We accept the love we think we deserve.
I try more and more to be myself, caring relatively little whether people approve or disapprove.
If I am worth anything later, I am worth something now. For wheat is wheat, even if people think it is a grass in the beginning.
It is easy to look down on others; to look down on ourselves is the difficulty.
I don't think you should do something just to prove to an audience that you can do it, that's way out of your wheelhouse.
In the end they'll judge me anyway, so whatever.
No matter what I do, I'm going to earn it.
I don't seek validation outside, not even with the audience. Today they like me, but tomorrow they may hate me. I don't want to be anybody's role model.
Until we accept and approve of ourselves, no amount of approval from others will keep us permanently secure.
Self-esteem isn't everything; it's just that there's nothing without it.
I don't need to be on top to know I'm worth it
I' ve won awards. And they didn't make me feel bad winning them. They made me feel pretty good. But it also did not make me feel bad NOT winning the Academy Award.
One the reasons I talk about my story is I want other people who are in the circumstances I was in to understand they are just as good and as valuable as everyone else.
The world consists mainly of love slobs who need other people's approval. Most people don't live their own lives very well.
Our problem is that we make the mistake of comparing ourselves to other people. You are not inferior or superior to any human being...You do not determine your success by comparing yourself to others, rather you determine your success by comparing your accomplishments to your capabilities. You are 'number one' when you do the best you can with what you have.
My father wasn't too crazy about me. I loved him anyway. One of the things I regretted for a long time was that he died before he could see that he would be proud of me. I was actually more what he wished for than he thought.
I have to be proud of what I'm doing. When I created Caliche, it was something I really wanted to drink and that I wanted my friends to think is the best.
You should be a hero to yourself. And if you're not... check it out.
What Do You Care What Other People Think?
Perhaps the greatest mistake we can make, which causes loss of self-respect, is making the opinions of others more important than our own opinion of ourselves. You'll find no shortage of opinions directed at you. If you allow them to undermine your self-respect, you're seeking the respect of others over your own, and you're abdicating yourself.
You can take pride in yourself without comparing yourself to anybody else. If you run your race and be the best that you can be, then you can feel good about yourself.
I don't make a lot of mistakes, honestly. I'm an A-student, I'm an Ivy Leaguer. I need those things.
You're never totally sure. I shouldn't say that because you have to pretend you're completely self-secure all the time. But, the truth is, I know what I'm doing. I think I know what I'm doing.
You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.
People said I didn't deserve to be World Champion, but I think I've proved it.
