Epictetus Quotes

When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself.

Size has never been a problem for me.

It's not my business what other people think of me.

In my experience, women who are taken seriously take themselves seriously. It's not what you wear.

My mother always taught me, even my dad, just never let other people's opinions of you shape your opinion of yourself. And I never have and I never will.

A positive self-image has little relationship to our material circumstances.

I didn't think of myself as a tart, but I wouldn't argue with anyone who did.

I know I'm fat and I know my hair is straight, but I can sing.

Confidence is on one side of the line, and self-belief is on another. People all think those are mixed up.

I must be very clear in one thing... Being a pageant girl is not who I am or what defines me.

It is terrible to destroy a person's picture of himself in the interests of truth or some other abstraction.

You'll never rise any higher than the way you see yourself.

What anybody else thinks about you is really of no consequence. It's what you think of yourself.

Lots of us when we're children believe 'oh well, if the world knew us as we really are, they'd know what wonderful, clever, brilliant, charming people we really are.'

Well, we all know that self-esteem comes from what you think of you, not what other people think of you.

I've never concerned myself with the labels people want to put on you. What matters to me is my own estimation.

It doesn't matter if you are model or not; confidence is something that comes from inside.

I never thought I was the most beautiful model out there or the most sexy woman, but I was a hard worker.

Consider what people think of you, but don't be afraid of what people think of you.

I think if I weren't so beautiful, maybe, I'd have more character.

No one thinks they're irritating. Nobody thinks they're boring. So if you're playing a character like that you have to play them as how they think of themselves.

Every person has a different view of another person's image. That's all perception. The character of a man, the integrity, that's who you are.

Confidence is such a fragile and precious thing.

He who allows himself to be insulted deserves to be.

Pride in a man is confused with dignity; in a woman, with self-love.