Rachel Zoe Quotes

Rejection is a big part of show business. It can be tough on anyone who doesn't have fairly good self-esteem. Especially kids, as they try to discover who they are.

Sometimes, I get afraid it has defined me, that sense of grief, loss and illness. But actually, it is about allowing myself to take hold and say: 'This is part of who I am, but not only who I am.'

The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.

In times of hurt and discouragement, it may be consoling for all of us to recall that no one can do anything permanently to us that will last for eternity. Only we ourselves can affect our eternal progression.

Be proud of your scars. They have everything to do with your strength, and what you've endured. They're a treasure map to the deep self.

Love didn't make you weak, it made you stronger.

Crippled but free, I was blind all the time I was learning to see.

It changed my whole outlook. I lost a decade to self-pity, and the next thing I knew I was turning 40.

We can all be weak, but we all have to make a conscious decision to be strong.

There’s always going to be ups and downs in life and it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t feel the pain. Pain is good. It makes you stronger in time. You will realize how great the ‘great’ really is. Life is about ups and downs. You just have to be able to ride the waves.

You can take from every experience what it has to offer you. And you cannot be defeated if you just keep taking one breath followed by another.

Be brave enough to break your own heart.

I don't get bitter, I just get better.

Don't use the hardships of your past as excuses to deny the possibilities of your future.

A man was defined not by his flaws, but by how he overcame them.

I just don't let that mentality be a part of my world.

I take responsibility for my successes as well as my failures. But when I look at my professional mistakes, I'm always left with the feeling that maybe I should have done more.

You are not defined by your past. You are prepared by your past.

Rejection is good for the soul.

It is not difficult to rebuild a life. All we need is to be aware that we have the same strength we had before, and to use it in our favor.

How great it is when we come to know that times of disappointment can be followed by joy; that guilt over falling short of our ideals can be replaced by pride in doing all that we can; and that anger can be channeled into creative achievements... and into dreams that we can make come true.

I would have to say that my divorce was an incredibly difficult experience in my life, but I am truly thankful for it. It made me a stronger and better person.

Every negative is a positive. The bad things that happen to me, I somehow make them good. That means you can't do anything to hurt me.

I was raised with the idea that you can feel sorry for yourself, but then, get over it, because it doesn't get you anywhere. There was always this awareness that you have to be responsible for yourself in order to have what you want