“I hope one day you grow out of this idea that what matters most is what other people think of you.”— Jenni Elizabeth, facebook.com
“I don't care what people say about me, at least you thought of me to form an opinion of me, I can't say the same.”— @CurtisDonDeano, kushandwizdom.tumblr.com
“Having a low opinion of yourself is not modesty. It’s self-destruction.”— Bobbe Sommer, onlinecounsellingcollege.tumblr.com
“Don’t worry about the bitches in school — that could be a good motto, because you come across people like that throughout your life.”— Jennifer Lawrence, m.imdb.com
“Girls should become comfortable with their own bodies before having sex.”— Katie Szymanski, hercampus.com
“[How do you stay calm when you get hate?] It just doesn’t bother me at all, I find it quite hilarious that I can get somebody so mad and upset that they feel the need to send me pathetic anonymous messages by doing fuck all. The fact that they think it’s acceptable to send anonymous hate to stranger…”— congenitaldisease, congenitaldisease.tumblr.com
“Confidence is almost always ranked by guys as the most attractive trait a woman can have, so ooze it.”— Brittany Talarico, cosmopolitan.com
“Others may question your credentials, your papers, your degrees. Others may look for all kinds of ways to diminish your worth. But what is inside you no one can take from you or tarnish. This is your worth, who you really are, your degree that can go with you wherever you go, that you bring with you…”— Chris Gardner, amazon.com
“You only have one body. So be comfortable in it. Confidence in yourself will spur confidence others will have in you.”— Mary Ray, forbes.com
“Have pity on those who are fearful of taking up a pen, or a paintbrush, or an instrument, or a tool because they are afraid that someone has already done so better than they could...”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com
“Truly powerful people don’t explain why they want respect. They simply don’t engage someone who doesn’t give it to them.”— Sherry Argov, goodreads.com
“Confidence is important, but if it is not based on a realistic appraisal of who you are, it is mere grandiosity and smugness.”— Robert Greene, amazon.com
“Kobe, who had been named the NBA's most valuable player that year, was particularly laser focused. I've always been impressed by Kobe's resilience and ironclad self-confidence. Unlike Shaq, who was often plagued by self-doubt, Kobe never let such thoughts cross his mind. If someone set the bar at te…”— Phil Jackson, amazon.com