#insecurity

I recognized him then; that is, I finally comprehended what I had known but had never been able to formulate: he had always been complete. He had finished the work of becoming himself, long before any of us could even imagine such a feat was possible. ↗

— Aleksandar Hemon

#individuality #insecurity #imagination

Your insecurity is when you compare your polaroid with someone else's glamour shot. ↗

— Brian Hooten

#inspirational #truth #inspirational

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

— Shannon L. Alder

#jealousy #revenge #jealousy

Behind closed doors, we're all the fat uncool kid. ↗

— Su-Mari Diedericks

#truth-of-life #unpopular #unwanted #life

The problem with human attraction is not knowing if it will be returned. ↗

— Becca Fitzpatrick

#being-loved #insecurity #love

I was feeling insecure you might not love me anymore ↗

— John Lennon

#insecurity #love #love

Often, what people don't say tell you more about the nature of their insecurities than what they do say. ↗

— Wayne Gerard Trotman

#insecurity #people #relationships #nature

When a man has a gift in speaking the truth, brute aggression is no longer his security blanket for approval. He, on the contrary, spends most of his energy trying to tone it down because his very nature is already offensive enough. ↗

— Criss Jami

#approval #authority #blanket #brute-force #brutes

A need for approval lies behind all efforts of evangelism. If someone else can be convinced, that will show us that we are on the right path. The attempt to convince someone of anything is a mark of insecurity. (173) ↗

— Ravi Ravindra

#evangelism #insecurity #right-path #yoga

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. ↗

— Timothy Ferriss

#insecurity #success #work #career