Melody Beattie Quotes

I'm learning how to keep my identity and personal life sacred. It's a matter of knowing my limits. I don't have to give everything that's asked of me.

I am not going to talk about my personal life anymore. You have to learn that lesson sometime.

I would just encourage people: your childhood belongs to you, and don't give anyone, especially me, the power to ruin your childhood.

I learned something from that. If someone asks me something that I really don't want to do, I say no. I have to trust that. And I'm not afraid to talk money.

Nobody can hurt me without my permission.

I had a lot of self-confidence.

My music - that's the one area I won't let myself be pushed around. But in other parts of my life, I'm a confused mess.

I trust myself. You need that to survive.

I just get really defensive as soon as anyone comes near my personal life. I made a decision early on that it's strictly off-limits. No exceptions.

I also learned to be more confident, to trust my instincts more.

I was taught to be demure, so it was harder for me to learn how to stand up for myself and go, 'What do I want? What are my desires?'

I don't trust anyone... It's something that I have to live with, and I have to find the balance of who I want in my life and who isn't good for me.

I have never given others a chance to exploit me.

I was one of those people at one point who was scared to put my foot down and show where the boundaries were. For me, it's really important to stand your ground and know exactly what you are, where you wanna be, and what you're doing, or else people are gonna try you.

If I like a person, I don't have any mask/filter. I will open up a lot. I had hurt myself in the past because a couple of persons took advantage of me. I realised that they are not genuine people. Since then, I take time to open myself up for new people.

When you say 'yes' to others, make sure you are not saying 'no' to yourself.

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

I don't know... I don't want people to know everything about me.

My private life is private.

The only power you have is the word no.

I can't always live my life for everybody else.

Today I trust my instinct, I trust myself. Finally.

You can't ever put yourself in a position where someone is requiring you to inhabit somebody else's energy. You have to own your thing, or own it with very fiber of your being.

I have a private life in which I do not permit interference. It must be respected.

Trust your gut. You know yourself, so don't let somebody else tell you who you are.