It is common knowledge among psychologists that most of us underrate ourselves, short-change ourselves, sell ourselves short. Actually, there is no such thing as a superiority complex. People who seem to have one are actually...

I think there’s nothing about evolution in the Bible; I think this is a statement of religious insecurity. But people have their beliefs.

Often those that criticise others reveal what he himself lacks.

Even the tallest trees always begin as a seed.

The older you get, the more you understand how your conscience works. The biggest and only critic lives in your perception of people’s perception of you rather than people’s perception of you.

One of the greatest journeys in life is overcoming insecurity and learning to truly not give a shit.

I scrupulously hide every legitimate reason for people to hate me, and it turns out they don’t need legitimate reasons. Heaven has fashioned a knife of irony to stab me with.

No boundary or barrier surrounds the heart of a person that loves their self and others.

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.

There came an awful day when I picked up the phone and knew at once, as one does with some old friends even before they speak, that it was Edward. He sounded as if he...

Staying with detractors is like sleeping in a room located just behind the public toilet. You will never feel comfortable until you relocate.

Insecurity, thy name is teenager.

Fear takes root in the soil of insecurity.

The fishing is best where the fewest go and the collective insecurity of the world makes it easy for people to hit home runs while everyone is aiming for base hits.

Trust is not a gasoline-soaked blanket that succumbs to the matches of betrayal, never able to be used for its warmth again; it’s a tapestry that wears thin in places, but can be patched over...

It has always seemed that a fear of judgment is the mark of guilt and the burden of insecurity.

I’m not insecure. I’ve been through way too much f**king sh*t to be insecure. I’ve got huge balls. But I’ve been humbled. That makes you grateful for every day you have.

If anyone doesn’t agree with you, the truth is on your side.

All writers are insecure, the male ones especially. It’s well known. Why else would they spend so much time on make-believe? They’re only happy in their imaginary worlds, because that’s where they’re in charge –...

Insecure people only eclipse your sun because they’re jealous of your daylight and tired of their dark, starless nights.

He wanted pure compliments, just as he wanted unconditional love.

The hated man is the result of his hater’s pride rather than his hater’s conscience.

Knife crime and gun crime is poverty-driven, and poverty leads to insecurity.

Some wo/men are so possessive … you end up missing missing them.

A relationship doesn’t define you. You define you.

You need some insecurity if you’re an actor. It keeps the pot boiling. I haven’t yet started to think about retiring. I was shocked when I heard about Paul Newman retiring at age 82. Most...

Everyone wanted to see [him] fall so they could devour his remains. As is usually the case, the army of sycophants had turned into a horde of hungry hyenas

Wenn man meine Seele zeichnen könnte, wäre es irgendein wildes Gekritzel mit deutlich sichtbaren Reißzähnen.

The craving for recognition is every artist’s Achilles heel.

That tide of insecurity would come in and out over the years, sometimes stranding me for a while but occasionally lifting me just beyond what I thought I could accomplish. Either way, it would wash...

The greater the artist, the greater the doubt. Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize.”[Modernism’s Patriarch (Time Magazine, June 10, 1996)]

In the grand scheme of life, nobody grows old keeping their soul unblemished.

The most judgmental people are often those who complain most about being judged. The ones not complaining will look as though they’re the ones doing the judging.

Thin people, God bless them, God curse them, don’t get it: If you’re not thin, you need to be careful and conscious about when and how you suitors initially see you.

The reason people fear to confide in anyone is that even an internal friend can make personal details external, and it will remain eternal.

Become your own soulmate. Then you’ll always have someone watching your back, and you’ll always have someone who loves you.

Your tears are never invisible—there is always an insecure woman that lights up when you point them out.

Why do we laugh at insecurity in other people? Why do you get a kick out of someone feeling insecure? Do you not have your own insecurities to battle with? Do you not have your...

Maturity is when you’re able to say, ‘It’s not just them. It’s me.

You know, I’ve always thought scars were beautiful. Really. They remind me of my Saviour. You know, without scars, Jesus would look like any other man. His scars proved his love for you and me....

This incident is a tragic reminder of the insecurity that continues to plague the Afghan population and of the enormous risks facing the dedicated and courageous Canadian civilian and military personnel working in that country.

True confidence is not about what you take from someone to restore yourself, but what you give back to your critics because they need it more than you do.

It is tragic the way fearful people put all of their fears and insecurities into others; the way they strangle their dreams — often in the name of love.

The ideal of a well-stocked mind aiming at excellence in all walks of life has been replaced by the dream of a well-stocked wine cellar, the cellar now being a specially made wine cooler strategically...

Vi har ett slags grundmentalitet som gör att vi i första hand ser de förändringar som gör oss osäkra. Och det som gör oss osäkra är skrämmande, och ger i sin tur alltid upphov till...

I remember certain people in the audience laughing and I wanted to ask: ‘What are you laughing at? This isn’t funny.’ Now I realize that laughter can come from insecurity. They don’t know how they...

It’s not all bad. Heightened self-consciousness, apartness, an inability to join in, physical shame and self-loathing—they are not all bad. Those devils have been my angels. Without them I would never have disappeared into language,...

There are so many battles worth fighting for. The ones not worth fighting are the insecure battles that rage in another person’s mind.

Trust is always a risk, but when placed in the right people after a trial period where they prove themselves worthy of it, it is a reward transcendent of all the emotional mire that bogs...

If you’re waiting until you feel talented enough to make it, you’ll never make it.