I have never been insecure, ever, about how I look, about what I want to do with myself. My mum told me to only ever do things for myself, not for others.
Adele
Related My job is art curator, not artist. All I have ever wanted to do is immerse myself in art, to enjoy i... HANS-ULRICH OBRIST I never see myself as the famous person. It never was a part of my life, and I hope this doesn't... AYELET ZURER No one ever taught me how to shave; no one ever sat down to watch a Braves game with me. I paid for ... KIP PARDUE I've never really cared about how others see me as much as I care about how I see myself when I look... STEPHANIE ADAMS I want to be held and told my name. I want to be valued, in ways that I am not; I want to be more th... MARGARET ATWOOD The stories I tell myself about myself are contexts for what I believe is possible. These stories af... SHARON WEIL I do not look at myself. I have given up myself. I had to, you know, after the murder. That was what... C.S. LEWIS I have ever held it as a maxim never to do that through another which it was impossible for me to ex... CHARLES DE MONTESQUIEU What are the things I want to do for my family, myself and my favorite charity. DEBBIE GARVIN I've only myself to blame. It would be easy for me to blame others but I have to look at myself. CRAIG BELLAMY I didn't want to leave things the way we had, unresolved, ... and tried to tell myself he cared abou... SARAH DESSEN I don't ever worry about whether I'm being true to my country roots. My country roots were a... EMMYLOU HARRIS Nobody had ever told me how to do these things, ... I didn't want anyone giving me advice until I ha... DIANA GABALDON I want people to be inspired that I've always strived for excellence and I've always gone be... CLARA HUGHES I do. I choose you, which is to choose him and the others and to say Everything I was... JAMESON FITZPATRICK I don't love the way I look. Nobody does, and if they do, I don't want to be that person'... TYLER JOSEPH The best recommendation I can have is my own talents, and the fruits of my own labors, and what othe... JOHN JAMES AUDUBON Come!’ said he, ‘I don’t want to be told about that. I know what I took her for, as well as ... CHARLES DICKENS I do not ask for mercy for myself. The only thing I can see to give me a life sentence is for my fam... JOSEPH P. SMITH Am I a good person? Deep down, do I even really want to be a good person, or do I only want to seem ... DAVID FOSTER WALLACE My grandma told me never, ever, ever to use soap on my face. But I do use lotion. NATALIA KILLS What did thinking ever do for me, to what great place did thinking ever bring me? I think and think ... JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER When I really want to be comforted myself, what I look for is a story about how somebody could survi... ADAM SILVERA When I saw what the hurricane did to those people, I thought about everything I've ever taught to my... EDWIN MORGAN What's worked for me is not quitting and being passionate about what I do and not giving up - an... MARC JACOBS I will not compare myself with others, nor them with me. I will appreciate myself and others for wha... GAIL BLANKE More than my questions about the efficacy of social actions were my questions about my own motives. ... DONALD MILLER I do two things," she told me. "I remind myself that it's not all about me. And I focus on the good.... JULIE CANTRELL So many people hate me and love me for the exact same reasons. This is all the proof I need that my ... DAN PEARCE Love isn't about what you do for me. Love for me is where I see myself in relation to you. KIERRA C.T. BANKS My mother would cry about my blindness and the hopelessness of my ever seeing, but I told her I wasn... STEVIE WONDER I was homeless for about 8 months, I refused to live with my dad or anyone for that matter. So I sta... ERIC WEST I agree with myself on 80 percent of things, but when I look at myself in the mirror in the morning,... AYMAN ODEH I've loved lacrosse my whole life. It was basically the only sport I really ever cared about, and I ... ANNIE HOWLEY It's the movies that have really been running things in America ever since they were invented. They ... ANDY WARHOL My importance to the world is relatively small. On the other hand, my importance to myself is tremen... NOEL COWARD Listen to me." He grabbed my arms, holding me there. " I couldn't find you. And I will never forgive... ALLY CARTER Do no look for that ideal person to be with, be that ideal person. JEFFREY FRY I’d like to have enough time and quiet To think about absolutely nothing, To not ever fe... ALBERTO CAEIRO I'm not really worried about what Anthony Johnson does. I have to worry about what I do to prepa... DANIEL CORMIER I can live with myself, if you hate me for protecting you. But I could never live with myself if I d... PATTY RASE HOPSON Do what I want, be honest to myself and then it would do good for others, that's all, full on. JOHNNY ROTTEN My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about 7. DAVID BECKHAM I've always had a glam squad to do my makeup because of Miss India and Miss World, so I never re... PRIYANKA CHOPRA I never call myself a singer, ever. I never will. I've always been really embarrassed about my v... GARY NUMAN It's the movies that have really been running things in America ever since they were invented. T... ANDY WARHOL It's the movies that have really been running things in America ever since they were invented. They ... ANDY WARHOL I don't see myself being special; I just see myself having more responsibilities than the next m... TUPAC SHAKUR I do know one thing about me: I don't measure myself by others' expectations or let others d... SONIA SOTOMAYOR When do you manipulate others for your own advantage? When I notice myself doing it, usually it is w... CHARLES EISENSTEIN Sobriety was the greatest gift I ever gave myself. I don't put it on a platform. I don't cam... ROB LOWE I made up my mind long ago that life was too short to do anything for myself that I could pay others... W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM What I do is I always try to educate myself about my neighbors, about the people I meet. HALIMA ADEN I want a man I can keep for myself. I wouldn't ever share my man with anyone else. KAREENA KAPOOR KHAN I never saw myself as a spokesman for a generation. It was all a bit heavy for me. I saw myself as a... PAUL WELLER From this day forward, I vowed to myself, I was in control of my life. Not fate, not God, ... V.C. ANDREWS One thing I've learned about myself is that I can accomplish anything I want to. The caveat is that ... CRYSTAL WOODS Jem told me what Ragnor Fell said about my father,” Will said. “That for my father, there was on... CASSANDRA CLARE It's the best kind of sexuality, the humorous kind. To me, humor is sexy. I never want to take mysel... CHANTAL CLARET I have got you together to hear what I have written down. I do not wish your advice about the main m... ABRAHAM LINCOLN What matters is the one thing I do know for certain: God is with me. CRAIG GROESCHEL I would say my biggest mentor has been my father because he always has been. Actually both of my par... NICOLE RICHIE One of the most important things for me in terms of my working method is doubt. I get very insecure ... BILL VIOLA I want to work for myself, and I do work for myself. I make plenty of money working for myself. ADAM CAROLLA I define myself by helping others. This is what I do. Those people who want me to abandon my hu... DEIRDRE-ELIZABETH PARKER I never have time to write anymore. And when I do I only write about how I never have time. It's wor... CHARLOTTE ERIKSSON I like to do everything myself - I'm very hands-on with my housekeeping, my children, travelling... PAMELA ANDERSON I have never regarded myself as this or that. I have been too busy being myself to bother about rega... REX STOUT I do not need to hear how I am judged by others. I know by myself if I can be satisfied or not with ... GIANLUIGI BUFFON I've never, ever tried to make life easy for myself. DOUGLAS TOMPKINS That's one of the lucky things about getting the success later on. I know how I want to dress, I kno... NAOMI WATTS The best love that you can give is to love yourself, in spite of your mistakes, in spite of your fai... SHARLENE PRINCE, SHAROCK P. Your "Not To Do" list is also important. MANI S. SIVASUBRAMANIAN I just worry about the girls who look up to me. I don't want them to think I starve myself or do... ELLEN POMPEO I have made plenty of enemies in my lifetime, but none has ever done me as much injury as I do mysel... KATHRYN L. NELSON Never say never. I always want to look like myself - that's key for me. I don't want to look... COURTNEY THORNE-SMITH One of the greatest things you'll ever do for yourself is not care about the opinions of others. DEDRICK D. L. PITTER I think I let go of the need for approval, ... It certainly feels good when you get it, but I used t... ELLEN DEGENERES But I stayed up thinking about how I've been lying to him, no less than I lie to myself in my pre-sl... ZACK LOVE I told myself again and again that feeling tense of the game could only do bad to my match and I nev... GAO FENG I myself only had my garbage picked up last week, and when I went home, my wife told me about it, ANDY KING I Don't Like What I Do, I Love What I Do! JOHN PETERS I compare myself with my former self, not with others. Not only that, I tend to compare my current s... KAY REDFIELD JAMISON So many people always try to help me carry my luggage and help me do things I can do myself. If I ca... CARRIE UNDERWOOD When I feel good about myself, things start happening for myself. When you look up, you go up. HERSCHEL WALKER I have always written only for myself - to clarify things, to clarify things with myself, to underst... HERTA MULLER And now I need you to do for me what I cannot do for myself. For you to be my eyes when I do not hav... CASSANDRA CLARE I do not know what to do with the emotions inside me. I do not know how to be this close to someone ... LISA RENEE JONES I don't believe anyone ever suspects how completely unsure I am of my work and myself and what tortu... TENNESSEE WILLIAMS I do feel relieved. I do feel like I did what I needed to do for myself, and for whoever's out there... LISA MARIE PRESLEY I have come to accept myself for what I am: human. I am not perfect. I am not immune to fate, but I ... COREY TAYLOR I look at what I have and think myself unhappy; others look at what I have and think me happy JOSEPH ROUX I have never ever Googled myself; in fact I think the Christian right prohibits such things. TOM ROBBINS What and how much had I lost by trying to do only what was expected of me instead of what I myself h... RALPH ELLISON I suppose that now if I ever wrote a play about myself I'd be sued for plagiarism DOROTHY PARKER I live always to do right, not just thinking about where my second self will be after I have been bl... RAYMOND OBENG I can only speak for myself and my own music, because that is what I am most familiar with, and I wr... LAURA BELL BUNDY For myself, personally, I am never really aware of timing or anything because I am passionate about ... COLM WILKINSON I don't just want to be the girl boys get excited about, I have no desire for people to see me in a ... ALICIA SILVERSTONE All I want in life is to pet my dog and cat. After that, all I want to do is post photos of them. Mo... CAZZIE DAVID
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