Esteem Quotes

I was full of rage. My self-esteem was so low that I actually slept on the floor every night, because I didn't believe I deserved a bed to sleep in.

I sabotage myself for fear of what my bigness could do.

The joke that you laid in the bed that was me.

I would not have discredited every one of their compliments. It was your approval I wanted, your congratulations.

To whom do I owe the first apology? No one's been crueler than I've been to me.

I understand how important hair is to a woman's self-esteem and confidence.

Low self esteem results when the inner critic prevails.

I don't have any terrific self-esteem issues but I do sometimes realise I've been too lucky and that I'm over-praised. It makes me nervous. I have this sense of being overrated.

Riches I need not, nor man's empty praise.

Charm is that extra quality that defies description.

Children build self-esteem by doing things that are hard and learning what works.

I think comedy comes more from a low sense of self-esteem, and I certainly have that.

Writers want recognition, audience, some corroboration that all those hours at the desk and in daydreams add up to something in the esteem of others.

Forgetfulness is not to be purchased with a wish; and I cannot bestow my esteem on all who desire it, unless they deserve it too.

Write hand-written notes daily and commit to supporting the growth and self-esteem of children, because it makes such a big difference in terms of their capacity for learning.

When one is a stranger to oneself, then one is estranged from others, too.

The determination and conviction to succeed can only come from within.

Positive self-esteem is the quality of simply saying thank you and accepting any value that is attributed to you by others.

Your ears are yours alone. Tell others what you alone can hear. Your voice is yours alone. Tell others what only you can say. Your eyes are yours alone. Show others what only you can see.

Who I am is what fulfills me and fulfills the vision I have of the world.

There is only one source of authentic self-confidence: reason.

Self-esteem is felt even though you may not have done anything yet, but just feel the capability for it.

The only thing socialists produce is debt and self-esteem

Always help people increase their own self-esteem. Develop your skill in making other people feel important.

To possess dignity is to be worthy of respect. Worthy of high esteem. Absorb this: you are worthy of respect.

We have so exalted a notion of the human soul that we cannot bear to be despised, or even not to be esteemed by it. Man, in fact, places all his happiness in this esteem.

Proud to steal her anything she sees, but you will wind up peeking through her key hole down upon your knees.

Humility is not about having a low self-image or poor self-esteem. Humility is about self-awareness.

I work out all the time. Cardio, resistance and a lot of jogging. I love to go hiking. I'm going to invest this in myself, into my self-worth, into my self-esteem.

We have chosen Mahomet not as the most eminent Prophet; but as the one we are freest to speak of. He is by no means the truest of Prophets; but I do esteem him a true one.

Now all that's left of me, is what I pretend to be. So together, but so broken up inside.

To wake up in England and have the newspaper on your front door with a headline that says, 'Ozzie's Beach Whale of a Daughter,' doesn't really do much for your self-esteem at all.

People never realize how much work impacts there self esteem and sense of purpose until they leave a job.

Hope you're pleased with the crumbs she throws you.

To having no self esteem to feeling wonderful about yourself doing what you love to do and making the money that you want to be making. That is my contribution to humanity.

There are some people whom I esteem and want their opinion first, but that's my way. It is difficult for me to delegate. In the end, I do have two or three people on my team who I listen to.

Why stay with him, he uses you just like a human punching bag?

I looked in the mirror at my pigeon chest, I had to put my clothes on cause it made me depressed.

What other form of government, indeed, can so well deserve our esteem and love?

Is a man one whit the better because he is grown great in other men's esteem?

Ties of blood are not always ties of friendship; but friendship founded on merit, on esteem, and on mutual trust, becomes more vital and more tender when strengthened by the ties of blood.

Health, learning and virtue will ensure your happiness; they will give you a quiet conscience, private esteem and public honour.

My esteem in this country has gone up substantially. It is very nice now when people wave at me, they use all their fingers.

I suffered fools so gladly.

It is proof of a narrow mind when things worthy of esteem are distinguished from things worthy of love. Great minds naturally love whatever is worthy of their esteem.

A low self-image is usually not based upon facts; it's mismanaged memory.

A man known to us only as a celebrity in politics or in trade, gains largely in our esteem if we discover that he has some intellectual taste or skill.

The reward of esteem, respect and gratitude [is] due to those who devote their time and efforts to render the youths of every successive age fit governors for the next.

Men of sense esteem wealth to be the assimilation of nature to themselves, the converting of the sap and juices of the planet to the incarnation and nutriment of their design.

Pass down values every day through your actions, your words and your time with your kids.