Quotes About Self-worth

Don't let what others think or say get in your way; their actions reflect on them, not you.

You know, I'm fairly intelligent, but I don't think my grades reflected that.

There's a definition of narcissism that when a parent is narcissistic, instead of the child seeing himself reflected in the mother's face and the mother's joy, the child of the narcissistic parent feels like, 'What can I do to make her okay, to make her happy?'

Trump is somebody who sees the media as basically his main constituency. So much of his self-worth and his image and his view of what the presidency should be about is the media and how he is reflected in the media.

If people are concerned about my house and where I live again it's much more of a reflection on them than it is on me.

Money can be a reflection of our perceptions of power, self-esteem, personal history, fears, and happiness.

If a friend got a big promotion, I would outwardly congratulate them, but inside I would painfully compare myself with them and think that their success was a reflection on my failings.

I think I'm better than all the people who are trying to reform me.

I don't read reviews. I refuse to have my ego inflated or deflated by someone I don't know.

For me, when I go to bed at night, I am happy that I haven't hurt someone. And if I think I have, I will rectify it. I now refuse to give someone permission to make me feel bad about myself. They can't make me feel bad about myself if I don't allow it.

There is still a great deal of self-hatred that we refuse to deal with because we are still measuring ourselves against the norms of a masculine, heterosexual world. That is the backdrop with which we measure the man.

One of the biggest obstacles to making lots of money is not a lack of good ideas or opportunities or time, or that we're too slovenly or stupid: it's that we refuse to give ourselves permission to become rich.

I refuse to let something as insignificant as a size or number on a scale determine how I feel about myself. I am grateful for my body, my health, and the life that I have, and no arbitrary number should have any impact on that.

Until now, I was insecure and I believed what the people around me said in regarding what I should sing.

Regardless of if I'm a size 6 or 26 it's nobody's business and nobody has the right to body shame me or anyone else.

I feel like regardless of whether or not I win this award or I win that award or I don't win this award - I'm still Sam at the end of the day. And that's what defines me.

I shall always be proud of what I've done, regardless of what you journalists or anybody can say.

All the things that can happen to an artist regardless of how prepared they are and how smart they are and hard-working they are and attractive - doesn't matter. There's always somebody cuter. There just is.

I will be Shawn Kemp regardless of whether I have money or not. The only thing money does is show who you are.

I never regret what I do. I'm very proud of every work I have done.

I don't keep it secret that I live with my partner Gio. I'm very proud of my gayness. But there is lots I wouldn't want the press to write about me... it is a matter of regret that being gay is the most interesting thing about me.

I just don't regret anything I've gone through or anything I have been through with my mum and dad, I'm just proud of who I am.

Every project I got, whether I was playing a friend or doing television, I just wanted to prove myself: every single take, cue, and rehearsal is an audition. That's my approach.

I mean, I'm an 'X Factor' reject presenting on Radio 2, what's going on?