Laurel Van Ness Quotes

I have my own strength.

I don't make demands. I don't tell you how it should be. I'll give you options, and it's up to you to select or throw 'em away. That should be the headline: If you're insecure, don't call.

I was raised to be an independent woman, not the victim of anything.

I don't need someone else's power. I'm obtaining my own.

I don't need anybody to tell me how to be alive.

You have to empower yourself.

Can't nobody handle me.

I don't need to be liked.

All I've ever needed is myself.

Self-actualized people are independent of the good opinion of others.

I trust myself. You need that to survive.

I care less if I can't be part of your scene because I am the scene. I am everything that is.

I know what I can do so it doesn't bother me what other people think or their opinion on the situation.

A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.

I am a leader in my own world. That's enough for me.

I don't have to prove anything.

I don't need anyone to validate me.

If you live your life on your own terms, you might find that people actually give you more respect.

I feel confident. I feel empowered. I feel in control.

You alone are enough.

What gives you real power is when you know your power. And I feel quite powerful.

I don't allow people's outlook on me dictate what I do in my life and how I live my life.

I can't let anybody tell me what I'm going to be.

I thought, 'O.K., if I'm a valuable person and an independent entity, then I don't have to worry about what people think of me. I can reach out now.'

I have a lot of dignity and am my own woman who does not dance to anyone's tunes.