Nana Patekar Quotes

Every time I've built character, I've regretted it.

There has been a lot of self-doubt and unwelcome events in my life.

I've dealt with a lot in my life.

We will all face criticism throughout our lives, no matter where we live and what we weigh.

Believe in yourself and try not to take anything personally.

You grow up the day you have the first real laugh at yourself.

It's a shallow life that doesn't give a person a few scars.

We can't be as good as we'd want to, so the question then becomes, how do we cope with our own badness?

I feel in some ways I've had a difficult life. And it makes me the kind of writer I am, in what I value, what I respect, what I hold dear.

I used to have a real problem with self-pity. Every time the devil would throw a pity party, I would attend.

Somehow I took whatever criticism there was very much to heart.

I just have to be myself. I'm not perfect, and I'm going to make mistakes; I might say the wrong thing. I have to be responsible to my community, and I feel like I am, but then I have to not be so hard on myself.

I'm hard on myself, so I'm working on shifting perspective toward self-acceptance, with all my flaws and weaknesses.

If you think dealing with issues like worthiness and authenticity and vulnerability are not worthwhile because there are more pressing issues, like the bottom line or attendance or standardized test scores, you are sadly, sadly mistaken. It underpins everything.

When you love and accept yourself, when you know who really cares about you, and when you learn from your mistakes, then you stop caring about what people who don't know you think.

I think everybody faces challenges in their lives. I've definitely been through it - not to the extreme that Astrid did. I try to keep some kind of identity and strength.

I really believe I'm no different from anyone else. I just had a few challenges I had to learn from at a very early age.

If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you.

You learn to accept your own reality.

I was not used to criticism.

I'm a human being and every human being has problems.

I think everybody has ups and downs in their lives. We learn from the biggest disappointments, right? You learn how to be humble to yourself and to be humble to others.

I think I have a better sense of my weaknesses - being self-important, selfish and having a big ego probably triggers all the other stuff. I can see myself more clearly.

Acceptance of one's life has nothing to do with resignation; it does not mean running away from the struggle. On the contrary, it means accepting it as it comes, with all the handicaps of heredity, of suffering, of psychological complexes and injustices.

Difficulty creates the opportunity for self-reflection and compassion.