Ray Bradbury Quotes

We always get rejections, whether it's in love or anything in life. And then negativity tends to creep in. But hopefully we are honest towards the people around us so that we can conquer it.

Don't take rejection personally.

Rejection doesn't always mean I'm not good enough.

Remind yourself regularly that you are better than you think you are. Successful people are not superhuman. Success does not require a super-intellect. Nor is there anything mystical about success. And success isn't based on luck. Successful people are just ordinary folks who have developed belief in themselves and what they do. Never...yes, never...sell yourself short.

Never take no personally. Sometimes people tell you no for a reason that has nothing to do with you. You must keep going.

Start small, make a promise and keep it. Then, make larger promises and keep them. Eventually, your honor will become greater than your moods or your circumstances, which includes your medical condition and other people's stereotypic observations. Once you overcome this comparison based mentality, your confidence will soar.

You have to continue to believe in yourself, know your value and continue to work on honing your skills. I was rejected by everyone but here I sit. So you have to stay in the game, you can't just fall apart. Hopefully those challenges will make you stronger, it did for me.

I'm in control of what I'm doing physically and mentally. I feel good. I've always felt confident and comfortable going into seasons, but each year I feel like I'm getting better and better.

Productive achievement is a consequence and an expression of health and self-esteem, not its cause.

Notice the difference between what happens when a man says to himself, I have failed three times, and what happens when he says, I am a failure.

Your success depends mainly upon what you think of yourself and whether you believe in yourself.

Your most important sale in life is to sell yourself to yourself.

I am better than my reputation.

I always thought I should base how good I am on how good I feel I am.

Self-image sets the boundaries of individual accomplishment.

You can only begin to share life well when you think well of yourself.

You don't have to look like George Clooney. You just have to know yourself.

Rejection is a big part of show business. It can be tough on anyone who doesn't have fairly good self-esteem. Especially kids, as they try to discover who they are.

My mama told me in college, 'I love you, and you're God's child, but natural beauty will only take you so far.'

I remember early on, in my very, very early days, I had a makeup artist tell me that I needed to get an attitude. I had no idea what he was talking about.

Success isn't measured by money or power or social rank. Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace.

We will always tend to fulfill our own expectation of ourselves.

I look in the mirror, and I work with the brightest person I know.

Ego is good.

All I can do is be my best - there will always be people who will never like me.