Lillian Smith Quotes

I don't need to prove myself through competition anymore.

You can be pleased with nothing if you are not pleased with yourself.

I'm good where I am at this moment.

Men like to squash you. I just want someone who's happy with himself, happy with his life. He doesn't have to squash mine.

You can't please everyone so you gotta please yourself.

I like the way my heart beats, I like the way I think; I don't need or want anything to change that.

I've lost many of my best friends... I'm going to satisfy myself now, not the critics, not even my friends.

I am a leader in my own world. That's enough for me.

Always think yourself a perfect being and be satisfied with yourself.

Status doesn't matter; fame doesn't matter. You have to be really, really grounded in who you are and feel good as a person inside.

I realized that my strength was being different.

Personality-wise, I like to avoid putting my pride on parade.

As long as I'm happy, I don't care about accolades or anything else.

I don't think about, 'Oh, I'm finally getting my respect,' because I don't care about this.

When a woman becomes her own best friend life is easier.

By nature, your soul is soft, gentle, loving and kind. It is forgiving, peaceful, and humble. Confident and comforting in times of despair, your soul is strong, focused, and determined in the mission called life.

I've been more content with just who I am.

Love yourself for who you are and just keep going.

We are such lovers of self-reliance, that we excuse in a man many sins, if he will show us a complete satisfaction in his position, which asks no leave to be, of mine, or any man's good opinion.

A lot of people got something to prove. If I had something to prove, I proved it already, so why do I have to go showboat? Like, I don't say I got the hottest song in the world. And, personally, I think otherwise.

I'm just more content with myself. Like, if I've got something to say, I want to get it off of my chest.

Supreme happiness consists in self-content; that we may gain this self-content, we are placed upon this earth and endowed with freedom.

You have to recognize that deep within your soul, you know who you are - and let [the criticism] go right by you. If you're reacting to it, you're letting it get to you.

I'm proud of myself. I'm a relieved, happy girl.

Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions. Vigilantly practice polite indifference to that which we can't control. Your happiness can only be found within.