Quotes About Self-worth

Playgrounds are like microcosms of the world, aren't they? So you look around and you go, 'This is the world, is it? It doesn't work for me. I'm not the beautiful one, I'm not the popular one, I'm not the funny one. There are all these types and I'm not any of them.' And when you're not any of them, you're sort of invisible.

I never did anything original my whole childhood. I was invisible.

I didn't want to be invisible. I don't know what I wanted to be, but it wasn't invisible.

The first time I worked with Usher, I learned that I belonged in the room. You know the first time you get invited into a room you have never been in and you almost feel like you lied your way in? The second time, you don't feel like you lied your way in.

It's not the end of the world if I can't get a film job, or if a movie doesn't turn out well - even though I don't like it when that happens. There are other things I enjoy doing, and I involve myself in them.

During those years with the Iron Maidens, I felt I had to be great and really prove myself at every single show.

Part of what dressing for yourself means requires your understanding that the scrutiny of others is frankly irrelevant.

I'm used to people being irritated by me. I'm like, girl, whatever. Be irritated. I'm gonna live my dream.

My whole thing with the whole weight situation is - it is what it is. It's never been my identity.

I will never do something like an item number.

I'm not doing an item number in any film.

There is no such word as item girl in the dictionary. People have created this word and I don't believe that I am an item girl.

I am tired of saying no to item songs. I don't want to be known as an item number girl.

I was offered only item numbers and did not want to accept as I had it ticked off my bucket list.

Being born in Jamaica, race was never an issue. It was always about the type of person I wanted to be, not the colour of my skin.

I never did feel any pressure in Jamaica. You just someone, not nobody big.

I'm a married woman, so I'm not bothered what other men think of me - but I still want James to fancy me.

When I fought Benson Henderson for the first time, or Jamie Varner, it was always like, 'Oh man... I'm in here fighting these guys. Do I really belong here?' That's all changed now.

In Japan, we worry too much about what the other thinks.

I don't see myself beneath Beyonce and Jay Z; I don't see myself above them. I'm in my own world, hungry to grow.

When you've got certain people like Jay-Z wanting to work with me, then it makes you think people do love me.

Anyone that hates on you is always below you, because they're just jealous of what you have.

What's more ludicrous is the whole idea of me being jealous and competitive.

I don't think the world is jealous of me.