Esteem Quotes
You, being yourself, help others be themselves. Because you recognize your own uniqueness you will not need to dominate others, nor cringe before them.
To attain "success" without attaining positive self-esteem is to be condemned to feeling like an imposter anxiously awaiting exposure.
I've never wanted to look like models on the cover of magazines. I represent the majority of women and I'm very proud of that.
The most stable, and therefore, the most healthy self-esteem is based on deserved respect from others rather than on external fame or celebrity and unwarranted adulation.
As women demanded access to power, the power structure used the beauty myth materially to undermine women's advancement.
Western women have been controlled by ideals and stereotypes as much as by material constraints.
Always remember that your personality is your big asset. Do not try to emulate another person. Real personality comes from the heart.
There's a lot of talk these days about giving children self-esteem. It's not something you can give; it's something they have to build.
I live near a remedial school. There is a sign that says, slow... children. That can't be good for their self esteem. But look of course on the positive side, they can't read it.
The greatest difficulty is that men do not think enough of themselves, do not consider what it is that they are sacrificing when they follow in a herd, or when they cater for their establishment.
Self-esteem cannot be directly injected. It needs to result from doing well, from being warranted.
Self-justification, therefore, is not only about protecting high self-esteem; it's also about protecting low self-esteem if that is how a person sees himself.
I may as well cut my losses and make a hasty exit while I still had enough self-esteem to walk upright. Crawling was so demoralizing
A true man never frets about his place in the world, but just slides into it by the gravitation of his nature, and swings there as easily as a star.
I've never felt a push to be stick thin. I work out and eat healthy, so mostly it's about being in shape and having energy.
If you aren't good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you'll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren't even giving to yourself.
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
I don't believe that. I don't believe that there are bad things about you. Only things that you think are bad.
Genuine self-acceptance is not derived from the power of positive thinking, mind games or pop psychology. IT IS AN ACT OF FAITH in the God of grace.
What would it be like to look in the mirror and actually accept what you see? Not loathe the reflection, or despise it, or be resigned to it? But to like it?
Self-esteem and self-love are the opposites of fear; the more you like yourself, the less you fear anything.
Colonialism deprives you of your self-esteem and to get it back you have to fight to redress the balance.
High self-esteem isn't a luxury. It's a necessity for anyone who has important goals to achieve.
A man may esteem himself happy when that which is his food is also his medicine.
The societal pursuit of high self-esteem for everyone may literally end up doing considerable harm.
Trophies should go to the winners. Self-esteem does not lead to success in life. Self-discipline and self-control do, and sports can help teach those.
As long as the mind is enslaved, the body can never be free. Psychological freedom, a firm sense of self-esteem, is the most powerful weapon against the long night of physical slavery.
Each star is a mirror reflecting the truth inside you.
A fine glass vase goes from treasure to trash, the moment it is broken. Fortunately, something else happens to you and me. Pick up your pieces. Then, help me gather mine.
Productive achievement is a consequence and an expression of health and self-esteem, not its cause.
I've learned to trust myself, to listen to truth, to not be afraid of it and to not try and hide it.