Teri Garr Quotes

At some point, the pride has to be a part of the whole day-to-day oeuvre. It's part of who you are and doesn't need to be discussed anymore.

If my dancing is a disaster - it doesn't define me as a person.

When someone tells me that I'm not real, I say to them, 'Well, what about me isn't real?' I have not changed my figure. This is who I am.

This is not me, WWE doesn't define who Ashley is.

One of the biggest pieces of advice I'd give you is: Don't let someone else's opinion of you become your reality. If you're in high school, there are definitely things being said about you. Don't let them determine who you are.

I am proud of who I am, and nobody's going to steal that.

My mama told me it's not what they call you - it's what you answer to.

It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to.

I must be very clear in one thing... Being a pageant girl is not who I am or what defines me.

I've never concerned myself with the labels people want to put on you. What matters to me is my own estimation.

I'm definitely responsible for the image that I put out there. But it does become frustrating, because I don't want 'sexy' to be my defining characteristic. I'd love for my ambition and will and intellect and sense of humour to define me as well.

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

I always wanted to be more validated as a human being, as a person, than I was as a player. I think that was a really hard balance for me.

My parents instilled in me a sense of self that I was more than just a diagnosis or a condition.

I don't hold a grudge of sheer anger at life because of my name. No, no, no. It's something unique and cool. It's just a part of who I am. I'm OK with that.

At the end of the day, the way I go about it is don't let somebody else's opinion of you define who you are. Don't let other people's thoughts or whatever it is be true.

My mother always taught me, even my dad, just never let other people's opinions of you shape your opinion of yourself. And I never have and I never will.

I've learnt that you are who you are, and in the end, if you don't believe it, then no one will.

I have no issues with my identity.

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.

The opinion which other people have of you is their problem, not yours.

I didn't think of myself as a tart, but I wouldn't argue with anyone who did.

'Nappy' is a state of mind, not an appearance.

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

I don't really care what other people see me as. I seriously don't. I've always worried about what my opinion of myself is. And I've always thought that it carries most weight. So I don't care what other people's opinion of me is or how they view whatever I've said or done.