Sharon Van Etten Quotes

When I was younger, I was more self-conscious about living up to or surpassing the expectations of others. But as you get older, you start to build confidence.

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

I've become more confident as I have got older. I care less what others think.

The older you get, the more yourself you can be and the less worried you are about what other people think.

With aging, you earn the right to be loyal to yourself.

I think as I've gotten older and the things I've gone through, I'm not as concerned about what everybody thinks.

The older you get, the lesser you are bothered by what others think.

Growing up, getting older, your age - you get to the point where you're comfortable in your own skin, you know who you are.

I started coming into my own at 30, discovering what's important to me, not caring what other people think.

Women do well in their thirties. They put their bags down and say, 'This is who I am - like it or lump it.' There is a more relaxed quality, which I like.

When you get older, you feel better about yourself. You're not worried what other people think about you, in general. You just get more comfortable in your skin.

I'm a 21st-century guy, secure in who I am.

You come to a point in your life when you really don't care what people think about you, you just care what you think about yourself.

Now I am older, I understand we have to accept who we are.

It's not that anything has changed about me, and, it's a cliche, but I think that as you get older, you learn to accept who you are, and you feel more comfortable in your own skin.

When you're young, you worry about what other people think. The older you get, the less that matters.

My friends have to remind me that it's OK to own the fact that you're good at something. I think it'll just come with getting older.

I highly recommend getting older! There's less tendency to people-please.

I think that as you get older, you learn to live in yourself more securely.

I am confident about who I am as a person, my character, and as a human being.

I thought, 'O.K., if I'm a valuable person and an independent entity, then I don't have to worry about what people think of me. I can reach out now.'

I don't need to be liked.

It's good to be comfortable with who you are and what you do.

It's never been bad or ridiculous. I know who I am and what I've done, and I'm really comfortable with myself.

I used to think I needed a man to define myself. Not any more.