Work at not needing approval from anyone and you will be free to be who you really are. — Nachman of Breslov
We cannot think of being acceptable to others until we have first proven acceptable to ourselves. — Malcolm X
If a child lives with approval, he learns to live with himself. — Dorothy Law Nolte
If a child lives with approval, he learns to live with himself. — Dorothy Nolte
You have to stop believing that you need other people’s permission to be okay with yourself. — Brianna Wiest
Quit dwelling on the negative things people have said about you. You don’t have to have everyone’s approval. You have God’s approval. — Joel Osteen
You alone are the judge of your worth and your goal is to discover infinite worth in yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks. — Deepak Chopra
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. — Lao Tzu
Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. — Golda Meir
I have nothing to prove, because I am already approved. — Steven Furtick
Short Approve Of Yourself Quotes
Accept who you are; and revel in it. — Mitch Albom
Take pride in yourself. Be your own person. — Jack Lambert
When you accept yourself, the Universe accepts you. — Lao Tzu
A man cannot be made comfortable without his own approval. — Mark Twain
Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best. — Andrew Carnegie
be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else's idea of yourself should be. — Henry David Thoreau
A man cannot be comfortable [or cannot be made comfortable] without his own approval. — Barbara Walters
If you are satisfied with who you are, you don’t need to prove your worth to anyone else. — Jay Shetty
Above all things, respect yourself. — Pythagoras
Approve Of Yourself Image Quotes
We should be seeking the approval of God, not the approval of people.
Self Approval Quotes
A positive self image and healthy self esteem is based on approval, acceptance and recognition from others; but also upon actual accomplishments, achievements and success upon the realistic self confidence which ensues. — Abraham Maslow
There was a day when I died; died to self, my opinions, preferences, tastes and will; died to the world, its approval or censure; died to the approval or blame even of my brethren or friends; and since then I have studied only to show myself approved unto God. — George Muller
The Ego, however, is not who you really are. The ego is your self-image; it is your social mask; it is the role you are playing. Your social mask thrives on approval. It wants control, and it is sustained by power, because it lives in fear. — Deepak Chopra
Art is choosing to do something skillfully, caring about the details, bringing all of yourself to make the finest work you can. It is beyond ego, vanity, self-glorification, and need for approval. — Rick Rubin
Make decisions that your 80-year old self and 10-year-old self approve of. The former cares about the long-term compounding of actions, while the latter reminds you to have some fun along the way. — Sahil Bloom
We are forever looking outside ourselves, seeking approval and striving to impress others. But living to please others is a poor substitute for self-love, for no matter how family and friends may adore us, they can never satisfy our visceral need to love and honor ourselves. — Susan L. Taylor
Once you start pretending you're someone you're not, to gain the approval of somebody else, you put yourself on a slippery slope. Before long you end up living a life that's not your own and you wonder why you feel so unhappy. A happy life is an authentic life. — Rangan Chatterjee
Little self-denials, little honesties, little passing words of sympathy, little nameless acts of kindness, little silent victories over favorite temptations-these are the silent threads of gold which, when woven together, gleam out so brightly in the pattern of life that God approves. — Frederic Farrar
Others will rarely ever approve of your ego because they are more concerned with their own ego than with yours. — Mo Gawdat
WHAT A TIRING WAY TO LIVE, WHEN YOUR SELF-WORTH IS CONSTANTLY RELYING ON THE AFFIRMATION AND APPROVAL OF OTHERS. — Darlene Zschech
Loving Yourself Quotes
Open your eyes to the beauty around you, open your mind to the wonders of life, open your heart to those who love you, and always be true to yourself. — Maya Angelou
If you want to change the world, start with yourself. — Mahatma Gandhi
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately. — Henry David Thoreau
If you are not concerned about your neighbor's salvation, then I am concerned for yours. — Ray Comfort
If you don’t find a way to love a flawed person, secretly you’re teaching yourself that you are not lovable because of your flaws. — T. D. Jakes
I wish I could show you...the astonishing light of your own being. — Hafez
Trust yourself. Think for yourself. Act for yourself. Speak for yourself. Be yourself. Imitation is suicide. — Marva Collins
White people think when you love yourself you hate them. No, when I love myself they become irrelevant to me. — John Henrik Clarke
If you find it hard to laugh at yourself, I would be happy to do it for you. — Groucho Marx
Your whole appearance is a lie and it could never be true.
And if you really loved yourself, then you would try and be you. — Phife Dawg
Love Your Self Quotes
If you cry because the sun has gone out of your life, your tears will prevent you from seeing the stars. — Rabindranath Tagore
Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart. — Kahlil Gibran
Become one with eternity.
Become part of your environment.
Take off your clothes.
Forget yourself. Make love.
Self-destruction is the only
way to peace. — Yayoi Kusama
Listen to the inner light;
It will guide you.
Listen to the inner Peace;
It will feed you.
Listen to the inner Love;
It will transform you,
It will divinise you,
It will immortalise you. — Sri Chinmoy
Love is acceptance. When you love someone . . . you take them into your heart, and that is surely why it hurts so much when we lose someone we love, because we lose a part of ourselves. — Andrew the Apostle
Do not allow people to dim your shine because they are blinded. Tell them to put on some sunglasses because we were born this way. — Lady Gaga
Let your heart guide you...it whispers so listen closely. — Walt Disney
If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete. — Jack Kornfield
Never dull your shine for somebody else. — Tyra Banks
Transform your world by transforming your internal state. Start by learning to let go of negative self judgment, and replace it with positive and loving thoughts about yourself. Be kind to yourself, and watch your external world change. — Anita Moorjani
Love Yourself More Quotes
A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself. — Josh Billings
When nobody else celebrates you, learn to celebrate yourself. When nobody else compliments you, then compliment yourself. It's not up to other people to keep you encouraged. It's up to you. Encouragement should come from the inside. — Joel Osteen
The more clearly you understand yourself and your emotions, the more you become a lover of what is. — Baruch Spinoza
Have only love in your heart for others. The more you see the good in them, the more you will establish good in yourself. — Paramahansa Yogananda
If you don't love yourself, you cannot love others. You will not be able to love others. If you have no compassion for yourself then you are not able of developing compassion for others. — Dalai Lama
Real loss is only possible when you love something more than you love yourself. — Robin Williams
I give you my hand, I give you my love more precious than money, I give you myself before preaching or law; Will you give me yourself? — Walt Whitman
You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. — Buddha
The more relaxed you are, the better you are at everything: the better you are with your loved ones, the better you are with your enemies, the better you are at your job, the better you are with yourself. — Bill Murray
Find new treasures in yourself. Love doesn't die. Love is unyielding. It's going to come back. The more you love and appreciate yourself, the more prepared you are when the real thing shows up. — Jill Scott
Learn To Love Yourself Quotes
I hope you learn to love yourself for who you are and what you look like, and how you were born to be, because you are perfect in your own way. — Tyler Oakley
Sometimes you have to kind of die inside in order to rise from your own ashes and believe in yourself and love yourself and become a new person. — Gerard Way
Keep reading books, but remember that a book’s only a book, and you should learn to think for yourself. — Maxim Gorky
This hard place in which you perhaps find yourself is the very place in which God is giving you opportunity to look only to Him, to spend time in prayer, and to learn long-suffering, gentleness, meekness - in short, to learn the depths of the love that Christ Himself has poured out on all of us. — Elisabeth Elliot
The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border? There is a brotherhood among all men. This must be recognized if life is to remain. We must learn the love of man. — Pablo Casals
Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives. — Louise Hay
We have to learn to love people even if they are not giving you what you want... and then not take it personally. If you feel hurt, you have to recognize that they are not hurting you because you are you, but because they are them. You have to try not to be so hard on yourself. — Krishna Das
You believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself. — Marilyn Monroe
You cannot travel back in time to fix your mistakes, but you can learn from them and forgive yourself for not knowing better. — Leon Brown
What I am is how I came out. No one's perfect and you just have to accept your flaws and learn to love yourself. — Kelly Brook
Love Yourself Quotes
If you form the habit of taking what someone else says about a thing without checking it out for yourself, you'll find that other people will have you hating your friends and loving your enemies. — Malcolm X
Live for yourself and you will live in vain; Live for others, and you will live again. — Bob Marley
Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. Your really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world. — Lucille Ball
The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too. — Ernest Hemingway
Never limit yourself because of others' limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination. — Mae Jemison
The world says love yourself, grab all you can, follow your heart. Jesus says deny yourself, grab your cross and follow me. — Francis Chan
Someday, somewhere - anywhere, unfailingly, you'll find yourself, and that, and only that, can be the happiest or bitterest hour of your life. — Pablo Neruda
Discover yourself, otherwise you have to depend on other people's opinions who don't know themselves. — Osho
A loving relationship is one in which the loved one is free to be himself -- to laugh with me, but never at me; to cry with me, but never because of me; to love life, to love himself, to love being loved. Such a relationship is based upon freedom and can never grow in a jealous heart — Leo Buscaglia
Love thy neighbor as thyself because you are your neighbor. It is illusion that makes you think that your neighbor is someone other than yourself. — Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Respect Yourself Quotes
There is something that happens when you get emancipated. You approach life differently. You eat differently. You respect yourself more. You respect the gift you have been given. — Prince
Deal with yourself as a individual, worthy of respect and make everyone else deal with you the same way. — Nikki Giovanni
The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all others, charity. — Benjamin Franklin
You have to accept the fact that some people are never going to be for you. Treat them with respect, but you don’t need their approval to fulfill your destiny. — Joel Osteen
Responsibility to yourself means refusing to let others do your thinking, talking, and naming for you; it means learning to respect and use your own brains and instincts; hence, grappling with hard work. — Adrienne Rich
Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power. — Clint Eastwood
Treat yourself with love and respect, and you will attract people who show you love and respect. — Rhonda Byrne
Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love. — Fyodor Dostoevsky
Always think of yourself as everyone's servant; look for Christ Our Lord in everyone and you will then have respect and reverence for them all. — Teresa of Avila
Proud Of Yourself Quotes
I'm satisfied and proud of the things I did - even the bumps and the bruises that I've had on the way. You fall down, you get up, you brush yourself off and you keep going. And that's what we're doing. — Gucci Mane
If you want to be proud of yourself, then do things in which you can take pride — Karen Horney
Be proud of your scars. They remind you that you have the will to live. — Paulo Coelho
That wall is your mind playing tricks on you. You just need to say, 'One more step, I can do this. I have more in me.' You'll be so proud of yourself once you push yourself past your threshold. — Kerri Walsh
I'm proud of what I am and who I am, and I'm just going to be myself. — Mariah Carey
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. — Oseola McCarty
It takes strength to be proud of yourself and to accept yourself when you know that you have something out of the ordinary about you. — Abigail Tarttelin
God made me the way I am and I accept myself. I am who I am and I'm proud of myself. — Caster Semenya
Your best champion and cheerleader is yourself. Always be proud of your accomplishments, big or small. — Ayanna Howard
Just be yourself man, be proud of who you are. — Eminem
Live For Yourself Quotes
Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened. — Dr. Seuss
When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself. — Tecumseh
Simplify your life. Don't waste the years struggling for things that are unimportant. Don't burden yourself with possessions. Keep your needs and wants simple and enjoy what you have. Don't destroy your peace of mind by looking back, worrying about the past. Live in the present. Simplify! — Henry David Thoreau
If you only think about yourself - how much money can I make, what can I buy, how nice is my house, what kind of fancy car do I have? - over the long term, I think, you get bored. I think your life becomes diminished. The way to live a full life is to think: What can I do for others? — Barack Obama
I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. — Lao Tzu
Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read in order to live. — Gustave Flaubert
My challenge is, do not run away from the hard questions. Truly ask yourself what's worth living for in this life. — Jon Foreman
People will never forget how you made them feel. — Maya Angelou
Work hard at your job and you can make a living. Work hard on yourself and you can make a fortune. — Jim Rohn
Be Proud Of Yourself Quotes
You can be proud of yourself and want more out of yourself at the same time. — Alexi Pappas
I sing from my heart, I love country music and I love the people that respond to it. You never see yourself as others do but I've always beeen proud to be part of country music and I hope that the format is proud of me. — George Jones
Pride comes from not knowing yourself and the world. The older you grow, and the more you see, the less reason you will find for being proud. Ignorance and inexperience are the pedestal of pride; once the pedestal is removed - pride will soon come down. — J. C. Ryle
Instead of being ashamed of what you've been through, be proud of what you have overcome! — Phil McGraw
Believe in yourself and be proud of who you are. Don't let anyone tell you differently. There is beauty in everyone and no one should stop you from growing into a confident and strong young person. — June Sarpong
Be proud of yourself when you do keep going! — Lindsey Vonn
Be YOU. Don't be someone else. YOU are a unique individual. Be proud... rock it loud. — Apolo Ohno
If you do something awesome, you should be proud of yourself. — Damon Lindelof
To all trans youth out there, I would like to say respect yourself and be proud of who you are. All human beings deserve equal treatment no matter their gender identity or sexuality. To be perceived as what you say you are is a basic human right. — Andrej Pejic
In moments of uncertainty, when you must chose between two paths, allowing yourself to be overcome by either the fear of failure or the dimly lit light of possibility, immerse yourself in the life you would be most proud to live. — Adam Braun
The most splendid achievement of all is the constant striving to surpass yourself and to be worthy of your own approval. — Denis Waitley
Don’t live for the approval of others. Document the moments you’re most in love with yourself, not just the moments you think people will love the most. — Jay Shetty
Care about people's approval and you will be their prisoner. — Lao Tzu
Self-approval and self-acceptance in the now are the main keys to positive changes in every area of our lives. — Louise Hay
I write first drafts with only the good angel on my shoulder, the voice that approves of everything I write. This voice does'nt ask questions like, Is this good? Is this a poem? Are you a poet? I keep this voice at a distance, letting only the good angel whisper to me: Trust yourself. You can't worry a poem into existence. — Georgia Heard
To see men admitting that you are what you believe yourself to be, is one of the triumphs of existence. — Mary Catherwood
To live is a constant process of relating, so come on out of that shell of isolation and conclusion, and relate DIRECTLY to what is being said. Bear in mind I seek neither your approval nor to influence you. So do not make up your mind as to "this is this" or "that is that." I will be more than satisfied if you begin to learn to investigate everything yourself from now on. — Bruce Lee
Remember, you have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens. — Louis Proto
It's true the Holy Spirit alone can reproduce the character of our Lord Jesus, and we must always abide in Christ. But the Bible also makes us active partners in the process, and we must be diligent to do our part. "Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed". — David Jeremiah
I don't happen to approve of plastic surgery. I think God put plastic surgeons on this earth for good reasons - people get burned or people might have a nose like Pinocchio and that has to be fixed. But to just chop yourself up to look a few years younger? You could come out looking like a Picasso picture. And you still have your hands to contend with. If you're 70, no one is going to think you're 35. The whole concept is kind of stupid. — Iris Apfel
[Malcolm X] had said a great deal about nonviolence, criticizing nonviolence, and saying that I approved of Negro men and women being bitten by dogs and the fire hoses, and I say, say go on and not defend yourself. I think this kind of response grew out of the build up, all of the talk about my being a sort of polished Uncle Tom. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
I once read a quote that I think was Michelle Pfeiffer in an article, who said that she thought people went into acting because maybe if you could convince millions of people to like you, you will finally like yourself, approve of yourself. I don't know if that may have been a part of it. — Geena Davis
The professions of novelist and journalist are very separate. As a novelist, you are ultimately working for yourself. Yes, you need the approval of a publisher and an audience, but what is valued in fiction writing - style, individual voice, insight - is scorned by the editor who is combing through your newspaper article. — Jon Weisman
The subject I liked best was painting, but the teachers didn't approve of my experiments and sometimes criticized me in front of the whole class. Maybe my love for photography came from that humiliation: a photo is something that you develop and print yourself, in the dark, and that remains in the dark until you decide to show it. — Hiroshi Hamaya
Try approving of yourself just as you are, and spoiling yourself rotten with small kid's pleasures. — Julia Cameron
Know that God has a plan for your life. Turn your life over to him every day. Stop looking outside yourself for validation and approval-you're letting other people define your happiness. Instead of trying so hard to manipulate life, take care of yourself on the inside. Then all those other attributes you're so desperately seeking will find you eventually. — Trisha
Trust yourself, your intuition, your desires and your pursuits. Don't question yourself too much. Place one foot ahead of the other and go forward steadily. No one will understand as you do the work, the art, you are making - so no need to look for audience approval or ratings. — Barbara Hammer
Above all sing spiritually. Have an eye to God in every word you sing. Aim at pleasing him more than yourself, or any other creature. In order to do this attend strictly to the sense of what you sing, and see that your heart is not carried away with the sound, but offered to God continually; so shall your singing be such as the Lord will approve here, and reward you when he comes in the clouds of heaven. — John Wesley
Don't wait on approval, validation and likes from others - always give yourself the highest of approval ratings and work from there. Hold your head up and be fabulous no matter what! — Jody Watley
Loving the self, to me, begins with never ever criticizing ourselves for anything. Criticism locks us into the very pattern we are trying to change. Understanding and being gentle with ourselves helps us to move out of it. Remember, you have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens. — Louise Hay
No one who is being himself is going to be approved of all the time. The whole world could love you, but if you do not love yourself, you would not even notice. The opposite is also true - the whole world could disapprove of you, but if you love yourself, you would not even notice. Accept yourself within you and the entire world becomes totally acceptable. — Bartholomaus
The first step in freeing yourself from social restrictions is the realization that there is no such thing as a safe code of conduct - one that would earn everyone's approval. Your actions can always be condemned by someone - for being too bold or too apathetic, for being too conformist or too nonconformist, for being too liberal or too conservative. So it's necessary to decide whose approval is important to you. — Harry Browne
You have the approval of yourself. That's quite enough for we who know true inner peace! - Charmainism — Charmaine
Self-love grows when you trust that the universe is on your side, form your desires from the heart and watch the higher Self carry them out, believe that you are enough in and of yourself, heed the tenderness and sweetness of your love for others, put your attention on positive energies in every situation, honor your own needs without having to seek outside approval, and cultivate the peace of inner silence. — Deepak Chopra
By God, I cannot flatter, I do defy The tongues of soothers! but a braver place In my heart's love hath no man than yourself. Nay, task me to my word; approve me, lord. — William Shakespeare
It is not a lack of spiritual experience that leads to failure, but a lack of working to keep our eyes focused and on the right goal. At least once a week examine yourself before God to see if your life is measuring up to the standard He has for you. Paul was like a musician who gives no thought to audience approval, if he can only catch a look of approval from his Conductor. — Oswald Chambers
If you live your life only following the path you think is approved or acceptable, or the one you think is expected of you, you’ll be making a huge mistake. Not a single successful person… has ever done great things because they played it safe. You’ve got to be true to yourself. — Carson Kressley
Love yourself as you are. Love and approve of yourself. — Louise Hay
A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval. There is nothing more satisfying than that sense of being completely "at home" in your own skin. When you achieve that as a natural state of "being", then you can finally look beyond yourself and fully contribute all your talents to the world. — Mark Twain
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. — Neale Donald Walsch
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