Sandra Bernhard Quotes

When someone tells me that I'm not real, I say to them, 'Well, what about me isn't real?' I have not changed my figure. This is who I am.

I have no issues with my identity.

It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to.

I must be very clear in one thing... Being a pageant girl is not who I am or what defines me.

I do know one thing about me: I don't measure myself by others' expectations or let others define my worth.

MS doesn't define who I am.

Nobody walks this earth thinking he's better than I think I am - I think I'm great. At the same time, it's so obvious to me that I'm nobody.

If my dancing is a disaster - it doesn't define me as a person.

I'm determined not to lose my name. It's who I am. It has neither aided my progress nor hampered it. It's just who I am.

I feel pretty secure about who I am.

I'm sexy literally and I know it. I'm sexy because I know it.

One of the biggest pieces of advice I'd give you is: Don't let someone else's opinion of you become your reality. If you're in high school, there are definitely things being said about you. Don't let them determine who you are.

My mother always taught me, even my dad, just never let other people's opinions of you shape your opinion of yourself. And I never have and I never will.

I've learnt that you are who you are, and in the end, if you don't believe it, then no one will.

Just because I believed in what I was doing on the field and dedicated myself to playing the game, does that mean I'm cocky? Does that mean I'm arrogant?

I didn't think of myself as a tart, but I wouldn't argue with anyone who did.

Self esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves.

My mama told me it's not what they call you - it's what you answer to.

When I wake up in the morning, I don't think of myself as being better than anybody else. I think of myself as a good hitter.

I don't really care what other people see me as. I seriously don't. I've always worried about what my opinion of myself is. And I've always thought that it carries most weight. So I don't care what other people's opinion of me is or how they view whatever I've said or done.

I have a strong sense of self, but that's not a negative thing.

You don't have to look like George Clooney. You just have to know yourself.

No one can figure out your worth but you.

I'm definitely responsible for the image that I put out there. But it does become frustrating, because I don't want 'sexy' to be my defining characteristic. I'd love for my ambition and will and intellect and sense of humour to define me as well.

Your name is a funny thing. It stands for what you're about, and everything I do is really about pride.