Quotes About Self-worth

I don't want to rely on what people say about me to feel good; playing's what I really enjoy.

My confidence was more of a fake-it-until-you-make-it kind of thing. I tried to build my own confidence and not rely on the opinions of others.

No individual should rely on any other human being or system to define their worth as a human being. You have to begin to find that within yourself.

It seems to me that Audrey will have sensed, very early in life, that self-worth, based on fame or beauty is very short-lived and so she remained forever her basic self: realistic, aware and caring.

Americans are far more remarkable than we give ourselves credit for. We've been so busy damning ourselves for years. We've done it all, and yet we don't take credit for it.

A lot of people know who I am now. They want a little bit of me, a little bit of my time. But at the end of the day, I still have to remember who I am.

As women, we need to remember: don't be a doormat!

If my career isn't going that well, I'd rather it flounder than desperately trying to show up on red carpets: 'I'm for hire! Remember me!'

You have to remember, when someone hurts you, that you are so much more than what they took from you.

I remember when I made my first album, I was 32 or 33 years old and I thought I was way too old then.

I think I have a great voice, but it's not special enough to be remembered. But what's special about me is much more than just my voice.

You are bigger than your self-doubt. Remind yourself of that each and every day.

It's very hard to live in an environment where you're reminded, constantly told that your existence just happens to be here... That you are not meant to be here.

Drag is really about reminding people that you are more than you think you are - you are more than what it says on your passport.

Nothing - and, I repeat, nothing - can affect what you build with sheer hard work. You either wait for people to define your worth or you define it with your own actions. I believe in the latter.

Never - and I repeat, never - let anyone tell you your worth, tell you that you cannot do something or determine what is good for you.

I keep repeating this. The trolls do not pay your bills. You cannot base your life on their opinions.

Things have become devalued to the point where people don't realize the repercussions, that they're devaluing themselves. It could end up bringing about chaos, a lawless situation.

Deciding to not attach ourselves to something that doesn't appropriately represent us is extremely powerful.

For whatever reason, I'm a good representation of the guy who doesn't get the girl.

I always told my representatives, 'Look, I come from the 'School of Janet' - that's my mom - she raised me to know that I'm more than just set dressing.

Some days, I do feel that pressure of, 'What do I mean as a black woman? What am I representing?' It honestly just gives me anxiety.

I don't see myself as a hunk of meat.

I'd like to grow up and be beautiful. I know it doesn't matter, but it doesn't hurt.