Jessica Valenti Quotes

There's no single person on this planet that's worth more than the other. Know your worth. Be confident in yourself.

If I couldn't be pretty, I decided I would be smart.

I have beauty, intelligence, individuality, sensuality and sexuality.

I want girls to feel the confidence you get from being smart. They get so many messages that tell them the most important thing is to be beautiful.

That is something that my mother instilled in me at a very young age - to know my self-worth. And I have had times again and again in the fashion industry where all of that was tested and I rose to the occasion because I was told that I am worthy and I should be able to walk away from something that is not worthy of me.

In my opinion, a woman's body is not her only asset.

I know my worth, and I have full faith in my talent.

You know yourself what you are worth in your own eyes; and at what price you will sell yourself. For men sell themselves at various prices. This is why, when Florus was deliberating whether he should appear at Nero's shows, taking part in the performance himself, Agrippinus replied, 'Appear by all means.' And when Florus inquired, 'But why do not you appear?' he answered, 'Because I do not even consider the question.'

Self worth sets the standard that life meets.

I think the best thing I could ever teach my daughter is that she's not an object or a trophy, and that she can trust in herself and believe in herself and that you are not your things, and you are not your job.

My mother is very, very smart and commands respect because she has a lot of respect for herself.

It was a very cool thing to be a smart girl, as opposed to some other, different kind. And I think that made a great deal of difference to me growing up and in my life afterward.

Doors open because you're beautiful, but I wouldn't cultivate beauty to the exclusion of brains.

No one can figure out your worth but you.

Be yourself. Unapologetically.

I hope that my daughter grows up empowered and doesn't define herself by the way she looks but by qualities that make her a intelligent, strong and responsible woman.

If you are confident in yourself and however you want yourself to be presented, and you're doing well and doing it because you want to do it and not because someone is pressuring you, then more power to you.

I'm not gonna apologize for who I am and what I've gone through.

I simply did not want my face to be my talent.

I am proud of being small.

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.

'Sexy' doesn't have to come with the price tag of being dumb.

I'm drawn to the unconventional because I've been drawn unconventionally. I believe that I'm supposed to topple over these false images of what's idealistically beautiful. Because, of course, these intangible qualities are very attractive to women. Sincerity. Sense of humor. Success.

I don't need anyone to validate me.

Man is worth more for what he is than for what he has.