Georgia OKeeffeI have already settled it for myself so flattery and criticism go down the same drain and I am quite free.
About This Quote
In a time where I’m surrounded by people who love to flatter and criticize, I need to find a way to be myself. I need to find a way to be free from the influence of others. There are those who would love nothing more than to see me fall. They want me to live up to their expectations and live a life that ends in failure.
I must learn to maintain my own life and not allow others to take over. It is only by being myself that I can rise above all those around me, and above all those who wish me ill.
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