Lucille Clifton Quotes

What they call you is one thing. What you answer to is something else.

When someone says something bad about you (or to you), they are challenging your self-esteem. By denying their view of you, and standing up for your own view of yourself, you can make your view of yourself the dominant one. You are the captain of your life, and it is your choice to accept or to refuse a hail from another person.