Sandra Bernhard Quotes

In time, she learned to develop her own opinion of the people that she worked for, and she got stronger. Think she's now much stronger. In the beginning she wanted to believe she was strong but sometimes she faltered.

I've never really been aware of what is said about me, whether it's positive or negative. I ignore it. I've always had the mind-set: 'No one can challenge me better than myself.'

A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.

You have to empower yourself.

I've learned that I need to appreciate time by myself and that I don't need a partner to complete me.

You can never satisfy other people, I learned. End of the day, it's extremely important that you know yourself better than anybody else, and if you can do that, it doesn't matter what anybody thinks about you, good or bad.

The only person who can help Balotelli is Balotelli.

You become a better dater when you have a truly fulfilling life that is not dependent on someone else. Even if someone leaves, your life continues unscathed.

The hand you hold the longest is your own.

No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.

Solitude cherishes great virtues and destroys little ones.

Spending too much time focused on others' strengths leaves us feeling weak. Focusing on our own strengths is what, in fact, makes us strong.

The secret to happiness is freedom... And the secret to freedom is courage.

I made the mistake of thinking that external accomplishments would bring me peace. I thought it was about the job or a book or making a name for myself.

I'm at peace with myself and where I am. In the past, I was always looking to see how everybody else was doing. I wasn't competitive, I was comparative. I just wanted to be where everybody else was. Now I've gotten to an age when I am not comparing anymore.

You cannot live your life looking at yourself from someone else's point of view.

Not in the clamor of the crowded street, not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, but in ourselves, are triumph and defeat.

Sometimes people look to others for answers they can find within themselves. I don't really want the responsibility of being the guy they look to.

I don't think you can really, truly be the partner you want to be until you know on an absolute level that you are a complete person on your own.

The only one who can beat me is me.

What one discovers in life, I find, is that one's personality defects don't come and go.

It's important for people to figure out their own lives before involving someone else - to gauge where you are and work on your own issues.

Don't look at someone else and want to be them. Search within yourself and find out who you are and be someone positive.

Our aim is to help the clients help themselves, not to tell them what to think.

People should accept being single, because those are the moments you can really focus on yourself, and learning who you are. Then when you get in a relationship, you will be stronger and have a little bit more self-awareness, self-love, and the other ingredients for a healthy relationship.