Epictetus Quotes

I do not live for what the world thinks of me, but for what I think of myself.

I have no control over what people think of me but I have 100% control of what I think of myself.

Don't be too concerned about what others think of you. It's what you think about yourself that matters!

They're just opinions, what people say about you. None of that stuff's true. The only thing that matters is what you think of yourself.

Self respect beats social approval, every time.

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.

There was a time when I was way too reliant upon other people's opinions and perspective of me. And I guess over time came to see how unhealthy that was. I mean it's almost like a sign of mental illness to base your self-worth on the opinions of complete strangers.

If you get trapped in the idea that what is most important is what image of yourself you're giving to the world, you're on a dangerous path.

My mother always taught me, even my dad, just never let other people's opinions of you shape your opinion of yourself. And I never have and I never will.

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.'

Well, we all know that self-esteem comes from what you think of you, not what other people think of you.

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

No strength within, no respect without.

I've changed. I'm not worried about what people think, because I think people think what they want to think anyway.

The power that you have as a young woman, unless you have great self-esteem, is largely based on how the rest of the world reacts to you. And so it's kind of a superficial confidence that you have, you know?

I do feel that I myself wouldn't have had, in my life looking back, the courage to go out and say, 'I'm a good actress.' So I think I'm one of those people that needed to be seen by someone else to see myself.

As for worrying about what other people might think - forget it. They aren't concerned about yours. They're too busy worrying about what you and other people think of theirs.

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.

I've been in situations where I've said to young people: "You're so personable, you're so articulate, you're clearly so bright, you're so good-looking - feel better about yourself!" But if at the core if you don't, all those words mean nothing. Absolutely nothing.

It's very tiring having other people tell you how much they dig you if you yourself don't dig you.

You must really begin to harden yourself to the idea of being worth looking at.

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

The important thing is not to be defined by what others think of you.

Let others determine your worth and you're already lost, because no one wants people worth more than themselves.