The Self Quotes

Working out is really the top thing in my life that I do for my own self-esteem and self-worth.

Criticism is a destroyer of self-worth and esteem. It is heartbreaking how criticism can wound children and diminish their self-esteem.

Love is self deception. I am a living creature. Hate is only self love. I am a double feature.

We use intuition as a way to connect with our Divine Self.

I've done lots of pieces on self-esteem and hair. There's a desire to conform, but if the encouragement to be yourself is there from loved ones, you'll find that later, that true self will come out.

Self knowledge begins with the neighbor, the mirror, and just the same with true self-love; that goes from the mirror to the matter.

It requires self-esteem to receive-not self-love but just a pleasant acquaintance and liking for oneself.

You are wonderful. Valuable. Worthwhile. Lovable. Not because others think so. Self worth comes from only one place: self.

Do you have no sense of self-preservation?

Self-esteem is a powerful force within each of us... Self-esteem is the experience that we are appropriate to life and to the requirements of life.

People with high self esteem are risk takers, but more importantly, they are achievers.

Self knowledge is the stepping stop to self mastery.

Learning to cultivate an awareness of the known and unknown within one's being often leads to a healthier and more realistic sense of self.

Self-confidence goes a long way and is very attractive to others.

I think, myself, that one's memories represent those moments which, insignificant as they may seem, nevertheless represent the inner self and oneself as most really oneself.

Mr. McVicker instilled self-respect in those of us who were his students, because he respected us regardless of our background.

Because Great Britain has self-confidence, it doesn't need a monumental Olympics.

Self pity is a disease which does not kill but corrodes.

There has been a lot of self-doubt and unwelcome events in my life.

I guess I lost a little bit of self-esteem that time that you made it with the whole hockey team.

Soloing is the most beautiful way of climbing; no material constrains, just you and the rock, the sun, nature; a kind of school for courage, willpower and self-confidence.

Fame is hollow. It amplifies what is there. If there is any self-doubt, or hatred, or lack of ability to connect with people, fame will magnify it.

I didn't have high self-esteem when I was a teen-ager, as I think most teen-agers don't.

I confess my own leisure to be spent entirely in search of adventure, without regard to prudence, profit, self improvement, learning, or any other serious thing.

Women sometimes allow you to be unfaithful to their love; they never allow you to wound their self-esteem.

That's the biggest thing to separate - your body from your self worth.

Hollywood can be a draining industry. For all the glitz and glory and wonderful parts of our business, it takes it's toll on your inner self.

Both of my girls have very high self-esteem because they were both able to master certain things; I should think that's good for their confidence.

Groveling for connection from someone who compares you to Hitler is not good for a person's self-esteem.

destruction is ultimately self-destruction.

Worlds self made are so full of monsters and demons.

What men call friendship is only social intercourse, an exchange of favours and good offices; it comes down to a commercial dealing in which self-esteem always expects to profit.

I think when you're live on TV in an unscripted environment a lot slips through the cracks of your real self. People can read my face, they know what I'm thinking.

Rejection is a big part of show business. It can be tough on anyone who doesn't have fairly good self-esteem. Especially kids, as they try to discover who they are.

We can't have self-government without the self-confidence that is at the root of it.

narcissists ... have the least sense of self of anybody on the planet.

I had a fantastic mother who taught me self-confidence.

but i've slammed the door to my inner self; if he ever wants to force the lock again, he'll have to use a harder crowbar!

If you are hoping to find your self-worth and fulfillment in other peoples' opinion of your writing, you will never find it.

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.

It is curious how an age of public self-revelation, and of the use of psychological jargon, should also be an age when self-examination is rarely practised.

Her imperturbable self-confidence (Duchesse de Maine) caused Madame de Stael to write that the Duchesse believed in herself the same way she believed in God, without explanation or discussion.

You can't help people being right for the wrong reasons...This fear of finding oneself in bad company is not an expression of political purity; it is an expression of a lack of self-confidence.

Jobless people will have no self-confidence. And they feel they are worthless because when you don't have a job you have to rely on someone.

I've always said that the most important thing is job creation. Jobs will earn people money and build self-confidence.

The attack on "selfishness" is an attack on man's self-esteem; to surrender one, is to surrender the other.

I wasn't supported, I wasn't given any self-esteem.

People with healthy self-esteem do not need to create pretend identities.

I think Black people need to take self-esteem seriously.