Sal Khan Quotes

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

Our self image, strongly held, essentially determines what we become.

We are what we believe we are.

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.

The person we believe ourselves to be will always act in a manner consistent with our self-image.

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

I'm determined not to lose my name. It's who I am. It has neither aided my progress nor hampered it. It's just who I am.

We must not allow other people's limited perceptions to define us.

Everyone is necessarily the hero of their own imagination.

I always told my representatives, 'Look, I come from the 'School of Janet' - that's my mom - she raised me to know that I'm more than just set dressing.

I view myself as more than a running back.

I know who I am as a person. And the people that matter around me know who I am.

This game doesn't define who I am as a person.

You own your identity; it is important to feel that way.

I've always felt that I was a star. I always knew that I am a star.

I wouldn't say I'm a commodity. I try not to think about it too much.

People always say that I'm just a beautiful face. So immediately, I knew what I wanted. I wanted to be recognized to be more than that.

Your level of performance matches your dominant self image.

I just feel like sometimes I'm a force to be dealt with. My talents are sometimes overused and also sometimes underused. It's not easy being me.

I think it's very important that we instill in our kids that it has nothing to do with their name or their situation that they're growing up in; it has to do with who they are as an individual.

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.

Just because I believed in what I was doing on the field and dedicated myself to playing the game, does that mean I'm cocky? Does that mean I'm arrogant?

It's never been bad or ridiculous. I know who I am and what I've done, and I'm really comfortable with myself.

But I've never felt objectified. Nothing you see me do is an accident.

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.