The Self Quotes

I've suffered from low self-esteem.

Your self-esteem has never been hurt before, right? Don't be so full of yourself then.

My mother told me to raise my kids with calculated neglect. They get their self-worth from doing what they can do and not having everything done for them.

I sort of tend to equate tattoos with prisoners, punks or people with a high level of self-confidence. I don’t necessarily have a covered-in-tattoos personality.

To laugh is to risk appearing a fool, to weep is to risk appearing too sentimental, to reach out for another is to risk involvement, and to expose feelings is to risk exposing one's true self.

I’m not looking for self-control.

The biggest thing you can give a kid is self-esteem, so that they're not shy to do different things.

It was Ba's inspiration which helped me reach the heights of my inner self. She was my priceless jewel.

Be congruent, be authentic, be your true self.

Remember that nothing is so damaging to self-esteem as waiting for a telephone or door-bell that doesn't ring.

The neutralizer to fear is self belief.

Courage overrides self-doubt, but does not end it.

Self-pity dries up our sympathy for others.

To trust one's mind and to know that one is worthy of happiness is the essence of self-esteem.

Creativity is very self-indulgent.

Self pity becomes your oxygen. But you learned to breathe it without a gasp. So, nobody even notices you're hurting.

I think self-confidence doesn’t come so much from knowing you’re great as just knowing who you are.

A sense of achievement improves general confidence and self-esteem.

self-pity is better than none.

Self-confidence carries conviction; it makes other people believe in us.

Self-pity - it's the only pity that counts.

Be yourself; no base imitator of another, but your best self.

Our very business is to teach the great lesson of self-denial and humility to our people, and how unfit is it then that we should be proud ourselves!

I can't think of anyone I admire who isn't fuelled by self-doubt. It's an essential ingredient. It's the grit in the oyster.

Self worth and net worth are not the same.

The truly educated can listen to any view without losing their temper or self-confidence.

To double your net worth, double your self-worth. Because you will never exceed the height of your self-image.

My only thrill is self inflicted hickies.

I own my life. And only mine. And so I shall appreciate my person. And so I shall make proper use of myself.

Choosing succulence is a deliberate act of personal revolution. It means waking up! Embracing your true self, studying your patterns, and letting out your most alive self. We all have one.

Develop Self-confidence, then love will fol­low; it will come naturally from within. And that way the love will be pure.

I like the feeling that I'm giving young women self-confidence. It sounds so cliched, but it can be very moving.

A parent does not do everything for their kid. A parent that does everything for their kid produces a kid with no self-confidence.

Leaders are not born or made - they are self made

There is as much vanity in self-scourgings as in self-justification.

I must not be selfless: develop a sense of self. A solidness that can't be attacked.

I've read over 200 self improvement books. I know what to do to change my life around, but I have the fear of that change. What will happen then? I have the fear that something unexpected may occur.

My acting gives me my self-worth

I’ve questioned everything about myself, every step of the way. You have to have the same amount of fear and self-doubt as you do hope and blind optimism.

The best way to achieve self-esteem is to do something worthy of esteem.

High self-esteem comes from feeling like you have control over events not that events have control over you.

Self-confidence is an important ingredient that makes for a successful physicist.

The sinful emotions are stirred most deeply by self-love.

Whatever your plan, you never invest your own self-worth in its ultimate success or failure.

Self-control is one of the most exhilarating of pleasures.

Why are we here? We exist not to pursue happiness, which is fleeting, or outer accomplishment, which can always be bettered. We are here to nourish the self.

Self-awareness includes awareness of your body.

Self-awareness includes awareness of your mental realm, which encompasses your thoughts, feelings, energy, and emotions.

Self-knowledge is an anchor that makes unpredictability tolerable.

Sometimes staying strong means not putting yourself in uncomfortable or triggering situations.