Quotes About Self-worth

I've felt like my whole life, I've had to prove I'm not an idiot.

You don't want to start writing songs about how your Twitter followers are going up, because one day Twitter won't exist, and you'll feel like an idiot.

The trouble is that you get fans who tell you you're great no matter how big an idiot you are.

I'm not a dumb idiot just because of what I wear.

I knew people liked me on 'American Idol,' but I didn't think they'd care to come see me sing at my own show.

I don't feel like an idol to anybody. I don't feel anybody should look up to me.

I'm 4 ft. 2 in. and not exactly a matinee idol.

I didn't necessarily hit rock bottom, but I was working at Sprinkles Cupcakes and trying to make money, not wanting to tell anybody that I was getting a job because other people that I knew from 'Idol' were like, 'Why aren't you singing places and making money off of the Idol name?' And I was like, 'Because I don't only want to be known for that.'

I'll never be on the level of my idols.

How attractive you are is entirely based on you feel about yourself, and if I could tell my 20-year-old self that - and really explain it - I think it would have changed my life.

Anywhere, you're going to get people who are ignorant or rude but it's not the whole of society. I don't think my life is doomed because I look like this.

For those who feel the need to be bullies, I ignore them.

You aren't ill: it is just that you are made of second-rate materials.

I was an illegitimate, well, I still am an illegitimate child.

I can't just expect people to know what to say. I have to make them see me as more than my illness.

Being a famous actress may give you a sense of being important, but believe me, it's just an illusion.

Fashion can be extremely fickle so you need to work on your image, self-worth and confidence.

I had a very poor image of myself because I believed too much of the people around me when I was very young.

The whole image thing gets in the way. Then there are the guys that it excites them and it's what draws them to me. But I don't know whether they would care for me if I didn't have this image.

Aim high and don't sell yourself short. Know that you're capable. Understand that a lot of people battle with a lot of things - depression, body image or whatever else - so know that it's not just you. You're not alone.

I needed to find my own worth and shake the image after having done 'Showgirls' at age 21.

I think it really holds you back having to think about your image.

So many images are saying to girls, 'Show a lot of skin and look gorgeous and sexy.'

He who does not think much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines.