“I’ve got plenty of writer friends who’ve gotten bigger and better reviews. And then there are folks who would likely look at me and say I was ahead of them. But the truth is the sun shines on all of us and the rain falls on all of us and we all die, so let’s just skip over the part where you stew fo…”— Sara Benincasa, medium.com
“You’re hard on yourself because you spend so much time trying to be the best at whatever is important to you. Even if you started doing something because you really loved the activity, at the end of the day you’re measuring yourself against everyone else.”— Chrissy Stockton, thoughtcatalog.com
“To the people who love you, you are beautiful already. This is not because they’re blind to your shortcomings but because they so clearly see your soul. Your shortcomings then dim by comparison. The people who care about you are willing to let you be imperfect and beautiful, too.”— Victoria Moran, amazon.com
“The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday.”— Shan Gogh, thoughtcatalog.com
“You compare yourself to every person you know. You are desperate to find the reason why you are this unattractive to everyone.”— Celeste Loba, thoughtcatalog.com
“Love and success are not expendable. Someone else's success doesn't make you less successful. Someone else receiving love or praise doesn't mean you aren't loved or praiseworthy. You are not only as good as you are better than someone else.”— Brianna Wiest, amazon.com
“Don't rip down anyone else to impress a guy or to feel better about yourself. Being catty and bitchy is a false high. The temporary boost you might get wears off and then there’s just you with your low self-esteem again.”— Abiola Abrams, gurl.com
“Don't compare. This is a big one, and something our society loves to do. Comparing keeps us small. It lowers our energy. Quite simply, it feels like crap.”— Kate Eckman, mindbodygreen.com
“If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter - for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.”— Sylvia Plath, amazon.com
“He compares you to other women. When you turn down anal, he’ll tell you that his ex always agreed to it. When you wear flannel to bed, he’ll tell you that his female friends always go to bed in lingerie.”— Holly Riordan, thoughtcatalog.com
“Don't ever tell me the person you think I look like. It will offend me, and my reaction will offend you.”— Mindy Kaling, twitter.com
“How much time he gains who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks, but only at what he does himself, to make it just and holy.”— Marcus Aurelius, amazon.com
“Because really, that’s what comparison does: it makes life all about me, how I measure up or fall short. And all that self-absorption consumes our mental energy and prevents us from enjoying life.”— Kay Wills Wyma, amazon.com
“We get caught up in what our friends are liking, who our significant others are following, and at the end of the day this not only ruins our lives, but it also ruins us. It creates within us this need to feel important, and in many cases we often put others down to achieve that.”— Bianca Sparacino, thoughtcatalog.com
“It doesn't help anyone to judge their happiness or career by looking at where others may or may not be. Dad said it best: 'All the time you're looking left and right at other people, you're neglecting what's in front of you. If you focus on looking straight ahead, you can take the odd glance at the…”— James Corden, amazon.com