Ani DiFranco Quotes

I think the most attractive thing for me when I meet a guy is confidence and him being comfortable in his own skin. I like someone who doesn't need approval or validation.

Unlike a lot of people, I don't need the affirmation or anything.

I was able to start building my confidence and know that I don't need anybody to be happy.

I'm comfortable in my own skin and surroundings. I don't think I get overshadowed by my husband or his personality.

You don't need someone to complete you.

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

I don't think you can really, truly be the partner you want to be until you know on an absolute level that you are a complete person on your own.

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.

You are so much better off on your own than with the wrong person.

I don't think it's necessarily healthy to go into relationships as a needy person. Better to go in with a full deck.

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

Most women would not be happy being me. People say, 'But you're alone.' But I don't feel alone. I feel very un-alone.

I'm completely ecstatic when a woman has own back story and brings something to the table and has a real strong kind of independence.

You should never need a guy to make you feel complete.

'Sexy' is being independent, being confident and having fun.

I care less if I can't be part of your scene because I am the scene. I am everything that is.

I know what I can do so it doesn't bother me what other people think or their opinion on the situation.

The man for me is the cherry on the pie. But I'm the pie and my pie is good all by itself. Even if I don't have a cherry.

I just don't feel like I have to explain myself.

I want my girls to be strong and self-sufficient.

Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance?

I don't have to prove anything.

I'm not asking the public to trust me; I'm asking the public to trust themselves.

You alone are enough.

I have nothing to prove to anybody.