Mae West Quotes

You have to trust yourself.

Don't be afraid of your own strength.

I trust myself. You need that to survive.

Don't be afraid of your own power.

Next time I'll be braver, I'll be my own savior, Standing on my own two feet.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

You really do learn by example... Especially women, sometimes we think somebody's going to rescue us, or somebody's going to teach us how to do it, when in fact we have to understand that the biggest resource we have is inside of ourselves. I know that I can count on me to take care of me. That's a very important thing to know.

I need to not be scared of not having someone there to back me up. I just need to tackle things on my own. I feel like I have the power in me to make it work.

Trust in yourself.

All I've ever needed is myself.

I have a confidence about my life that comes from standing tall on my own two feet.

I know I've got to learn to believe in myself.

The older I get, the more I'm starting to believe in myself.

A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.

Your faith in yourself is all you will ever have. Don't let anyone take it away from you, ever.

Confidence and empowerment are cousins in my opinion. Empowerment comes from within and typically it's stemmed and fostered by self-assurance. To feel empowered is to feel free and that's when people do their best work. You can't fake confidence or empowerment.

I'm a very strong woman.

Confidence is the most beautiful thing you can possess.

I feel confident. I feel empowered. I feel in control.

There's nothing you could do to me, nothing you could take away from me that would make me feel like I wasn't going to be all right.

I had to learn to have confidence.

I've learned not to buy into what other people say. I've learned not to put dreams in other people's hands.

Let a stoic open the resources of man, and tell men they are not leaning willows, but can and must detach themselves; that with the exercise of self-trust, new powers shall appear.

Faith in oneself unlocks those hidden powers that all of us have, but that so few of us use.

We must believe in ourselves or no one will believe in us.