Cole Porter Quotes

I don't think I am any good. If I thought I was any good, I wouldn't be.

I was the kid who never won the races... I wasn't on the list of the high-achieving.

I'm such a wimp.

He was, he would be the first to admit, a coward, an incompetent, and not even very good at being a failure.

I feel as much of a stud as... I can't come up with a metaphor. That's how lacking in studliness I am.

I was wracked with insecurity.

Exaggerated sensitiveness is an expression of the feeling of inferiority.

You have no idea what a poor opinion I have of myself and how little I deserve it.

I'm not a writer. I'm not smart. I couldn't possibly even write my own story.

I think my biggest flaw is my insecurity. I'm terribly insecure. I'm plagued with insecurities 24/7.

I feel like I'm not smart enough to answer the questions I'm asked.

I was the kid who never won the races. I never jumped the highest. I wasn't on the list of the high-achieving.

Insecurities are debilitating a lot of times.

I can never be important to any one.' 'What is to prevent you?' 'Every thing — my situation — my foolishness and awkwardness.

I see no greatness in my self...I'm a simple-minded, child-like, insipid sort of moronic and kind of akward feeling adolescent.

I'm no good at anything. Not men. Not social skills. Not work. Nothing.

I have an inferiority complex, but it’s not a very good one.

He was demanding. He always would be. But sometimes, he was so vulnerable and she realized she had power in the relationship as well. She hadn’t expected that. He was as vulnerable to her as she was to him. He just acted arrogant and bossy, but deep down, where it counted, he didn’t want to lose her either.

I pause a second. He doesn't look at me the way Will, Christina, and Al sometimes do - like I am too small and too weak to be of any use, and they pity me for it.

I never felt, 'Oh, I think I look good.' I always tend to be more in the insecure side. And I thought that has always been a way to protect myself. Because I don't trust the good feelings that can come from that.

I don't think what I have to say is that important.

I hate losing. I hate getting beat. I'm not used to it.

My whole life, I've felt like I didn't quite measure up.

I had no confidence at school. I was not a good student and I really thought I was pretty stupid. Just dumb.

There are several times when I walked into a room and just felt like such a sham. That's the problem with auditioning.