Marva Collins Quotes

I may not amount to much, but at least I am unique.

I watch my daughter wanting to be like other kids and getting upset that she's not. But I always try and instill in her the idea that she's perfect as she is.

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

A sense of worthiness is a child's most important need.

I quite like being who I am.

I have a strong sense of self, but that's not a negative thing.

Why should I care what other people think of me? I am who I am. And who I wanna be.

I've never concerned myself with the labels people want to put on you. What matters to me is my own estimation.

I'm sure I was a great disappointment to many women because I wasn't Errol Flynn. But I'm me. I think that's got some merit.

Always be yourself. At the end of the day, that's all you've really got; when you strip everything down, that's all you've got, so always be yourself.

The biggest thing you can give a kid is self-esteem, so that they're not shy to do different things.

I feel like regardless of whether or not I win this award or I win that award or I don't win this award - I'm still Sam at the end of the day. And that's what defines me.

If my dancing is a disaster - it doesn't define me as a person.

I don't think any woman wants to be known for being beautiful or busty. I think you want to be known for who you are.

Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.

I want to be judged by who I am, not what I am. I mean, I am Johnny Weir. Judge me the way you see me, love me the way you see me, hate me the way you see me.

Everyone always said, 'When you're 10, you'll want to be Elizabeth, or when you're in college.' And every time, I was was just like, 'No, I'm Beanie. That's who I am.' So I love my name because I think it really suits me.

I am the person I am. Everybody has to respect that.

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.

I am who I am, and I'm not going to tell someone I don't have the worldview I have. That doesn't mean I'm not open-minded and won't meet with anybody.

I don't hold a grudge of sheer anger at life because of my name. No, no, no. It's something unique and cool. It's just a part of who I am. I'm OK with that.

Whether the public like me or not, I am who I am.

It doesn't feel great to be compared to Genelia or anyone. I don't want to be compared, and I would like to think I am different.

I don't want to be someone else.

I'm always going to be myself and I'm a good person.