Quotes About Self-worth

When you become a slave to a public persona and don't feel comfortable without it, it becomes a shield, and it shouldn't come at the expense of your self-worth.

I've been called worse things by better people.

WHAT PEOPLE MAY THINK Some people cower and wince and shrink, owing to fear of what people may think. There is one answer to worries like these: people may think what the devil they please.

REFLECTION ON SIZE Small people often overrate the charm of being tall; which is, that you appreciate the charm of being small.

I don't care about losing people who don't wanna be in my life anymore. I've lost people who meant the world to me and I'm still doing just fine.

You know you've checked into Heartbreak Hotel for real when you feel less desirable than uncooked fish.

He who least likes courting favour, ought also least to think of resenting neglect; to feel wounded at being refused a distinction can only arise from an overweening appetite to have it.

I am not a piece of jewelry to be worn so that others will admire you. If you choose to continue … you must also remember that when jewelry is displayed … it can be stolen.

Jangan panggil aku perempuan sejati jika hidup hanya berkalang lelaki... Namun bukan berarti aku tak butuh lelaki untuk aku cintai...

Dan alangkah indah kehidupan tanpa merangkak-rangkak di hadapan orang lain

Aku boleh seorang pelacur! Aku boleh seorang sampah masyarakat! Aku seorang bintang film gagal! Tapi beradat! Tidak. Aku juga punya tanah air. Aku Larasati, bintang ara. Sedang sebutan Miss pun aku tak pernah pakai. Ara! Cukup Ara. Mengapa mesti dengan Miss? Sebutan itu akan membuat aku berkulit putih. Apakah sebutan itu tantangan kaum pria, kalau aku milik siapa saja?

Pada waktu itulah ia mulai mengerti sedikit tentang kehormatan: dia sama nilainya dengan uang.

Ya, Ann, aku telah mendendam orang tuaku sendiri. Akan kubuktikan kepada mereka, apa pun yang telah diperbuat atas diriku, aku harus bisa lebih berharga daripada mereka, sekalipun hanya sebagai nyai.

it is limiting and ultimately detrimental to think of beauty as something dependent upon the shape and features of our anatomy.

Take no notice of the stupid things people say

Judging others sucks out the energy from our soul. Estimating others is like taking down our own value. It is not at all worthwhile to fuel these two values.

Take Pride in every little and big task you do throughout the day.

Above all things, reverence yourself.

Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.

Above all things, respect yourself.

Respect yourself most of all.

It doesn't matter what other people think of you. What matters is what you think of yourself.

Later, I met a woman to whom I said, "If all my family had stood around me as a child and said, 'You're wonderful. You're wonderful. You're wonderful.' after an hour I would have complained, 'You're not saying it loud enough.

A fair share of anything is starvation diet to an egomaniac.