Quotes About Self-worth

We are in a double bind. We are expected to feel inferior not only as women, but because we are old.

The important thing is not to be masochistic. Women are so hard on themselves. Don't do that. No one is keeping score.

I'm not interested in being a wife. I'm interested in being an empress.

I suppose I could have stayed home and baked cookies and had teas.

I am who I am. I'm not going to go out of my way to impress anybody for a sponsorship. I'm not going to change who I am for a sponsorship.

I wasn't born with a silver spoon in Beverly Hills, but I was born with a great deal of self-worth.

Don't let anyone turn you into a slave. You're a slave if you let the media tell you that sports and entertainment are more important than developing your brain.

I had to ask myself if the reason I had never asked to direct before was because I really didn't want to, or because I didn't think I deserved a spot at the table.

There's just so much girl-on-girl hate. It happens to start in high school, and then it builds and gets bigger and bigger, and it seems like for some reason there's this mentality that if another girl does well, she's taking my spot.

I spent years shaking the damage that comes with being burned by living near someone else's spotlight.

Growing up in the spotlight was quite possibly the worst for my self-esteem. I had a hard time finding confidence within myself.

I want to prove that I'm the best and that I deserve the spotlight so I can shine.

I loved my start. I'm proud of my spots. I don't feel embarrassed by anything that I did... It definitely helped me more than hurt me.

I think, for women in particular, it's kind of like you're expected to get married, have a child, and then you get to be a person. But you don't need someone else - be it a spouse or child - to complete or validate your existence. Being human is enough and should be enough, and I hope that we all come to a point where we can accept that.

Whether it's a spouse, family member, coworker, former classmate, or the mother of your child's best friend - you know exactly what I mean. Just when you feel your worst and are judging yourself harshly, someone comes along who seems determined to make you feel even worse about yourself than you already do. Who needs it?

It's OK to feel good about yourself because it's not doing any good for anybody else to be fearful or spread anxiety.

I like to think that I offer more woman per square inch.

I still don't want no broke dude! I'm open to offers, but he's got to be stable. I see a lot of friends who feel they have to be with a man, but they always pick the wrong one. Are there any right ones?

I have slavishly dedicated myself to the construction of an image that nobody but me sees. Nobody but me is pondering the question: How does Maggie Rowe stack up against others as an overall human being?

After the music that had been created by my family, I thought there was no way I could stack up.

It's so funny because all those years I was working, I basically always felt that whatever job I was doing would probably be the last one I would get. I really never thought that I stacked up with the other girls.

You have got to give children respect from the earliest stage. You should be proud of whatever you do. If you're not, you really shouldn't be doing it at all.

I can spot empty flattery and know exactly where I stand. In the end it's really only my own approval or disapproval that means anything.

Learn that you can stand up for who you are, stand up for your heritage and be proud.