Esteem Quotes

The will to do springs from the knowledge that we can do.

Always remember, actions speak louder than words. No one's perfect, but we can all strive to be better people.

The most important key to the permanent enhancement of self esteem is the practice of positive inner-talk.

If your desire is a 10 but your self-esteem is a 5, you'll never perform at the level of a 10. You'll perform as a 5 or lower. People are ever able to outperform their self-image.

Great self esteem comes from inside and feels hot and wonderful.

The solution to low self-esteem is to get over yourself and get a higher purpose.

As much as we thirst for approval we dread condemnation.

My family has reduced the effect of my career on my self-esteem. When I'm with them, they make me feel special regardless of how I play.

Fear not. For fear itself is fed by fear, and all fears pass. Did no one tell you so? Come take my hand, my friend, and we will peer into this fear's abyss. And jump! And know.

To truly esteem oneself means that one must be capable of feeling shame or self-disgust when one does not live up to a certain standard

Most urgently, women's identity must be premised upon our 'beauty' so that we will remain vulnerable to outside approval, carrying the vital sensitive organ of self-esteem exposed to the air.

Believe in yourself up here and it will make you stronger than you could ever imagine.

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.

People simply feel better about themselves when they’re good at something.

Aging in women is 'unbeautiful' since women grow more powerful with time, and since the links between generations of women must always be broken.

I am still bullied occasionally. However, none of my current bullies really exist. They’re all in my head. Be your own best friend instead of your worst enemy.

Stubbornly persist, and you will find that the limits of your stubbornness go well beyond the stubbornness of your limits

Self-esteem is something you have to earn!

Superiority and success doesn't favor good effort or self-esteem... The mentally precise and physically fit win, while the mediocre and obtuse take solace in hopeful cliches.

Embrace and love all of yourself - past, present, and future. Forgive yourself quickly and as often as necessary. Encourage yourself. Tell yourself good things about yourself.

The focus on my appearance has really surprised me. I've always been a size 14 to 16, I don't care about clothes, I'd rather spend my money on cigarettes and booze.

We particularly like people who value us highly.

Self-esteem can be so exhausting. I want to cut my hair, change my clothes, erase the pimple from the near-tip of my nose, and strengthen my upper-arm definition, all in the next hour.

You've got to maintain your level of self-esteem through everything. You are who you are, and nobody will ever be able to take that from you if you don't let them

We have to adjust ourselves, and every radical adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem: we undergo a test, we have to prove ourselves.

I care for myself. The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself.

Criticism is a destroyer of self-worth and esteem.

I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision.

I'll be a fool or a wiseman, my darling, you hold the key. Anyway you want me, that's how I will be.

Fear of punishment diminishes self-esteem and goodwill.

The Universe is responding to who you FEEL you are.

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!

I never stop to wonder why I'm not like other people. They mystery to me is why more people aren't like me.

I was the goldfish that leapt out of the bowl.

Ability wins us the esteem of the true men; luck, that of the people.

The reputation you have with yourself - your self-esteem - is the single most important factor for a fulfilling life.

The foundation for our self-image is grounded in the first three years of life. It comes from our major caretaker's mirroring.

Every time you suppress some part of yourself or allow others to play you small, you are in essence ignoring the owner's manual your creator gave you and destroying your design.

Self-approval and self-acceptance in the now are the main keys to positive changes in every area of our lives.

But inwardly we are as corrupt as the person who sits in an office and plans war-because, we want to be somebody in the family, in a group, in society, in the nation.

I never could have dreamed that her heart was so wicked, but I keep coming back because it's so hard to kick it.

I felt very awkward and out of place in school. Not popular, not attractive, not special in any way and I was longing for love and approval from someone.

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

People with high but unstable self-esteem exhibit the greatest hostility.

I don't want everyone to like me; I should think less of myself if some people did.

Happiness is not in things; happiness is in you.

Find out what your gift is and nurture it.

There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.

The respect you give others is a dramatic reflection of the respect you give yourself.

When you have self-respect, you have enough.