Pleaser Quotes

“Your need for acceptance can make you invisible in this world. Don't let anything stand in the way of the light that shines through this form. Risk being seen in all of your glory.”
― Jim Carrey

“Playing the victim role: Manipulator portrays him- or herself as a victim of circumstance or of someone else's behavior in order to gain pity, sympathy or evoke compassion and thereby get something from another. Caring and conscientious people cannot stand to see anyone suffering and the manipulator often finds it easy to play on sympathy to get cooperation.”
― George K. Simon Jr., In Sheep's Clothing: Understanding and Dealing With Manipulative People

“And that's the thing
about people.
You can wrap them up
in kindness & love,
and they will still have
something cold to say
about you.”
― Jennae Cecelia, Uncaged Wallflower

“The results of my work don't have much to do with me. I can only be in charge of producing the work itself. That's a hard enough job. I refuse to take on additional jobs, such as trying to police what anybody thinks about my work once it leaves my desk.”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

“The key to having fewer disappointments in life is to stop pleasing people. Your true calling is to please God.”
― Farshad Asl

“Don't be a pleaser of people just because of the fear of the losing your position. You cease to be a true leader when you do so!”
― Israelmore Ayivor, The Great Hand Book of Quotes