Sharon Stone Quotes

The whole process of winning the pageant has been so amazing, I'm really excited to move forward into all kinds of projects.

I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.

I think high self-esteem is overrated. A little low self-esteem is actually quite good. Maybe you're not the best, so you should work a little harder.

I happen to have a giant ego, an admission that will not shock my close friends or critics. I am not uncomfortable in saying that because the ego of a man often gets great things done.

I have what I call A-list moments, but believe me, I'm still on the D-list.

I'm a prideful person when it comes to competition.

Shortly thereafter, some friends encouraged me to try out for the Miss South Carolina World beauty pageant. To my surprise, I won - and was sent to New York City to compete nationally.

I've never been pushy. People have said I should have been, more, but I'm not sure. I've watched hugely ambitious people: the minute they've got a success, they know where it's going, they know how to deal with it, and it all happens for them. Great. But that's not the way I - well, I don't like to use the word 'operate'.

Great champions have an enormous sense of pride. The people who excel are those who are driven to show the world and prove to themselves just how good they are.

I was an athlete. And I proved I didn't win just because I was pretty. I was good, too.

I set out very calculatedly to become known. The only thing I maybe miscalculated was how easy it would be.

One minute I was a PR intern, the next I was Miss South Africa.

My confidence came from always needing to compete.

I think I'm the greatest chick in the game, and I expect all the others to feel the same way. If not, you're in the wrong profession.

You have to be the one promoting yourself. If you don't think that you're worthy, you're never going to make it.

I just had to get in front of the right people to show my talents off and do what I do best. That's play hard all the time.

I'm only interested in being better than everyone else thought you could be.

I have a lot to prove. Not only to other people, but to myself, that I'm the best in the world.

I want to become successful and represent a different form of beauty in my generation.

I did my job to make my name a household name.

I always want to prove that I've improved.

I let my life, and success, speak for itself.

The great man who thinks greatly of himself, is not diminishing that greatness in heaping fuel on his fire.

Self-esteem is something I still battle. People look at me and say, 'You've got fame. You've got admiration. You've done this; you've done that.' As far as I'm concerned, I haven't done anything. I've just fulfilled a dream of competing.

There's nothing wrong with being respected by your peers. There's nothing wrong with trying to do your best. There's nothing wrong with success. There's not even anything wrong with trying to get a raise. There's nothing wrong with that.