Charles Kelley Quotes

I consider myself to be a very strong, independent woman.

I am not a snowflake. I am not a sweet, infantilising symbol of fragility and life. I am a strong, fierce, flawed adult woman. I plan to remain that way, in life and in death.

I want my girls to be strong and self-sufficient.

Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful for everything, but I don't wanna make it seem like I wouldn't be able to survive without fame. 'Cause I did it for 13 years.

I don't need to be liked.

Being a strong woman is very important to me. But doing it all on my own is not.

Why would I care what other people are thinking? I don't care what an audience thinks of me.

I'm not one of these people that needs to feel loved. I don't need to see my picture everywhere.

If I had to live my life in anticipation of what others thought of me, little would get done.

I was raised to be an independent woman, not the victim of anything.

Men secretly respect a woman who is strong, has confidence and has dreams of her own. There's nothing more attractive to a man than a woman who has dignity and pride in who she is.

I don't think it's necessarily healthy to go into relationships as a needy person. Better to go in with a full deck.

Self-actualized people are independent of the good opinion of others.

I have a confidence about my life that comes from standing tall on my own two feet.

I hope that my daughter grows up empowered and doesn't define herself by the way she looks but by qualities that make her a intelligent, strong and responsible woman.

I'm completely ecstatic when a woman has own back story and brings something to the table and has a real strong kind of independence.

Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee.

The thing is, if you're in this world, you have to do things for yourself, not for others, because everyone will judge you for anything.

Even as a small child I never felt that I should have to compete with anyone - even my older brother.

I know what I can do so it doesn't bother me what other people think or their opinion on the situation.

Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance?

I don't have to prove anything.

I don't really care any longer what other people think.

We aren’t here to be loved.

I respond to women who have their stuff together, who are in charge, who don't need men to do things for them. I want a woman to have her own thing, you know? My wife is very smart. She's got a doctorate degree; she's got her own career going. She doesn't need me to take care of her.