Steven Heighton Quotes

We are told to value ourselves without feedback, but if nobody is making a pass at you or trying to take you to Bermuda, how are you supposed to feel? Confident?

Don't let what others think or say get in your way; their actions reflect on them, not you.

I didn't feel I had to prove anything more.

I have to prove myself to everybody.

I've learned since 'Drip or Drown' that no one should care what people think. I learned that, after years of comments, it really doesn't matter.

I have nothing to prove to anyone but myself.

I haven't really looked at myself as someone that needs to prove a point to anyone.

I just constantly tell myself that I should be the only one to define my worth and what I'm capable of and how I perceive myself. And that I should never source that worth from other people, especially strangers on social media. They don't know who I am, the length of my journey, who I am as a person.

I realized that I really couldn't worry about what people think of me.

I don't care if people think I'm one of the best receivers or one of the worst receivers. I don't really care.

Once you accept you are being judged by people who have less knowledge than yourself, then what's it worth?

I don't care about people kissing my ass or telling me how great I am. I don't really give a damn. I read the bad stuff a whole lot more than I read the good stuff. I read that because there are always going to be critics who are going to say how good you aren't.

If you are hoping to find your self-worth and fulfillment in other peoples' opinion of your writing, you will never find it.

There is something noble in hearing myself ill spoken of, when I am doing well.

What other people think of me is none of my business. One of the highest places you can get to is being independent of the good opinions of other people.

Don't believe what anyone tells you about yourself.

I'm happy to be told that I am beautiful, but I don't gain anything from that.

I think I've evolved into someone pretty confident - in myself and in my skin.

I think it's a human tendency that's been around for a while to try to be as good as possible to prove your worth.

I really don't care that I'm ranked.

I think it's important to see where compliments are coming from - if they're compliments about your inside, your heart, or if they're about your physicality or your personality.

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

But the real secret to total gorgeousness is to believe in yourself, have self confindence, and try to be secure in your decisions and thoughts.

It used to hurt when people ran down my films. I used to feel inferior. I wouldn't go to parties or award functions because my cinema is not considered good enough. But now I keep my head high, and I am proud of what I am doing.

Do I really need to prove anything to anybody? I don't feel that I have to prove anything. The only thing that I have to prove is to myself, that I have value.