“I don't care what people think about me, I care what they think about themselves.”
Lady Gaga (1986) American singer, songwriter, and actress
FUSE Lady Gaga: On The Record (Part 1) HQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiYM-OzG6yw
"‘6 bold statements of Nikita Gokhale’" http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/6-bold-statements-of-Nikita-Gokhale/6-bold-statements-of-Nikita-Gokhale/photostory/45617534.cms.TimesOfIndia.com. December 23, 2014.
“I don't care what people think about me, I care what they think about themselves.”
Lady Gaga (1986) American singer, songwriter, and actress
FUSE Lady Gaga: On The Record (Part 1) HQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiYM-OzG6yw
Alexander Ovechkin (1985) Russian ice hockey player
John Vogl (December 27, 2006) "No standing ovation for Ovechkin", The Buffalo News, p. D4.
“I care what 51 percent of the people think about me.”
George W. Bush (1946) 43rd President of the United States
On the Oprah Winfrey Show http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0009/19/ip.00.html (20 September 2000). <br class="br">2000s, 2000
“Show me what a people admire, and I will tell you everything about them that matters.”
Jack McDevitt (1935) American novelist, Short story writer
Source: Academy Series - Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchins, The Engines of God (1994), Chapter 30 (p. 398)
Shepard Smith (1964) television news anchor from the United States
As quoted in "Interview with Shepard Smith" https://web.archive.org/web/20120501134518/http://www.esquire.com/features/shepard-smith-fox-news-0309-2 (February 10, 2009), by Tom Junod, Esquire, Hearst Communications Inc. <br class="br">2000s
“I don't care what you think unless it is about me.”
Kurt Cobain (1967–1994) American musician and artist
Variant: I don't care what you think unless it is about me
“I am less than what you tell about me but more than what you think about me”
Ali book Nahj al-Balagha
Nahj al-Balagha
Context: A man sarcastically started praising Imam Ali, though he had no faith in him and Imam Ali hearing these praises from him said "I am less than what you tell about me but more than what you think about me."
“People ask me what I think about euthanasia. I said I'm more concerned about the adults.”
Jay London (1966) American comedian
One-liners
