Kate Winslet Quotes

There's no way I'm going to put this kid in the movies, because of the rejection. It's so hard as an adult, so why set her up to feel that bad as a child?

In my life I've gone through a lot of really hard times. I went through depression and had so many challenges that I overcame. And I overcame because I just decided to be happy.

When I look for self-help books for myself, I used to be scared that I was going to pick up a book that would depress me even more.

I still have highs and lows, maybe I don't cry salty tears as much.

I'm like anybody else. You get enough, you can get beat up. You can get hurt. You can get frustrated. You can get demoralized.

I just felt that I was going to fall apart if I didn't learn to be myself.

My mom's mission my entire teenage years was just to save my life.

For if there is one thing I have learned over the years about men, it is that feelings of powerlessness do not usually bring forth their finest qualities.

If you don't have altruism, inner strength, inner peace, attention, then it's a trauma. It makes a difficult life for you and for others.

You can't make someone feel good about themselves until you feel good about yourself.

Self care isn't selfish. It's self esteem.

It's okay not to be okay... Sometimes it's hard, to follow your heart but tears don't mean you're losing, everybody's bruising, there's nothing wrong with who you are.

Because 'You're perfect just the way you are,' is what your guidance counselor says. And she's an alcoholic.

I've learned from personal experience that insecurity and doubting yourself can really hurt you.

There were things that had been weighing heavy on me for quite some time. And I went into this hole, trying to work through some of these things so that I could be a better me and be a better mom to Julez and be a better wife and a better friend and a better sister.

That's why I think some people kind of fall off and they end up going crazy because you don't give yourself time to go crazy. That's what you're supposed to do; you are 20, you are supposed to be a mess because you haven't figured it out yet, and 10 years from now I am supposed to have it all together.

What I've learned about being angry with people is that it generally hurts you more than it hurts them.

I don’t care what you did yesterday. If you’re happy with that, you have bigger problems.

Avoid negative people at all costs. They are the greatest destroyers of self-confidence and self-esteem.

It's just so hard to feel good, you know?

However, I think anything is better than high intellectual pressure. That is the most unbecoming thing there is. It makes the noses of the young girls so particularly large.

Life is hard already. Why make it harder?

I'm in a positive space, but I do have my days. Everybody has their days.

Every time someone starts talking about weight, it takes away from the fight. No one is born at that weight. We grew into that weight. It is all about the challenge, more so than the weight.

Depression is something that has always figured in my life but now I'm dealing with it. I wish I'd done this years ago because it's been really helpful.