Rivers Cuomo Quotes

To be idle requires a strong sense of personal identity.

I mean, I like to think of myself as being strong and independent, but I definitely wasn't like that at 14.

I think there is a danger with young people of being dependent in the sense that they don't acquire any identity or self-image of themselves as thinkers.

What I do now defines who I am as a woman and how people see me; they don't see me as a little girl.

Ever since I left Northern Ireland, I've always been pretty comfortable on my own, which contradicts a lot of people's perceptions of me.

I am definitely an individual.

It took me 36 years to be able to be by myself and like it.

Believe it or not, I was all fully rounded by the time I was nine years old.

Once you reach a certain age, you realize that men aren't as important as you once thought they were.

When you're young, when you've never done anything very much on your own, you imagine that it won't be so hard.

I thought of myself as an individual ever since I was little.

I am my own person with my own experiences, personality, and definition of success.

Some people might think they need to venture out on their own to create their own image. I do not have any of those kind of feelings.

I am not really worried about how others perceive me.

When you aren't able to do what makes you dominant, what separates you from the pack, it can throw your mind off.

I’m not interested in what people think about me. I’m not Michael Schumacher.

For me, the times in my life when I've been single have been more formative and crucial than I could have imagined. I can cope, function and be happy on my own. I'm highly capable. That doesn't mean I don't like being with a partner, or that I don't feel more rounded when I'm with someone. But the times on my own have been so good.

It's always difficult to see yourself as other people do, but I'm realistic about my appearance. I wasn't born with one of those pretty, pretty faces, so I've never been absorbed with the way I look. I just try to make the most of what I've got.

I was never the girl in high school who had a boyfriend for years. My longest relationship has been 18 months. I've thought maybe I'm really superficial and unable to have a relationship. What I've found is that people are attracted by my independence, and then they try to squelch it.

I was never able to write seriously about heroes because I was very aware that I was not one and that in my background there was not this heroic thing.

It's funny when people say you have sex appeal or call you the next Brad Pitt. I just laugh. I'm not that. I don't want to be that.

I've grown up a lot, I'm on my own, and I've learned some valuable life lessons.

I don't have a problem with my image; it's other people who do.

I don't think of myself as a leader. I am, but I don't think of myself that way. I'm not trying to belittle what I do, but I think of myself as a dancer first. I'll always be a dancer.

I do know one thing about me: I don't measure myself by others' expectations or let others define my worth.