Cara Delevingne Quotes

As successful as it may appear I am, I don't really feel that. It's like, you know you've achieved some level of success, and you know what you've done, and yet you still feel you have more to do and more to prove.

The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

I wanted to be successful, not famous.

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say, for one, that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow-men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem. How far I shall succeed in gratifying this ambition is yet to be developed.

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.

My literary success meant nothing to me.

People said, That's great for your career, but what have you done? I kept feeling I had to defend myself.

You go from nobody looking at you to people taking second looks. I remember really loving it - and then feeling so guilty for loving it. Like, 'That's gross, Kristen.' Also, telling myself it could go away at any moment, and I'd be so sad.

When people call me God, I say, no, I'm still an angel or saint of acting. I still have a long way to go.

I think the whole idea of me was that I wasn't going to be but that I wanted to be, desperately.

It's real great to be known on TV. I had the opportunity to do something that I always wanted to do, and now I have done it.

I've never wanted fame. I've only ever wanted recognition.

I spent my entire childhood going 'look at me, look at me, look at me,' before realising I needed someone to look at me for more than just what I was showing off for.

I want to be great. I want to prove to everybody that I am great.

My whole life, I've been trying to make people proud.

When they announce who I am and what I've achieved, I still pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming.

I've never stopped since the day I came off 'X Factor' to look in the mirror and say 'you did it.' It's too much for my tiny little brain to work out.

I do feel at times like I'm always proving myself. But I also feel that I'm proven. I've proven I can get to the mountaintop.

Some people don't know why they have pride in something that they do.

I've always felt a strong urge to prove myself.

From my position, obviously I want to maximise my potential and go as far as I can go and as high as I can go, but I'm not chasing fame. I get enough of that.

I used to feel famous, but now I feel successful.

It goes back to the if identity becomes your achievement, what do you do, this is what happens? And I do think it leads to psychological disorders. You have to start doing things and stop thinking about yourself.

Success serves men as a pedestal. It makes them seem greater when not measured by reflection.

It is nice to be recognised for actually achieving something in life as opposed to spending seven weeks in a house on TV with a load of other muppets.