"Don't let negativity affect your vision. A lot of people have said harsh things, but I don't let it affect me. If anything it gives me more enthusiasm and pushes me to do better in my career so I can prove them wrong"
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The key move is the pivot from “harsh things” to “more enthusiasm.” She doesn’t deny the cruelty or pretend it’s harmless; she repurposes it. That’s not stoicism, it’s counterprogramming. In a celebrity economy where attention is oxygen, criticism can be both a threat and a form of engagement. Her subtext is blunt: you don’t get to define me, but I will use your words as a scoreboard.
“I can prove them wrong” reveals the real audience. This isn’t purely self-directed confidence; it’s a performance of defiance calibrated to an external chorus of doubters. The “vision” she’s protecting isn’t abstract artistry so much as trajectory: the right to be taken seriously as a working professional, not a disposable character. Coming from someone whose brand has been endlessly policed for taste, class, and femininity, the line reads as a refusal to be trapped in the role of “guilty pleasure.” The intent is empowerment, but the context is survival: staying ambitious in a culture that profits from tearing you down.
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Polizzi, Nicole. (2026, January 18). Don't let negativity affect your vision. A lot of people have said harsh things, but I don't let it affect me. If anything it gives me more enthusiasm and pushes me to do better in my career so I can prove them wrong. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/dont-let-negativity-affect-your-vision-a-lot-of-20776/
Chicago Style
Polizzi, Nicole. "Don't let negativity affect your vision. A lot of people have said harsh things, but I don't let it affect me. If anything it gives me more enthusiasm and pushes me to do better in my career so I can prove them wrong." FixQuotes. January 18, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/dont-let-negativity-affect-your-vision-a-lot-of-20776/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"Don't let negativity affect your vision. A lot of people have said harsh things, but I don't let it affect me. If anything it gives me more enthusiasm and pushes me to do better in my career so I can prove them wrong." FixQuotes, 18 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/dont-let-negativity-affect-your-vision-a-lot-of-20776/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.








