Sanaa Lathan Quotes

I have never gauged myself against anyone else.

My motto is to help people love themselves sooner. I can't teach them how to do that. They have to figure that out on their own - that's their journey.

I've come a different path to some and, while I respect everyone else's 100 per cent, I'm proud of mine. I'm proud of where I've come from and where I am trying to get to.

I don't make much of comparisons in general, it's not how I think people construct themselves and I don't think it's a healthy way of dealing with your own reality.

Paths are so much clearer when people stop looking at what everyone else is doing and instead concentrate on themselves ~Gabe

Other actors are not my concern, and that's their life and that's their journey. Everybody has to get to a point in their own time and their own way.

My personality doesn't interest me.

I can sit and analyze everything and beat myself up and say you don't quite sing as good as you used to, you're writing better songs maybe than you used to, but to me it's just the journey.

It is a true miracle when a man finally sees himself as his only opposition.

I think people change, but the media, they never allowed me to change. They never allowed me to be a better person.

I used to blame my problems on other people. But my moment of clarity, if you want to call it that, came when I was looking in the mirror one day and just burst into tears. It wasn't just that I looked bad, it was that I knew my problem was me.

People should accept being single, because those are the moments you can really focus on yourself, and learning who you are. Then when you get in a relationship, you will be stronger and have a little bit more self-awareness, self-love, and the other ingredients for a healthy relationship.

Self-awareness is not the same thing as self-approval, any more than imagination is the same thing as day-dreaming.

A note of caution: We can never achieve goals that envy sets for us. Looking at your friends and wishing you had what they had is a waste of precious energy. Because we are all unique, what makes another happy may do the opposite for you. That's why advice is nice but often disappointing when heeded.

If only I may grow: firmer, simpler, quieter, warmer.

I am still learning every day not to watch other people's careers and compare.

I can't change the world. I have to fix me.

I find that we must be careful not to judge or weigh in on anything other than ourselves. I am living and learning this still!

Self-awareness is not self-centeredness, and spirituality is not narcissism. 'Know thyself' is not a narcissistic pursuit.

The way I try to live is 'Be here now.' Be your best self now.

You can't compare yourself to anyone else. I try and use this advice daily. I didn't actually fully believe that until I was maybe 21 or 22.

Don't compare yourself with other people; compare yourself with who you were yesterday.

Ultimately, I want people to be inspired to go on their own journey of self-discovery.

Everyone has their own journey. I am very grateful for where I am.

If you are going to believe in the fairy tale of 'Mr. Right,' then you need to keep everything in perspective. Know the things that make you happy. Know the things that enable and/or hinder your growth.