India Arie Quotes

Comparing yourself to others is an act of violence against your authentic self.

I find that I'm not as worried anymore about what other people think. That's a comfortable place to be. And I'm starting to let go of the feeling that I need to push myself to do things I don't want to do - an impulse that has always been linked to the feeling that I'm not enough.

Throughout life, from childhood, from school until we die, we are taught to compare ourselves with another; yet when I compare myself with another I am destroying myself.

You can never be happy when you're constantly comparing yourself to others. Keep your eyes ahead.

I tried to find a rhythm, and I stopped comparing myself to anybody else. One of the great phrases for me is "Compare and despair." If I compare myself to Kate Middleton or Dame Judi Dench, I'm going to come out at the bottom and be sad.

Don't judge yourself by someone else's standards. You will always lose

Everyone grows at their own pace, and you shouldn't compare yourself to anyone.

Anytime you feel jealous or envious, you reject your uniqueness. It's a criticism of God's plan for you.

Comparison is a brutal assault upon one's self. Once you compare yourself to someone else, what you're really saying is that what you're made of isn't good enough.

There will always be somebody more successful, more beautiful, more talented. You have to realize, you're not running their race. You're running your race.

Don't you ever wish you were someone else. You were meant to be the way you are exactly. Don't you ever say you don't like the way you are. When you learn to love yourself, you're better off by far.

The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.

I truly believe that the privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.

I don't really compare myself to anybody. That would be very unhealthy.

I wish I could have gone back and told myself what I know now: Accepting yourself is the way to go.

As you get older, it's always a process of self-love, learning how to really do that for yourself instead of trying to find it outside yourself.

Do not allow yourselves to be made to feel inadequate or frustrated because you cannot do everything others seem to be accomplishing. Only you and your Father in Heaven know your needs, strengths, and desires. Around this knowledge your personal course must be charted and your choices made.

I'm always talking about loving yourself and expressing yourself and learning how to love yourself. I'm still the same.

There are always going to be things you don’t like about yourself or reasons to compare yourself to others, but once you realize that you only get one you, it’s best to just love yourself.

When you acknowledge that there is nothing repulsive or unforgivable or shameful about yourself, it becomes easier to be that authentic person and feel like you're living a less performed life.

Be as honest with yourself as you possibly can. And it's not going to work for everybody, and I know you're going to be afraid of that, but please don't worry about being accepted by everybody. The people who like you and want to be around you, that's what matters, and that's what's healthiest for yourself.

You spend so much of your life basing yourself on what you think other people think of you. Then you realise that maybe one of the purposes of life is not to care.

Respect your uniqueness, and drop comparison. Relax into your being.

Never compare your inside with somebody else's outside. -Gabe Singleton remembering his counselor's first advice-

Friendship with oneself is all important.