Mignon McLaughlin Quotes

'Tis very great pity that they who are so apt to over-rate themselves in smaller matters, shou'd, where it most concerns them to know, and stand upon their Value, be so insensible of their own worth.

I don't always understand my worth.

I still need to go through the process of proving myself.

For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself as greater than he is.

You're not going to get every part, so you can't base your sense of self-worth around whether or not you actually land the job.

Life gives you enough hard knocks so it's unlikely you'll stay that sure of yourself.

Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.

If you think you're good enough, then you find it preposterous when somebody doesn't acknowledge that... That's propelled me in many ways - maybe thinking I deserve things that I don't at some time. But I'm always willing to put in the work.

I was working three jobs and going to school full time. I was really unhappy and I told myself, You are not this girl. This sounds corny but I would tell myself, You are an Icy Girl. I'm a confident person, but that was the first time I experienced insecurity and low self-esteem.

I've had some real hard setbacks in this sport and I learned to realize that you can't really build who you are on what people say. That's ultimately building your foundation in sand.

My whole life people underrated me.

We are valued wither too highly or not high enough; we are never taken at our real worth.

It is a fact which escapes no one, that, generally speaking, whoso is acquainted with his worth has but a little stock to cultivate acquaintance with.

Few people are modest enough to be estimated at their true worth.

It is equally a mistake to hold one's self too high, or to rate one's self too cheap.

It's what you're worth.

It shames the average man to be valued below his own estimate of his worth.

That’s what scares me, Gideon. You don’t know what you’re worth.” “Actually, I do. Twelve bill—” “Shut up.

Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.

I have faced rejection in this business because of my appearance, but that has only made me stronger and more determined.

If I had a comfort blanket, I wouldn't have been as passionate and driven.

A person's self-esteem has nothing to do with how she looks.

Diane Keaton, I've worked with her as a director, and I think she's a really intelligent woman. I like the fact that the things that make her feel beautiful are more than just her face; it's who she is, and I live by that same theory. There are things I want to achieve in my life intellectually that make me feel beautiful.

I'm tired of defending my character. I am what I am.

How do you measure your value?