Building Self Esteem Quotes

Maturity is learning to walk away from people and situation that threaten your peace of mind, self respect, values, morals and self worth.

Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves.

You can have anything you want, if you want it badly enough.

We are what we believe we are.

I am beginning to measure myself in strength, not pounds. Sometimes in smiles.

Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.

Success - See your goal; Understand the obstacles; Create a positive mental picture; Clear your mind of self doubt; Embrace the challenge; Stay on track; Show the world you can do it!

Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.

Successful people have fear, successful people have doubts, and successful people have worries. They just don't let these feelings stop them.

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?

Your hardest times often lead to the greatest moments of your life. Keep going. Tough situations build strong people in the end.

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.

When you trust and act on your intuition, you increase your self-esteem, build trust in yourself and experience a profound sense of security that no relationship or amount of money will ever give you.

The Games are just a nice, positive way to build friendships, camaraderie and, of course, self-esteem. Plus, the Games are a great opportunity for people to participate in sports who normally wouldn't.

Ask yourself if what you're doing today is getting you closer to where you want to be tomorrow.

Transformation is not five minutes from now;

it's a present activity. In this moment you can make a different choice, and it's these small choices and successes that build up over time to help cultivate a healthy self-image and self esteem.

It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.

Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.

You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.

Look the world straight in the eye.

Grosvenor and Burke suggest that continually, though silently, a school building tells students who they are and how they should think about the world. It can help to manufacture rote obedience or independent activity; it can create high self-confidence or low self-esteem.

The deeper you love yourself, the more the universe will affirm your worth.

Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure you are not, in fact, surrounded by assholes.

You can't build joy on a feeling of self-loathing.

Bragging is often merely a ladder we build for ourselves out of words when we are afraid we are not tall enough in the eyes of the world. It is an unwitting confession to low self-esteem.

Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent.

It’s not who you are that holds you back, it’s who you think you’re not.

I lost myself trying to please everyone else. Now I'm losing everyone while I'm finding myself.

The deeper you love yourself, the more the universe will affirm your worth.

Then you can enjoy a lifelong love affair that brings you the richest fulfillment from inside out.

Western parents worry a lot about their children's self-esteem.

But as a parent, one of the worst things you can do for your child's self-esteem is to let them give up. On the flip side, there's nothing better for building confidence than learning you can do something you thought you couldn't.

You can have anything you want

If you want to improve you self-worth, stop giving other people the calculator.

Parents who engage in this kind of [conscious] parenting understand the power of being present being mindful to take the time to build connection understanding that this foundation is the bedrock of all later self-worth, self-esteem and self-actualization.

Being a vegan just helps me build up my self-esteem. I feel good about it every time I eat a meal.

Imagination builds the image of the self, and thought then functions within its shadows. From this self-concept grows the conflict between what is and what should be, the conflict in duality.

Who you become is infinitely more important than what you do, or what you have.

Don?t back down just to keep the peace.

Standing up for your beliefs builds self-confidence and self-esteem.

I don't entirely approve of some of the things I have done, or am, or have been.

But I'm me. God knows, I'm me.

When you're a kid growing up, and you think you're gay, you know that you're different; you're often teased and it can really destroy your self-esteem. But sports can be great for building self-esteem.

Knowing others is intelligence, knowing yourself is true wisdom.

For our children, you want them to build their own self-esteem and their own self-confidence. For your own child. You don't want it to come from somebody else because, if it does, that same person can take it away. You want them to learn the grind.

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.

Fathers are very, very important in building the foundations and self-esteem of children. For me, the way that I was raised, consideration, courtesy and manners are really key and I think the father plays a big role in setting an example to children in how to behave out in the world and how to treat people. It's a little bit different when it comes from the dad rather than the mum somehow.

Each week I pack my bag and travel the country, I go to people who write me and tell me their problems. I appear whether at their house or at their job site or some neighborhood gathering. I come there and listen to their story and I get hands on as I say. I don t give advice, I give people hope, I build their self-esteem, I motivate 'em. I inspire them because that's what I do.

The table is the number one place we pass on family stories and it's the knowledge of where your family came from that helps build self-esteem and resiliency in kids. When we stop having dinners, we stop passing on those stories. And, of course, when you make food at home you actually know what's in the food you are eating. It is the healthiest, greenest thing you can do!