Tavis Smiley Quotes

If I'm not comfortable in my own skin or confident in who I am, then I'm going to pick parts based on how people are going to view them, not based on what I find challenging or entertaining.

The main thing you can change is how you perceive yourself. Stop looking in the mirror and realize that youre living for yourself, not other people.

I'm not worried any more about changing people's view of me.

When you become a slave to a public persona and don't feel comfortable without it, it becomes a shield, and it shouldn't come at the expense of your self-worth.

I'm not that interested in what people make of it, or how people consider me. That's nothing to do with me.

Earlier, I would never focus on how I looked because I thought I was just 'OK.' So my focus was on being well-read, good in studies, school captain. My personality depended on what I read, not on some magical genetic thing.

You will become way less concerned with what other people think of you when you realize how seldom they do.

Self-esteem is not based on itself.

As you care less about what people think of you, you will care more about what others think of themselves.

I just never really gave myself any credit. And because of that, nobody else did either. You mirror what the world mirrors to you.

You have to care about how good you are and how good you feel, but not about how good people think you are or how good people think you look.

Release yourself from the power you've invested in your mirror and those around you - take control of who you are and how you feel!

No matter what anybody says, what matters most is what you think of yourself.

I'm not concerned with what people think of me.

I kept wanting to push my image as validity; I wanted to see my portrait on a wall and know it was okay.

My looks mean nothing to me. If anything, they are a hindrance.

What we really are matters more than what other people think of us.

Lots of us when we're children believe 'oh well, if the world knew us as we really are, they'd know what wonderful, clever, brilliant, charming people we really are.'

You don't have to look like George Clooney. You just have to know yourself.

Whether I'm single or in a relationship, I'm the same person. The same human being.

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

I used to hate getting dressed, getting in front of the camera and walking down the red carpet. It bothered me because I felt like I couldn't be what they wanted me to be. Now it's still not my favorite thing, but I get through it a lot easier because I know that my work brings value to who I am.

Other people's opinion of you does not have to become your reality.

I think most models, when they start out, are insecure. And you become the focus of a lot of people's attention, so outside validation becomes too important.

I don't like to compare myself with anybody.