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Quotes About Insecurity

I was very shy and had low self-esteem; the only way to stop yourself getting beaten up was to turn your hand to being an idiot. At the beginning, it was survival, and after that, it became second nature.
~ David Jason
I longed to be bright and most certainly never was. I was rather hopeless, I suspect.
~ Maggie Smith
I suspect I wasn't loved enough as a child.
~ James Veitch
Paper currency has hitherto been regarded with suspicion, as insecure.
~ John Buchanan Robinson
I've always had this sneaking suspicion that I get a kick out of the insecurity.
~ Samantha Bond
I don't get jealous - I get suspicious.
~ Rita Ora
I've never felt fully able to sustain myself because I've run out of money many, many times, and it's been scary.
~ Emily Meade
Many performers try to sustain a high point in their careers by keeping themselves around those who are overanxious to tell them how good they are.
~ Leo Sayer
I'm always described as 'cocksure' or 'with a swagger', and that bears no resemblance to who I feel like inside. I feel plagued by insecurity.
~ Ben Affleck
Here's the thing: I was charming. Well read and well spoken. Observant and even kind. In other words, I was kind of a catch. And I knew this was true. As long as you couldn't see me. If you saw me, you'd think I was the sea cow that had swallowed your catch.
~ Victor LaValle
I never feel like I've done anything. Swear to God. I'm not kidding. So it's always a surprise when somebody asks me to do anything.
~ Hilton Als
I know I was known as a ladies man and all that, but even the thought of holding my heroine's hand made me break into a sweat.
~ Jackie Shroff
I sweat a lot because I get really nervous.
~ Bayley
I used to hate my butt - like, hate it. In school, I used to cover it up. I felt like it was too big; like, I felt like I needed to wear a sweater over it. It was awful.
~ Elsa Hosk
I approach each project with a new insecurity, almost like the first project I ever did, and I get the sweats, I go in and start working, I'm not sure where I'm going.
~ Frank Gehry
In junior high P.E., I was way too shy to take a shower in front of the other kids. It was a horribly awkward time - body hair, odors... So I'd go from my sweaty shirt back into my regular clothes and have to continue the day.
~ Will Ferrell
We have a huge immigration population in Sweden, but when I was younger, I grew up in a small town and, at one point, I was the only foreigner in my class. I really felt different, and I thought I looked different. Sometimes it was a good thing, sometimes I felt insecure.
~ Snoh Aalegra
In general, I'm rubbish in heels. I love them, and I own a lot because it's like being in a sweet shop: they're pretty. But I'm not good in them. I don't walk nicely in heels.
~ Olivia Colman
A lot of us are ruled by fear during our lives - afraid we'll get burgled, afraid a dog will bite us, afraid we'll get fat, afraid someone will leave us. Once you lose fear, life becomes sweeter, and that happens as you get older. I'm sure by the time I'm 80, I'll be able to do absolutely anything!
~ Joanna Lumley
I had a high school sweetheart that was my first. We were together all through high school. I had just broken up with him because I didn't think I was good enough. He wanted to be an anesthesiologist. I wanted to be an entertainer. His life was more planned out, and mine wasn't.
~ La'Porsha Renae
When I get really bloated my belly can swell up to the point where I literally look two months pregnant.
~ Megan McKenna
Pictures of me where my face was swelling, I had water retention - where you have filler, your face draws up a load of water. So my face began to swell like a balloon.
~ Tulisa
I have issues about swimming in the Med unless I've got a mask on.
~ Davina McCall
I've always been that person who's struggled to find a swimsuit that I love.
~ Jessie James Decker