Self Esteem Quotes

Nothing is better for self-esteem than survival.

Who you are is of greater importance than what you do.

Your self-worth is determined by you. You don't have to depend on someone to tell you who you are.

Self-esteem is different than conceit. Conceit is the weirdest disease in the world. It makes everyone sick except the one who has it.

To bear defeat with dignity, to accept criticism with poise, to receive honors with humility - these are marks of maturity and graciousness.

When you strengthen your self-esteem, there is no room for jealousy.

Self-esteem can’t win you a race if you’re not in shape.

What we must decide is how we are valuable rather than how valuable we are.

It's not what you say out of your mouth that determines your life,it's what you whisper to yourself that has the most power!

There is no doubt a new dress is a help under all circumstances.

True beauty radiates not from outer cosmetics, but from the simple joy of making a difference for those that need your voice, passion, and time without expecting or wanting anything in return.

It's all about self-esteem now. Build the kids' self-esteem, make them feel good about themselves. If everybody grows up with high self-esteem, who's gonna dance in our strip-clubs?

Punishment damages goodwill and self-esteem, and shifts our attention from the intrinsic value of an action to external consequences.

A woman should always be more concerned with standing up for what is right than making sure everyone 'likes' her.

If you are in a bad relationship with anyone else, it is because you are in a bad relationship with yourself.

I refuse to follow the rules where society tries to control people with low self esteem.

Every chance you get you seem to hurt me more and more, but each hurt makes my love stronger than before.

Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.

When you feel in need of a compliment, give one to someone else.

I really don't know how to be anyone else, and whenever I try to be anyone else, I fail miserably. Or I disappoint myself. It doesn't build my self-esteem, and it doesn't help me grow me at all.

If you doubt you can accomplish something, then you can't accomplish it. You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.

The ultimate mystery is one's own self.

When you start to beat yourself up, remind yourself of how worthy you are of love.

I think the greatest thing in the world is to believe in people.

Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all - the apathy of human beings.

It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to.

Every woman knows that, regardless of all her other achievements, she is a failure if she is not beautiful.

I wonder why it is that we so often imprison ourselves in the opinions of other people. There can be no punishment worse than conspiring in our own diminishment.

Spokespeople sell women the Iron Maiden and name her "Health": if public discourse were really concerned with women's health, it would turn angrily upon this aspect of the beauty myth.

In life and business, there are two cardinal sins. The first is to act precipitously without thought and the second is to not act at all.

So long as you are still worried about what others think of you, you are owned by them. Only when you require no approval from outside yourself can you own yourself.

Until you value yourself, you can't expect anyone else to do so.

You've got to be happy in your own skin.

When one has an image about oneself one is surely insane, one lives in a world of illusion.

It is important to ask yourself why you’re doing what you’re doing and what purpose it serves in the big picture.

You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

Self-esteem is the greatest sickness known to man or woman because it's conditional.

I attribute my ability to maintain cool to God, self-esteem, and knowing my purpose in life. It can't be based on anything material or external.

Avoid negative people at all costs. They are the greatest destroyers of self-confidence and self-esteem.

We will discover the nature of our particular genius when we stop trying to conform to our own or other people's models, learn to be ourselves, and allow our natural channel to open.

The things a man has to have are hope and confidence in himself against odds, and sometimes he needs somebody, his pal or his mother or his wife or God, to give him that confidence.

The biggest secret of self-esteem is this: Begin to appreciate other people more; show respect for any human being merely because he is a child of God and therefore a thing of value.

You are already That which you seek.

Low self esteem is rooted in many things. One of them is not spending time to appreciate the gifts we've been given.

Do you know how powerful you are?

Repect yourself... The rest will follow.

Integrity is congruence between what you know, what you profess, and what you do.

Most people don't know there are angels whose only job is to make sure you don't get too comfortable & fall asleep & miss your life.

Too many young girls have eating disorders due to low self-esteem and distorted body image. I think it's so important for girls to love themselves and to treat their bodies respectfully.

At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.