Elizabeth Gilbert Quotes

Decide that you know what you think is good for you and go ahead and do it.

I never allow myself to be pressured.

I know how to stand up for myself. I say no when I want to, yes when I want to, and no one can really change my mind.

I know what is best for me.

I am in control of all decisions that have to do with my image, which means that no one will decide what’s right for me except me. I’m not special. We should all feel this way about ourselves.

I am my own person caoable of making my own decisions and choosing powerfully how i live. I appreciate and respect what others have to say but ultimately I choose how I live my life.

When you make the right decision, it doesn't really matter what anyone else thinks.

I just have a way about me where people know that they don't tell me what to do, they kind of just wait for me to do it.

My advice to women in general: Even if you're doing a nine-to-five job, treat yourself like a boss. Not arrogant, but be sure of what you want - and don't allow people to run anything for you without your knowledge.

You always knows what's best for you.

I don't allow people's outlook on me dictate what I do in my life and how I live my life.

People have to make their own decisions about their lives.

My confidence allows me to do things my way and help people make a decision. People like the idea of me just being me.

I never wanted to give up my power. I wanted to be able to make my own decisions, so that's why I became involved in management, bottom line.

You can't make someone else's choices. You shouldn't let someone else make yours.

I'm not going to let fear rule my life. I'd rather be able to know that I've made a choice that's right for me, than saying yes because I don't want my agents to be upset with me.

I'm old enough to make my own decisions.

I had to take responsibility, even if it meant saying no to an authority figure, because I was the authority on me.

I'll succeed,' Hazel promised. 'And Hecate? I'm not choosing one of your paths. I'm making my own.

I think I have enough of a sense to know what works for me and what doesn't, without going into some big thing and analyzing what I do. I'm in a position that allows me to do what I want to do, and I do it.

I think I'm a living embodiment of, 'Don't try to push me around or squash me,' whether its how I talk to a record label or in my relationships.

I don't make demands. I don't tell you how it should be. I'll give you options, and it's up to you to select or throw 'em away. That should be the headline: If you're insecure, don't call.

The only power you have is the word no.

A real woman is someone who knows what she wants. If you want to stay home, that's fine, but you have to be clear-eyed.

I do my own thing. And I believe what I do is the right thing.