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30 Hard-Hitting Truths Every Self-Respecting Woman Already Lives By

If you want people to stop giving you sh*t, stop taking it. 
Heidi Priebe
December 7, 2016
“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, Why Men Love Bitches
Tagged: Power, Respect, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Self-Confidence
“The face you give the world tells the world how to treat you.”
— Gillian Flynn, Sharp Objects
Tagged: Image, Self-Worth, Self-Image, Taking Care of Yourself
“Don't listen to the malicious comments of those friends who, never taking any risks themselves, can only see other people's failures.”
— Paulo Coelho, Eleven Minutes
Tagged: Taking Risks, Failure, Advice, Judging Others, Self-Direction, Empowering
“If I start giving people what they like I'll turn into one of them and I don't want to be one of them. I want to be one of me.”
— Craig Ferguson, American on Purpose
Tagged: Confidence, beauty, inspiration, Self-Love
“One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but cannot be taken away unless it is surrendered.”
— Michael J. Fox, Words of Wisdom (Volume 54)
Tagged: Confidence, Self-Love
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt,, This is My Story
Tagged: Confidence, Self-Love
“I knew that if I allowed fear to overtake me, my journey was doomed. Fear, to a great extent, is born of a story we tell ourselves, and so I chose to tell myself a different story from the one women are told. I decided I was safe. I was strong. I was brave. Nothing could vanquish me.”
— Cheryl Strayed, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Tagged: Journey, Fear, Life, Strong, Brave, Self-Worth
“You have to drown out those little voices in your head telling you that you can’t do anything spectacular, because you’ll fail, or because you’re simply not good enough, and what on earth makes you think that you have what it takes? Pay no attention to this. Hear those voices and make it your mission to knock them flat out with your brilliance.”
— Shani Jayawardena, You Deserve To Love Yourself Unapologetically
Tagged: Loving Yourself, strength, Confidence, Self-Love
“The reality is: sometimes you lose. And you're never too good to lose. You're never too big to lose. You're never too smart to lose. It happens.”
— Beyoncé, 20 Of Beyoncé's Best & Most Brilliant Quotes
Tagged: Reality, Loss, Confidence, strength, Letting Go
“When you walk into a place, act like you know where the hell you're going, even if you don't. Everyone will wonder who you are and why you're there, but they'll never think you're useless and confused.”
— Erin Dailey, How to Date Like a Man
Tagged: power of pussy, Confidence, sexiness
“If you believe confidence is something you are born with… think again. Yes, there are some women that are born with it in their blood, but most have trained themselves to be confident. Train yourself to be confident and place yourself to be in a position of confidence. If you don’t have it, find a way to obtain it. You’ve heard the old saying ‘Fake it till you make it?’ Train and retrain yourself every day to exude confidence and watch how others react to you.”
— Leslie Braswell, Ignore the Guy, Get the Guy: The Art of No Contact: A Woman's Survival Guide to Mastering A Breakup and Taking Back Her Power
Tagged: Confidence, Female Power
“Stand for something, or fall for anything”
— Kendrick Lamar, Poe Mans Dreams (His Vice)
Tagged: Music, Hip Hop, Self Worth
“Whether I am meant to or not, I challenge assumptions about women. I do make some people uncomfortable, which I’m well aware of, but that’s just part of coming to grips with what I believe is still one of the most important pieces of unfinished business in human history—empowering women to be able to stand up for themselves.”
— Hillary Clinton, Hillary Talks Sexism, Obama's Job Offer, and Mad Men to Vogue
Tagged: Alpha Female, Women, Woman, Challenging Assumptions, Uncomfortable, Business, Human History, Empowering, Power, Leadership
“Talent is a wonderful thing, but it won't carry a quitter.”
— Stephen King, Duma Key: A Novel
Tagged: Talent, Hard Work, Quit, Stephen King Quotes, Self Worth
“You are not defined by the number of people who like you.”
— Sade Andria Zabala, Open Letter To The Ones Who Are “Never Good Enough”
Tagged: Good Enough, Enough, Self love, Self Worth, Unrequited Love, Love Yourself, Never Good Enough, Not Good Enough, Perspective, Social Anxiety
“A mindful person accepts who they are and gives that same respect to the people that share in his/ her life. Making comparisons cheapens what is unique about a person. Being mindful means refusing to compare your life path with others, and also never expecting your partner to be someone who they are not.”
— Simeon Lindstrom, Codependency - "Loves Me, Loves Me Not": Learn How To Cultivate Healthy Relationships, Overcome Relationship Jealousy, Stop Controlling Others and Be Codependent No More
Tagged: Compare, Jealous, Self Worth, Partner, secure
“Don’t compare yourself to others. Compare yourself to the person you were yesterday.”
— Anonymous, Stop Comparing Yourself To Others And Focus On You -- Here's How
Tagged: Self-Worth, Identity
“Confident, sociable people focus on the positive qualities of those around them and themselves. Unconfident, antisocial people tend to focus on their own deficiencies and the imperfections of others.”
— Zoe McKey, Build Social Confidence: Maximize Your Social Likability, Handle Tough Conversations Easily, Get Along with Everybody - Proven Hacks to Boost Your Charisma
Tagged: Confidence
“You have to have the courage to clear out negative people, influences and attitudes in your life.”
— Daphne Rose Kingma, Loving Yourself: Four Steps to a Happier You
Tagged: Love Self, Self love, Self Worth
“People with high self-esteem don’t constantly question their actions or feel conflicted about the right thing to say or do.”
— Sabrina Alexis, Everything You Need To Know If You Want Love That Lasts
Tagged: Relationship Advice, Guy Advice, Self Worth
“Only insecure people secretly feel that they are unworthy and feel the need to hide this by bragging about their achievements or talking themselves up.”
— Sabrina Alexis, Everything You Need To Know If You Want Love That Lasts
Tagged: Dating Advice, Self Worth, Relationships
“You don’t get anything you want by subscribing to the social rules of today.”
— Ryan O'Connell, You Need To Go After The Things You Want
Tagged: Desire, Society, Change, Empowering
“Worthiness doesn't have prerequisites.”
— Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
Tagged: Imperfection, Perfection, Worthiness, Self-Worth, Self-Love
“It's not about confidence or cockiness. I think there's a fine line between the two. Cocky is walking into a room and trying hard to impress people because you have something to prove to define your own self worth. Confidence is walking into a room and not caring what people think.”
— Kirsten Corley, Facebook Fan Page
Tagged: cocky, Confidence
“Do not leave your reputation to chance or gossip; it is your life's artwork, and you must craft it, hone it, and display it with the care of an artist.”
— Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power
Tagged: Power, Reputation, Gossip
“Do not accept the roles that society foists on you. Re-create yourself by forging a new identity, one that commands attention and never bores the audience. Be the master of your own image rather than letting others define it for you.”
— Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power
Tagged: Power, Attention, Image, Originality
“It is much more powerful to get others to agree with you through your actions, without saying a word. Demonstrate, do not explicate.”
— Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power
Tagged: Power, actions
“You must learn when to leave. Create value through scarcity.”
— Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power
Tagged: Power, Greatness, Value
“People's opinions, especially negative ones, largely stem from what they know they don't have and can't do. You eventually have to stop basing your self-worth on the insecurities of others.”
— Brianna Wiest, 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think
Tagged: Self-Worth, Self-Esteem, Perception, Jugement