Henry Fielding Quotes

He who does not think much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines.

Man will do many things to get himself loved, he will do all things to get himself envied.

I don't think I really have the respect that I think I deserve.

Man usually avoids attributing cleverness to somebody else unless it is an enemy.

We all have someone we think shines so much more than we do that we are not even a moon to their sun, but a dead little rock floating in space next to their gold and their blaze.

If you tell me how you get your feeling of importance, I'll tell you what you are.

I don't want awards. I am not saying this like it's a case of sour grapes. It isn't. I have been to a couple of award functions, and I soon realised that it doesn't give me the kick that it does to others.

Anybody that's got a problem with me is probably envious or wants to be me, and that's how I've always looked at it.

It feels good to have your work respected again.

The proud depend upon the world to tell them whether they have value or not. Their self-esteem is determined by where they are judged to be on the ladders of worldly success. They feel worthwhile as individuals if the numbers beneath them in achievement, talent, beauty, or intellect are large enough.

My neighbor doesn't want to be loved as much as he wants to be envied.

I'm not confident around compliments or being celebrated, and I'm not comfortable with the thought of envy, which some people thrive on.

Having the respect of your peers means the world to me.

When I first started the biggest thing I wanted was for the opposition to acknowledge me.

People say to me, 'You're a genius; you're great.' I don't know if I'll ever feel that way about myself. Some things, I feel like, are better left for other people to say, and I'm just not into, like, tooting my own horn or bragging or anything.

I want to be given my credit and want to be given my respect.

All I want is respect.

It's very rewarding to know that people respect what you do.

A lot of unconfident kids do tricks because it's the quickest route to impressing people. You can stand behind something amazing and people think you're amazing.

I can't help feeling that I am not a very important person, and being treated like one gives me strange feelings.

If a person's self-worth derives from being the only woman in the field, how much affection can she feel toward another woman who might challenge that claim to fame?

At our core, we just want to know that we matter.

When was the last time anyone ever told you how important you are?

I've always accepted applause as making me feel worthwhile. I hope I die being applauded. Just put a chaise longue under me and let me go.

I' ve won awards. And they didn't make me feel bad winning them. They made me feel pretty good. But it also did not make me feel bad NOT winning the Academy Award.