Philip K. Dick Quotes

And yet you are all that you have, so you must be enough. There is no other way.

I am a strong woman with or without this other person, with or without this job, and with or without these tight pants.

The truth is you only have yourself to offer. And when you come to that realization, it's terrifying, because you think it's probably not enough.

I lay in bed at night by myself and I’m totally okay, and that’s so much stronger than the person three years ago, who would have thought they would have died if they didn’t have a boyfriend.

And there is something great about knowing that my only job is to be as happy as I can be about my life, and feel as good as I can about myself, and to lead as full and eventful a life as I can, so that it doesn’t ever feel like I’m just waiting around for some guy to ask me out. And most importantly, it’s good for us all to remember that we don’t need to scheme and plot and beg to get someone to ask us out. We’re fantastic.

I am proud of who I am, and nobody's going to steal that.

We are the men of intrinsic value, who can strike our fortunes out of ourselves, whose worth is independent of accidents in life, or revolutions in government: we have heads to get money, and hearts to spend it.

Scarcely anyone ever wants to be anybody else. However handicapped or unhappy he feels himself, he would not change places with other more fortunate mortals.

I don't want to be a strong hero who can save society. I just want to save myself.

Remember that you are not a damsel in distress, waiting for some prince to rescue you. Forget that prince. With your brain and your resourcefulness, you can rescue yourself.

I thought I had to help people get me, but I don't think they need to be spoon-fed. If you connect with me, that is cool. I don't need the whole world to feel like I am a soul angel.

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

I don't have to prove my life. I just have to live.

The truth is, I could no more dictate her nature than she could dictate mine. Kinsey's happy as she is and she doesn't need to be rescued, improved, or saved.

No strength within, no respect without.

We aren’t here to be loved.

I never relied on my beauty for anything. It was one of those things that was inevitable; you have a bit of philosophy about it. I didn't go into mourning.

You alone are enough.

As hard as it is, owning who you are and knowing what you want is the only sure path to affirmation... I want women to know they can get out of any situation if they return to their core source of strength: themselves.

I basically built myself up and I'm not about to let somebody else tear me down.

Nothing - and, I repeat, nothing - can affect what you build with sheer hard work. You either wait for people to define your worth or you define it with your own actions. I believe in the latter.

I think the best thing that I can do is be myself. I don't know about being a role model; I think placing that sort of title on myself is too much. It's trying to be this thing that puts loads of pressure on something.

When we find comfort in knowing that all the love and support we need is housed inside us, we can honestly share that joy with others without needing anything in return.

My height doesn't matter, as I want to keep playing my natural game.

I have faith that I'll find love again, and if I don't, I'm okay with that.