Quotes About Confidence

It was possible to feel superior to other people and like a misfit at the same time.

So now I'm getting my gown made by an exclusive seamstress, and all thos anorexic whores on Michigan Avenue and Oak Street who made me feel like the Goodyear blimp can kiss the very fattest part of my ass.

If I were a lesbian and had a thing for narcissistic ex-sorority girls? I'd totally do me. Bitter is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smart-Ass, or Why You Should Never Carry a Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office: A Memoir

Yeah, I'm over forty, flighty, and fluffy- I'd say I'm not ideal bouncer material.

You don't have to be a writer, though, to know that making fun of yourself is a good way to deflect being made fun of. Like many people, I am hypercritical about myself so that I beat the haters to the punch. When I acknowledge my foibles first, no one else can use them against me. I've taken away everyone else's power to make me feel less about myself by doing it first.

all it took to succeed was to stop listening to my internal critic and to just start doing.

kids without constantly looking over their shoulders for approval.

The trick to reducing my overall panic and worry about weight hasn't been about starving myself into a form that will satisfy whatever arbitrary societal norms are coming down the pipeline. The key has been finding a way to be happy with myself, regardless of what the scale says.

She's going to show up at the Mexican border once she finishes the marathon to her car," Fletch says. I nod. "Sounds like it, yes." "And she's confident the border guards will simply stand there with open arms, all, 'Oh, apocalypse in the USA? So sorry. Come on in, friendly Northern Neighbor! You're totally welcome to all our resources! Here, have a chimichanga, señorita! You must be tired after your long trek.

It's a process, but take those little steps toward treating yourself fairly, embracing body positivity, and celebrating what is unique and wonderful about you, and I promise you'll feel a break from all the tension.

What other people think about you has nothing to do with you and everything to do with them.

Because if you base your self-worth on what everyone else thinks of you, you hand all your power over to other people and become dependent on a source outside of yourself for validation. Then you wind up chasing after something you have no control over, and should that something suddenly place its focus somewhere else, or change its mind and decide you're no longer very interesting, you end up with a full-blown identity crisis.

There's nothing as unstoppable as a freight train full of fuck-yeah.

Never apologize for who you are. It lets the whole world down.

Take care of yourself as if you're the most awesome person you've ever met.

Because so often when we say we're unqualified for something, what we're really saying is that we're too scared to try it, not that we can't do it.

Sorry," I muttered. "Just because you're an asshole doesn't mean I have to be a bitch.

Once you figure out who you are and what you love about yourself, I think it all kind of falls into place.

As it turned out, my perception was so much more intimidating than the reality.

In spite of this love, sex, and equality with Steven, I didn't want to let go of Amy. More than that, I sensed that the good stuff I has now having with Steven had something to do with what she had brought out in me. Or more, to the point, my confidence and self-knowledge about what I wanted had something to do with having a woman in my romantic sphere. it wasn't long before I broke up with Steven and fell in love with Amy.

Don't worry, honey, Suzanne's mother says to Suzanne. One day you'll set the world on fire.

On the very outside chance that we might play again, you should know that pool is the closest thing I have to a religion. Don't ever throw a game with me again.

Everything will be fine. Nothing but good times ahead.

I believe things will work out for us if we just believe in ourselves.