Rollo May Quotes

I think the best thing I could ever teach my daughter is that she's not an object or a trophy, and that she can trust in herself and believe in herself and that you are not your things, and you are not your job.

I'm going to give it my all, but I'm also going to know my worth, know that I have options, and that's the best feeling in the world.

I thought, 'O.K., if I'm a valuable person and an independent entity, then I don't have to worry about what people think of me. I can reach out now.'

I believe in myself and I believe in my power.

Being a strong woman is very important to me. But doing it all on my own is not.

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

I used to think I needed a man to define myself. Not any more.

I think that Mama June has the greatest self-esteem on the planet. I always say to people, 'If I had her self-worth, I would probably be ruling the world.'

I think that anything that begins to give people a sense of their own worth and dignity is God.

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

If I had to live my life in anticipation of what others thought of me, little would get done.

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

I no longer need to be someone's wife. I'm doing okay as I am.

I have never been insecure, ever, about how I look, about what I want to do with myself. My mum told me to only ever do things for myself, not for others.

Trust in yourself.

I was raised to be an independent woman, not the victim of anything.

Men secretly respect a woman who is strong, has confidence and has dreams of her own. There's nothing more attractive to a man than a woman who has dignity and pride in who she is.

Authentic power is the real deal. You can't inherit it, buy it, or win it. You also can't lose it. You don't need to build your body, reputation, wealth, or charisma to get it.

I consider myself to be a very strong, independent woman.

In real life, every person is the leading man or woman. We don't think of ourselves as supporting or character actors.

Self-actualized people are independent of the good opinion of others.

I am not a snowflake. I am not a sweet, infantilising symbol of fragility and life. I am a strong, fierce, flawed adult woman. I plan to remain that way, in life and in death.

I have a confidence about my life that comes from standing tall on my own two feet.

According to my principles, every master has his true and certain value. Praise and criticism cannot change any of that. Only the work itself praises and criticizes the master, and therefore I leave to everyone his own value.

I hope that my daughter grows up empowered and doesn't define herself by the way she looks but by qualities that make her a intelligent, strong and responsible woman.