Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

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.

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.

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.

I must be very clear in one thing... Being a pageant girl is not who I am or what defines me.

Consider what people think of you, but don't be afraid of what people think of you.

I do know one thing about me: I don't measure myself by others' expectations or let others define my worth.

You come to a point in your life when you really don't care what people think about you, you just care what you think about yourself.

I have no control over what people think of me but I have 100% control of what I think of myself, and that is so important. And not just about your body, but so many ways of confidence. You're constantly learning how to be confident, aren't you?

One of the things your unconscious mind does for you - and it's a great gift - is it gives you extra courage to view the outer world and it does that by giving you an extra-special view of yourself.

People accuse me of being arrogant all the time. I'm not arrogant, I'm focused.

There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us for great things; it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves.

Some people say I'm not a very pretty woman, but I'm a very beautiful woman inside.

I always thought I was powerful, since I was a kid.

I feel a little stronger than people perceive me.

To me, a strong sense of self isn't believing in a lot.

I guess I don't really measure myself by what others think. So even though I have gotten to work with some amazing directors, and you might perceive me to be that girl, that isn't how I see myself. So if one day nobody wants to work with me, it won't be this massive surprise.

All that matters is how you see yourself.

When someone tells me that I'm not real, I say to them, 'Well, what about me isn't real?' I have not changed my figure. This is who I am.

Size has never been a problem for me.

If you don't know your own value, somebody will tell you your value, and it'll be less than you're worth.

Why would I care what other people are thinking? I don't care what an audience thinks of 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.

I've learnt that you are who you are, and in the end, if you don't believe it, then no one 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?

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