Rollo May Quotes

I have a strong sense of myself. That gives me a sense of security, you know? If I define myself by things that are always changing, like the public's opinion, or what I'm wearing, or what job I'm doing, there's no stability in that.

Other people's opinion of you does not have to become your reality.

A man's opinion is in others; his being is in himself.

For me, I never want anyone outside of my immediate family and outside of me to have the power to alter the way that I walk, talk, shop, or date. When you start feeding off of that outside acceptance and accolades, you lose sight of what's actually real. Once you get there, it's kind of hard to double back.

Interviews and public opinion about me never mattered. I know exactly who I am.

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

Why would I care what other people are thinking? I don't care what an audience thinks of me.

You cannot live your life looking at yourself from someone else's point of view.

To be idle requires a strong sense of personal identity.

As social beings we live with our eyes upon our reflection, but have no assurance of the tranquillity of the waters in which we see it.

My philosophy is: It's none of my business what people say of me and think of me.

You have to have a strong sense of self in this business - otherwise they're going to spit you out.

With a fractured sense of self, we come to depend on what people feed back to us - often mediated through social networks - not what we are. We have complex identities but may become less able to act as a subject - confident in what we really are.

You know, I like to think that I'm a really strong, tough person, but I'm not. I'm a very, very needy person. I'm very insecure. I'm very impressionable.

I've always seen myself as a grown-up. Since I was a little kid.

I can't give up my own identity.

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.

I am definitely an individual.

When you take other people's opinions, you end up flailing and you have no center.

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

I'm an individual, and I have opinions.

Many people, especially young people, would like to be more independent and on their own. But it is very difficult and they suffer from feelings of isolation. I think that is one reason why young readers support my work.

There's absolutely no way you can feel the freedom to embarrass and humiliate yourself unless you have finally recognized that your identity is in someone other than yourself.

You can't ever put your self-definition in the hands of somebody who meets you for 15 minutes.

I know what I can do so it doesn't bother me what other people think or their opinion on the situation.