Chuck Palahniuk Quotes

Whether at work, at home or in public, we have been trained to believe that who we are at the core of our being is often unacceptable. As a result, we work diligently to live up to - and sometimes down to - what others have made us out to be, whether or not it is an accurate reflection of who we are.

I've gone through my whole life caring deeply what people think of me.

My dad used to say, 'You wouldn't worry so much about what people thought about you if you knew how seldom they did.

When you become a slave to a public persona and don't feel comfortable without it, it becomes a shield, and it shouldn't come at the expense of your self-worth.

Women always want to be what they're not: If you're the pretty girl, you want to be the quirky girl. If you're the smart girl, you want to be the pretty girl.

I feel uncomfortable because I'm insecure about who I am.

Half of my anxiety is about whether people are going to like me.

You don't realize you're vying for the approval of everyone so much until being yourself is not approved of.

I don't know if I'm 'normal.'

When I'm away from sport and not doing something I have much self-belief in, I can lack self-confidence at times.

I'm always trying to prove myself to the rest of the world.

Before, I thought I was actually fighting for my own self-worth; that is why I so desperately wanted people to like me. I thought their liking me was a comment on me, but it was a comment on them.

I wish I were the type who could walk into a place and have everybody love me. But I'm not, and there's no use wishing.

I'm not concerned with what people think of me.

If I wasn't so insecure about myself I wouldn't work as hard as I do. I am constantly seeking approval.

Not everybody's confident their whole life.

Lots of us when we're children believe 'oh well, if the world knew us as we really are, they'd know what wonderful, clever, brilliant, charming people we really are.'

Consider what people think of you, but don't be afraid of what people think of you.

My opinion about myself is so based on what other people think of me.

You know, either I'm too fat or I'm flavour of the month. I don't feel either, but maybe I'm both, who knows?

If other people think I'm okay looking, that's great, but I don't see it myself. When I look in the mirror, all I see is a bunch of fake teeth and football scars.

I went through all my twenties thinking that I wasn't good enough.

You go from nobody looking at you to people taking second looks. I remember really loving it - and then feeling so guilty for loving it. Like, 'That's gross, Kristen.' Also, telling myself it could go away at any moment, and I'd be so sad.

I don't have a strong sense of self-worth unless I'm doing something.

As a teenage girl myself, I've gone through times in my life where I've felt insecure about who I am and have tried so hard to fit in with everyone else.