Quotes About Self-worth

You question, as anybody should, the overarching worth of your profession, right? So that's a question I've often asked myself.

I would say that one of the hardest things for an athlete, and really anybody of any profession, is that we create our identity in what we do.

But I dig myself, and especially if my wife digs me, I dig myself more.

As a musician you're always your own worst critic and you're always digging into your songs and evaluating your own self-worth of things.

I may not be able to keep fighting for money for a living, but I will always have to fight for my dignity, because that's who I am.

There is a way to grow old and still have dignity.

Come on, just because I'm an entertainer it doesn't mean I don't have any dignity!

Self respect and dignity are more important for a woman than success.

Being happy in a relationship isn't the be all and end all to feeling confident, but it definitely gives it another dimension.

You start comparing people, and ultimately, somebody feels diminished.

I wanted everybody to like me. I thought I was one shuck and jive away in every direction.

That was Dad. Don't take any dirt from anybody.

When I was anorexic it just seemed like I literally wanted to disappear. And now I would like to reappear.

If I disappoint someone, it's their loss for putting that expectation on me when they don't know me. I can't control what they want.

When I came to New York for the draft in '89, they told me I should be like 10 and 15, and it didn't happen. So I was very disappointed, like, nobody wants me.

I know the audience wants to see me without clothes in my coming films. At the risk of disappointing them, let me say that it's simply not going to happen. I will not do any such film.

I don't want to be a figure of disappointment.

If my dancing is a disaster - it doesn't define me as a person.

From my side, there was no acceptance to this fact that I am any less than anyone around me. So there was a certain discomfort that I felt growing up that I am not seen as I want to be seen as.

I find the whole disdain for ageing crazy.

I was told I'm disgusting, that I belong in a dumpster, that I'm going to hell... just the worst things you could say to somebody.

Better to be disliked than pitied.

You don't have to have an eating disorder to be happy or successful.

I'm game for a lot of things. But I won't disrespect myself in any way.