I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence, but it comes from within. It is there all the time.

About Anna Freud

Portrait of Anna Freud

Anna Freud ( FROYD; Austrian German: [ˈana ˈfrɔʏd]; 3 December 1895 – 9 October 1982) was a British psychoanalyst of Austrian Jewish descent. She was born in Vienna, the sixth and youngest child of Sigmund Freud and Martha Bernays. She followed the path of her father and contributed to the...

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There are admirable potentialities in every human being. Believe in your strength and your youth. Learn to repeat endlessly to yourself, 'It all depends on me.

An amazing thing happens when you stop seeking approval and validation: You find it. People are naturally drawn like magnets to those who know who they are and cannot be shaken.

—Mandy Hale in The Single Woman

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A woman's guess is much more accurate than a man's certainty.

—Rudyard Kipling

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The only reason that we don't open our hearts and minds to other people is that they trigger confusion in us that we don't feel brave enough or sane enough to deal with. To the degree that we look clearly and compassionately at ourselves, we feel confident and fearless about looking into someone else's eyes.

—Pema Chödrön

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I knew you wouldn't let anything happen to me. I always felt safe when you were around.

—Nicholas Sparks in The Best of Me

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