Self esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves. — Nathaniel Branden
Self-esteem is different than conceit. Conceit is the weirdest disease in the world. It makes everyone sick except the one who has it. — Hartman Rector, Jr.
A person's worth in this world is estimated according to the value he puts on himself. — Jean De La Bruyere
Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right. — John Milton
Self-respect is the noblest garment with which a man can clothe himself, the most elevating feeling with which the mind can be inspired. — Samuel Smiles
Self esteem comes from achievements. Not from lax standards and false praise. — Condoleezza Rice
Think highly of yourself because the world takes you at your own estimate. — Kurt Hahn
Self-esteem is the greatest sickness known to man or woman because it's conditional. — Albert Ellis
Ego is false confidence, self-respect is true confidence. — Naval Ravikant
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. — Maxwell Maltz
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. — Derrick Bell
Nothing is better for self-esteem than survival. — Martha Gellhorn
Egotism - usually just a case of mistaken nonentity. — Barbara Stanwyck
In my day, we didn't have self-esteem, we had self-respect, and no more of it than we had earned. — Jane Haddam
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
Short Esteem Quotes
Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time and always start with the person nearest you. — Mother Teresa
I wish I could show you...the astonishing light of your own being. — Hafez
Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart. — Kahlil Gibran
If you know yourself, then you'll not be harmed by what is said about you. — Sufyan al-Thawri
Stop running to those who ignore you and start running to those who adore you. — Joseph Simmons
The strongest factor for success is self-esteem: believing you can do it, believing you will do it, and believing you deserve it.
If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
You have got to discover you, what you do, and trust it. — Barbra Streisand
What editors are obliged to appear to say that — Naomi Wolf
Parents need to fill a child's bucket of self-esteem so high that the rest of the world can't poke enough holes to drain it dry.
Building Self Esteem Quotes
Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. — Marie Curie
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. — Marianne Williamson
I am beginning to measure myself in strength, not pounds. Sometimes in smiles. — Laurie Halse Anderson
Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. — Dale Carnegie
Confidence comes not from always being right but from not
fearing to be wrong. — Peter McIntyre
Successful people have fear, successful people have doubts, and successful people have worries. They just don't let these feelings stop them. — T. Harv Eker
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? — Greg Giraldo
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. — Queen Latifah
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. — Cheryl Richardson
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. — Greg Louganis
Good Self Esteem Quotes
When people appear to be something other than good and decent, it is only because they are reacting to stress, pain, or the deprivation of basic human needs such as security, love, and self-esteem. — Abraham Maslow
Have good trust in yourself,
not in the One that you think you should be,
but in the One that you are. — Taizan Maezumi
Self-care is never a selfish act - it is only good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer others. — Parker J. Palmer
I have low self-esteem and I always have. Guys always cheated on me with women who were European-looking. You know, the long-hair type. Really beautiful women that left me thinking, 'How I can I compete with that?' Being a regular black girl wasn't good enough. — Lil' Kim
Never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. People will take you very much at your own reckoning. — Anthony Trollope
It's always at the back of my mind that acting might come to an end for me when Harry Potter finishes. I don't know if I'm good enough to have a long career. I've got a bit of an inferiority complex about my acting. My self-esteem is quite low in that sense. — Rupert Grint
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. — Julianne Moore
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. — Jay Leno
Drugs are a waste of time. They destroy your memory and your self-respect and everything that goes along with with your self-esteem. They're no good at all. — Kurt Cobain
The world is as good as you are. You've got to learn to like yourself first. — Steve McQueen
Positive Self Esteem 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
Put all excuses aside and remember this: YOU are capable. — Zig Ziglar
Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are. — Malcolm Forbes
When you get the choice to sit it out or dance, I hope you dance. — Lee Ann Womack
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
Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there. — Josh Billings
The greatest discovery in life is to discover that our essential nature does not share the limits nor the destiny of the body and mind. — Rupert Spira
You have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens. — Louise Hay
Because you are alive, everything is possible. — Nhat Hanh
Don’t dismiss the synchronicity of what is happening right now finding its way to your life at just this moment. There are no coincidences in the universe, only convergences of Will, Intent, and Experience. — Neale Donald Walsch
Inspiring Self Esteem Quotes
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
Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure that you are not, in fact, just surrounded by assholes. — William Gibson
We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. — Maya Angelou
Don't waste your energy trying to educate or change opinions... Do your thing and don't care if they like it. — Tina Fey
I think everybody's weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it. — Johnny Depp
Don't you ever let a soul in the world tell you that you can't be exactly who you are. — Lady Gaga
Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself. — Richard Bach
You were not born a winner, and you were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself be. — Lou Holtz
Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others. — Buddha
Self Esteem And Confidence Quotes
Love is something you and I must have. We must have it because our spirit feeds upon it. We must have it because without it we become weak and faint. Without love our self-esteem weakens. Without it our courage fails. Without love we can no longer look out confidently at the world. — Chief Dan George
If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person. — Fred Rogers
They can do all because they think they can. — Virgil
Experts say that if children can't read by the end of the fifth grade, they lose self-confidence and self-esteem, making them more likely to enter the juvenile justice system. — Dirk Kempthorne
Don't listen to negative influences. Believe in yourself, and show others what you can do. Only "you" can find your potential. — Marla Runyan
Many of our ideas and beliefs about ourselves and the world are so deeply ingrained that we are unaware that they are beliefs and take them, without question, for the absolute truth. — Rupert Spira
You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. — Dr. Seuss
Noble and great. Courageous and determined. Faithful and fearless. That is who you are and who you have always been. And understanding it can change your life, because this knowledge carries a confidence that cannot be duplicated any other way. — Sheri L. Dew
By accepting yourself and being fully what you are, your presence can make others happy. — Jane Roberts
Self-assurance is contemptible and fatal unless it is self-knowledge. — George Santayana
Boost Self Esteem Quotes
Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish. — Sam Walton
Sorrows are our best educator. A man can see further through a tear than a telescope. — Bruce Lee
You are here to enable the divine purpose of the Universe to unfold. That is how important you are! — Eckhart Tolle
Contrary to what they tell you... You are not a limited material being. — Amit Goswami
In the Light of interbeing, peace and happiness in your daily life means peace and happiness in the world. — Nhat Hanh
One has just to be oneself. That's my basic message. The moment you accept yourself as you are, all burdens, all mountainous burdens, simply disappear. Then life is a sheer joy, a festival of lights. — Osho
Your heart is the size of an ocean. Go find yourself in its hidden depths. — Rumi
The better you feel about yourself, the less you feel the need to show off. — Robert Hand
We have to learn to be our own best friends because we fall too easily into the trap of being our own worst enemies. — Roderick Thorp
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
I consider myself a crayon... I may not be your favorite color but one day you'll need me to complete your picture. — Lauryn Hill
Often Satan injects pride into the believer's spirit, evoking in him an attitude of self-importance and of self-conceit. He causes him to esteem himself a very outstanding person, one who is indispensable in God's work. Such a spirit constitutes one of the major reasons for the fall of believers. — Watchman Nee
We suffer much agony because we try to get from people what only God can give us, which is a sense of worth and value. Look to God for what you need, not to people. — Joyce Meyer
Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction. — Margaret Thatcher
Our words reveal our thoughts; our manners mirror our self-esteem; our actions reflect our character; our habits predict the future. — William Arthur Ward
We don't realise that we are actually perfect just the way we are. We are born perfect, but spend a lifetime trying to be something we are not, and then feel inadequate for failing. Your only purpose is to BE YOURSELF, otherwise you will deprive the universe of who you came here to be. — Anita Moorjani
Low Esteem Quotes
Many of us harbor hidden low self-esteem. We deem everything and everyone more important that ourselves and think that meeting their needs is more important than meeting our own. But if you run out of gas, everyone riding with you will be left stranded. — T. D. Jakes
Ladies love outlaws, like babies love stray dogs. Ladies touch babies like a banker touches gold, outlaws touch ladies somewhere deep down in their soul. — Waylon Jennings
A Mother who radiates self-love and self-acceptance actually VACCINATES her daughter against low self-esteem. — Naomi Wolf
Consistent failure to attain goals throughout life results in defeatism, low self-esteem or depression. — Theodore Kaczynski
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. — Jaejoong
Every chance you get you seem to hurt me more and more, but each hurt makes my love stronger than before. — Marvin Gaye
I refuse to follow the rules where society tries to control people with low self esteem. — Kanye West
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. — Ariana Grande
No matter how fast I run, I can't get away from me. — Jackson Browne
You know, I'll always be your slave 'til I'm buried, buried in my grave. — Sam Cooke
Low Self Esteem Quotes
If you want to make people with low self esteem feel better about themselves, praise has a superficial effect. Instead prod them into accomplishing something tangible, giving them a real experience. That will translate into a much deeper feeling of confidence. — Robert Greene
Everyone is walking around with these self doubts, so there's something reassuring about that. And self-doubt in one or a few areas doesn't mean that you have generally low self-esteem. And you have the power to get yourself out of feeling that way. — Amy Cuddy
If you won't leave me, I'll find someone who will. — Warren Zevon
You can knock me down, step on my face, slander my name all over the place. Do anything that you want to do, but uh-oh, honey, lay off of my shoes. — Carl Perkins
You're a no good heartbreaker, you're a liar, and you're a cheat. I don't know why I let you do these things to me. — Aretha Franklin
Oh, God, I struggle with low self-esteem all the time! I think everyone does. I have so much wrong with me, it's unbelievable! — Angelina Jolie
Dreams were all they gave for free to ugly duckling girls like me. — Janis Ian
And she's feeling like her worth is between her legs. — Ja Rule
Women with low self-esteem love bad boys. Women who have work to do love bad boys. Women who love themselves love good men. — Tracy McMillan
Boost Your Self Esteem Quotes
Your self-worth is determined by you. You don't have to depend on someone to tell you who you are. — Beyonce Knowles
If Light Is In Your Heart You Will Find Your Way Home. — Rumi
Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy. — Lao Tzu
Your relationship with yourself sets the tone for every other relationship you have. — Robert Holden
Your playing small does not serve the world. Who are you not to be great? — Marianne Williamson
Words may help you understand something, but experience allows you to know. Never ever trade your own experience for someone else's words about anything that is really important... like God, for instance, or Love, or what is true about another. — Neale Donald Walsch
Find ecstasy within yourself. It is not out there. It is in your innermost flowering. The one you are looking for is you. — Osho
It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. — Marianne Williamson
Self-esteem Quotes
The hardest challenge is to be yourself in a world where everyone is trying to make you be somebody else. — E. E. cummings
Never dull your shine for somebody else. — Tyra Banks
Glorify who you are today, do not condemn who you were yesterday, and dream of who you can be tomorrow. — Neale Donald Walsch
Everybody is unique. Compare not yourself with anybody else lest you spoil God's curriculum. — Baal Shem Tov
If I were to search for the central core of difficulty in people as I have come to know them, it is that in the great majority of cases they despise themselves, regarding themselves as worthless and unlovable. — Carl Rogers
Guilt is really the reverse side of the coin of pride. Guilt aims at self-destruction, and pride aims at the destruction of others. — Bill W.
To love yourself, truly love yourself, is to finally discover the essence of personal courage, self-respect, integrity, and self-esteem. These are the qualities of grace that come directly from a soul with stamina. — Caroline Myss
The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself. — Michel de Montaigne
Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one's self-esteem. That is why young children, before they are aware of their own self-importance, learn so easily. — Thomas Szasz
Sometimes we esteem others more important than ourselves. We always become the martyr. It is wonderful to be self-sacrificing, but watch out for self-disdain! If we don’t apply some of the
medicine that we use on others to strengthen ourselves, our patients will be healed and we will be dying. — T. D. Jakes
You know better than I that in a Republic talent is always suspect. A man attains an elevated position only when his mediocrity prevents him from being a threat to others. And for this reason a democracy is never governed by the most competent, but rather by those whose insignificance will not jeopardize anyone else's self-esteem. — Niccolo Machiavelli
You ultimately judge the civility of a society not by how it treats the rich, the powerful, the protected and the highly esteemed, but by how it treats the poor, the disfavored and the disadvantaged. — Bryan Stevenson
The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently. — Friedrich Nietzsche
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