Self Esteem Quotes

I've had a lot of practice and wrong's what I do best.

Most fears of rejection rest on the desire for approval from other people. Don't base your self-esteem on their opinions.

You have the power to heal your life, and you need to know that. We think so often that we are helpless, but we're not. We always have the power of our minds…Claim and consciously use your power.

A Mother who radiates self-love and self-acceptance actually VACCINATES her daughter against low self-esteem.

It took a while to grow the confidence to say, 'This is who I am, take it or leave it.'

I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence I can reach for; perfection is God's business.

The only person who acts sensibly is my tailor. He takes my measure anew every time he sees me. Everyone else goes by their old measurements.

If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.

The reward for doing right is mostly an internal phenomenon: self-respect, dignity, integrity, and self-esteem.

Consistent failure to attain goals throughout life results in defeatism, low self-esteem or depression.

When I was a teenager, my self esteem was really low. But when I stood next to Yunho and his crooked teeth, I felt better.

Self-care is not selfish. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.

Love yourself. Respect yourself. Never sell yourself short. Believe in yourself regardless of what people think. You can accomplish anything, absolutely anything, if you set your mind to it.

Self-acceptance is my refusal to be in an adversarial relationship to myself.

The Black family of the future will foster our liberation, enhance our self-esteem, and shape our ideas and goals.

It's not really my problem if they think I'm weird.

I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that.

When we cannot bear to be alone, it means we do not properly value the only companion we will have from birth to death-ourselves.

Demands for equality for women are threats to men's self-esteem and sense of sexual turf.

I think imperfections are important, just as mistakes are important. You only get to be good by making mistakes, and you only get to be real by being imperfect.

There's a lot of talk about self-esteem these days. It seems pretty basic to me. If you eat to feel proud of yourself, you've got to do things you can be proud of. Feelings follow actions.

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You've got to love yourself enough, not only so that others will be able to love you, but that you'll be able to love others.

Courage is one step ahead of fear.

The better you feel about yourself, the less you feel the need to show off.

You would not exist if you did not have something to bring to the table of life.

It is the highest form of self-respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make amends for them.

A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal to our better selves, a call to become something more.

Nobody needs to prove to anybody what they're worthy of, just the person that they look at in the mirror. That's the only person you need to answer to.

Asking is the beginning of receiving. Make sure you don't go to the ocean with a teaspoon. At least take a bucket so the kids won't laugh at you.

Because one believes in oneself, one doesn't try to convince. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn't need others' approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.

I think high self-esteem is overrated. A little low self-esteem is actually quite good. Maybe you're not the best, so you should work a little harder.

You have to do something. If you do something, you become somebody. Even a daffodil does something, has a profession. It gives off scent, professionally.

End your day by privately looking directly into your eyes in the mirror and saying, 'I love you'. Do this for thirty days and watch how you transform.

Feeling beautiful has nothing to do with what you look like. I promise.

Self-respect is the cornerstone of all virtue.

If you have to maintain self-esteem by pulling down the standing of others, you are extraordinarily unfortunate.

All the wonders you seek are within yourself.

No amount of self-improvement can make up for any lack of self-acceptance.

Self-esteem is like a difficult-to-cultivate flower. It requires frequent nurturing that occurs when you keep your word and follow through on your promises.

Jesus did not die to increase our self-esteem. Rather, Jesus died to bring glory to the Father by redeeming people from the curse of sin.

Just trying to do something - just being there, showing up - is how we get braver. Self-esteem is about doing.

The world is as good as you are. You've got to learn to like yourself first.

Doubt is a virus that attacks our self-esteem, productivity and confidence. Faith that you and your life are perfectly unfolding is the strongest vaccine.

It's no good being too easily swayed by people's opinions. You have to believe in yourself.

When you express "purity" which is the truth about yourself, you feel a love for yourself that is expressed by self-respect, self-esteem, and self-confidence!

When you feel good about yourself, others will feel good about you, too.

The more you depend on forces outside yourself, the more you are dominated by them.

Women who love themselves are threatening; but men who love real women, more so.

Involvement in the arts engages kids in their community, improves self-esteem, reclaims at-risk youth, and builds the creative skills that are required of a 21st century workforce