Perceived Inadequacy Quotes

Socially relevant risk is not uncertainty of outcome, or violence of event, or toxicity of substance, or anything of the sort. Rather, it is perceived inability to cope satisfactorily with the world around us.

Remember, 20 percent of women have inferiority complexes, 70 percent have illusions.

The chip comes from people saying I'm not good enough, or I can't score, or I'm not a real basketball player.

I'm a little brother. I've always been small. People have said I have a Napoleon complex. But I've always had to fight for everything that I have.

I accrued anger from people's low opinion of me and my work, and for the work I might be capable of.

I don't get why people look at me the way they do. They doubted me the first time I became a world champion. Then, I fought Sadam Ali, who was a boogeyman in the division at the time, and won my second title and they were still doubting me.

I can’t help feeling a little bit competitive and a little bit disappointed in myself that I’m already so far behind. After all, Yulikova thinks Barron has a real future with the Bureau. She told me so. I told her that sociopaths are relentlessly charming. I think she figured I was joking.

We believe we will be made whole by our accomplishments, our possessions, or our social status. It's written in the fabric of our DNA that life used to be beautiful and now it isn't, and if only this and only that, it would be beautiful again.

People still think I'm a bit of a buffoon - not really an athlete.

I thought that everyone would just think I was a bit of a joke as a writer.

We fall in love because we long to escape from ourselves with someone as beautiful, intelligent, and witty as we are ugly, stupid, and dull. But what if such a perfect being should one day turn around and decide they will love us back? We can only be somewhat shocked-how can they be as wonderful as we had hoped when they have the bad taste to approve of someone like us?

I often wonder why I attract so much criticism.

I think Nancy Reagan felt so judged all the time and she felt so unlovable.

I was a redhead and a middle child; both can make you feel excluded. It's like fighting to be included, in the swim of things. After a while you start to develop a bit of a victim mentality, which isn't great for a happy life.

I am used to people underestimating me.

Weakness' is weakness only in light of the aims man sets for himself, the instruments at his disposal and the laws he imposes.