Ike Turner Quotes

If I'm the weak link or whatever, I guess that means I've got something to prove. I've always had something to prove.

When I was younger, I really struggled with confidence.

I still need to go through the process of proving myself.

I'm constantly trying to make myself better, to learn more. I didn't finish college, so I feel like I'm always having to prove myself. I don't want to feel like the smallest person in the room.

I've always felt that I had to go out and prove myself in every fight.

I was working three jobs and going to school full time. I was really unhappy and I told myself, You are not this girl. This sounds corny but I would tell myself, You are an Icy Girl. I'm a confident person, but that was the first time I experienced insecurity and low self-esteem.

People in my life have either supported me or doubted me. The only people I hear are the doubters. So, for me, I look at life, and I don't feel like I have anything to prove, but I have an opportunity.

I've always felt a strong urge to prove myself.

I lack self-confidence. I don't know whether I shall ever get it. Perhaps it is better to be unsure of your self, as I am. But it is very tiring.

Productive achievement is a consequence and an expression of health and self-esteem, not its cause.

Successful people often exude confidence - it's obvious that they believe in themselves and what they're doing. It isn't their success that makes them confident, however. The confidence was there first.

Greater self-esteem produces greater success, and greater success produces more high self-esteem, so it keeps on spiraling up.

Ali's belief in himself was something I picked up on, and it's become my own philosophy.

You have to be your biggest believer.

However you arrive at the ability to ignore self-doubt - if you can acquire it or possess it or find it or discover it - move beyond self-doubt.

For me, self-esteem-building and confidence-building is the foundation for anything that we do, whether you want to be a writer, a painter, or a entrepreneur.

When an actor doesn't face a conflict, he loses confidence in himself. I always want to have a struggle because I believe it will help me accomplish more.

Whatever it is that gives you that confidence will vary from person to person, but I do believe that it is the key to succeeding at anything in life - career, relationships, anything.

I don't have the best self esteem; mine wavers month to month, but I know how to pick myself up.

A man is always better than he thinks.

I always had a belief in myself, and I started wondering if it was founded.

A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success.

For some reason, I struggle seeing myself as a leading man.

I was so adamant about proving myself for so long and I've gotten to the point where I don't have to do that as much.

I was never a pretty girl, so I wasn't the one to get the boy. I used to cast myself as a good sport. Sometimes I wonder if I do that too much with roles I play, because if I'm absolutely truthful, I quite like being the best friend, or the supporting role, and actually I ought to gear-change and make myself the leading role.