Gillian Anderson Quotes

The secret to happiness is freedom... And the secret to freedom is courage.

You have to empower yourself.

Spending too much time focused on others' strengths leaves us feeling weak. Focusing on our own strengths is what, in fact, makes us strong.

I really built myself up, darn it, to be very strong.

All I need is my brains, my eyes and my personality, for better or for worse.

Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.

The song 'Wolf Eyes,' I wrote because I felt like I was such a kitten. I want to be more of a wolf. I want to be stronger and more independent. I sort of wrote the song for that.

I train as smart as I can. I'm not concerned what others think. I do what works for me.

My biggest mentor is myself, I've always felt.

I thought I was weak and couldn't be on my own. But actually, I can do it; I just need to be a bit braver.

I've just learned how to put things into perspective and how to not be afraid of change while making decisions for myself. Also, asking for what I want and demanding what I need and being more confident in who I am and my ability.

I've learned not to buy into what other people say. I've learned not to put dreams in other people's hands.

Next time I'll be braver, I'll be my own savior, Standing on my own two feet.

No one else has ever opened doors for me. I opened them myself.

It doesn't matter what people think of me. I've lived my life.

It's murder to doubt yourself in life. It took until I was 45 to get to that point. As hard as it is in your work, it's harder in your life. But it can be done.

Once you have been through a certain amount of things in life, you definitely grow more comfortable with yourself. To persevere and hang in there and believe in yourself.

You cannot live your life looking at yourself from someone else's point of view.

The only one who can beat me is me.

I am my own mentor. I like to listen to myself to improve.

I invented my life by taking for granted that everything I did not like would have an opposite, which I would like.

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

Our aim is to help the clients help themselves, not to tell them what to think.

Trust your gut. You know yourself, so don't let somebody else tell you who you are.

I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing me; I will be concerned at my own want of ability.