Fergie Quotes

I have no control over what people think, and if I were to spend energy on that, I would be a lifeless, deadened human being.

Believe in yourself and try not to take anything personally.

I don't judge myself by what someone says.

If you think dealing with issues like worthiness and authenticity and vulnerability are not worthwhile because there are more pressing issues, like the bottom line or attendance or standardized test scores, you are sadly, sadly mistaken. It underpins everything.

When you love and accept yourself, when you know who really cares about you, and when you learn from your mistakes, then you stop caring about what people who don't know you think.

There's absolutely no way you can feel the freedom to embarrass and humiliate yourself unless you have finally recognized that your identity is in someone other than yourself.

The funny thing is, I'm so used to not caring what anyone says, good or bad, that unfortunately even when people say good things... I wish it made me feel good, but it doesn't.

The one thing I really learned, and learned well, in group therapy was that you don't die if someone doesn't like you.

It's pretty easy to get sucked into a vortex of others and what their thoughts are and letting other people's judgments of you make you actually believe them about yourself. And sometimes you just need people to remind you that none of it means anything.

People and what they say don't bother me like they used to. When I was younger, I really couldn't take it because I couldn't understand where the criticism was coming from.

Subconsciously - I didn't know it then, I realize it today when I know a little bit more about the mind and the brain - I fought like I didn't deserve to live.

Learn yourself and love yourself.

If you read something bad about yourself and it stings you, I've learned that somewhere that's a judgment I'm holding about myself, so I'll try to work through that.

Cherish your own emotions and never undervalue them.

Be careful when choosing what you're proud of--because the world has every intention of using it against you

There was a time when I was way too reliant upon other people's opinions and perspective of me. And I guess over time came to see how unhealthy that was. I mean it's almost like a sign of mental illness to base your self-worth on the opinions of complete strangers.

I want people to love me, but it's not going to hurt me if they don't.

Humility is nothing else but a right judgment of ourselves.

I don't like to talk much, even when people speak bad about me. Inside me, I say, 'Why do they have to think of me that way?' But I know how I am. My objective is not that people follow me, but I'm happy that they do.

It is easy enough to praise men for the courage of their convictions. I wish I could teach the sad young of this mealy generation the courage of their confusions.

Somehow I took whatever criticism there was very much to heart.

When you feel good is when you're not afraid to feel the worst.

It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes.

Don't accept that you are in crisis just because everyone says you are.

It's very hard to be OK with who you are and not care what other people think of you. Believe me, I know.