that.

It takes years as a woman to unlearn what you have been taught to be sorry for.

If we continue to devalue ourselves we cannot realistically expect respect from others.

I laughed derisively. "For goodness' sake, don't start gargling now. This is serious." "I was laughing." "Oh, were you? Well, I'm glad to see you taking it in this merry spirit." "Derisively," I explained.

Healthy respect for yourself.

You can only ask to be respected if you respect yourself.

I wish I had known that it's OK to stand up for myself. That it's also OK to not be liked but to be respected, and I always want to be liked.