Self Esteem Quotes

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

Everyone needs a sense of shame, but no one needs to feel ashamed.

I am not afraid of praise, for I have practiced it on myself.

If you can't get a compliment any other way, pay yourself one.

I don't even know how to speak up for myself, because I don't really have a father who would give me the confidence or advice. And if you're always the new kid, you never get a chance to adapt, so your confidence is just zilch.

Never compare yourself to beautiful girls.

Never neglect the little things. Never skimp on that extra effort, that additional few minutes, that soft word of praise or thanks, that delivery of the very best that you can do. It does not matter what others think, it is of prime importance, however, what you think about you. You can never do your best, which should always be your trademark, if you are cutting corners and shirking responsibilities. You are special. Act it. Never neglect the little things.

No man, deep down in the privacy of his heart, has any considerable respect for himself.

True self-esteem is realizing that you are valuable because you were born. No matter where you came from, what color your skin is, what people say about your family or what mean things people may have done to you, because you were born, you are important and you matter.

As long as the mind is enslaved, the body can never be free. Psychological freedom, a firm sense of self-esteem, is the most powerful weapon against the long night of physical slavery.

80% of people's problems are about how they feel about themselves.

Hate destroys the very structure of the personality of the hater. [...] when you start hating anybody, it destroys the very center of your creative response to life and the universe; so love everybody.

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.

I feel like our future is our confidence and self-esteem.

Love of flattery, in most men, proceeds from the mean opinion they have of themselves; in women, from the contrary.

When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are.

It is as proper to have pride in oneself as it ridiculous to show it to others.

It's in the click of my heels, The bend of my hair, the palm of my hand, The need of my care, 'Cause I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me.

Finding lack in others is not the path to liking what you see in yourself.

It is as commendable to think well of oneself when alone, as it is ridiculous to speak well of oneself among others.

Those who are clever in imagination are far more pleased with themselves than prudent men could reasonably be.

I've always thought that people need to feel good about themselves and I see my role as offering support to them, to provide some light along the way.

If our children are to approve of themselves, they must see that we approve of ourselves.

We want you to stop caring about what anybody else's response is to you. And when you get there, they'll all really, really like you. It's the strangest thing. When you need their approval, you never get it. And when you don't need their approval, you're so tuned in, everybody wants to be with you.

I walk into a room Just as cool as you please, And to a man, The fellows stand or Fall down on their knees.

To have an incredible increase in self esteem, all you have to do is start doing some little something. You don't have to do spectacularly dramatic things for self esteem to start going off the scale. Just make a commitment to any easy discipline. Then another one and another one.

The average man plays to the gallery of his own self-esteem.

Only make decisions that support your self-image, self-esteem, and self-worth.

The love of new acquaintance comes not so much from being weary of what we had before, or from any satisfaction there is in change, as from the distaste we feel in being too little admired by those that know us too well, and the hope of being more admired by those that know us less.

Has a woman who knew she was well-dressed ever caught a cold?

It is hard to feel bad about yourself when you are doing something good for someone else. There are a lot of ways to lift your self-esteem, but making a positive difference in another's life has got to be my best leadership guidance. Serving others and working to add value to them will lift your spirits in a way that nothing else will. Trust me on this one.

When teachers or people in authority put me down or in one way or another tried to make me feel less than equal to what they thought I should be - my mother was on my side. It was amazing.

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.

The only thing that sustains one through life is the consciousness of the immense inferiority of everybody else, and this is a feeling that I have always cultivated.

Most people with low self-esteem have earned it.

You must really begin to harden yourself to the idea of being worth looking at.

The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

If compliments were food, I'd have starved to death 28 years ago.

Here’s a bumper sticker I’d like to see: “We are the proud parents of a child who’s self-esteem is sufficient that he doesn’t need us promoting his minor scholastic achievements on the back of our car."

I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do! That is character!

... all comparisons injure.

I'm pretty, but I'm not beautiful.

The greatest single cause of a poor self-image is the absence of unconditional love.

It's impossible to consistently behave in a manner inconsistent with how we see ourselves. We can do very few things in a positive way if we feel negative about ourselves.

Happiness and confidence are the prettiest things you can wear

Why do men seek honour? Surely in order to confirm the favorable opinion they have formed of themselves.

lack of self-esteem is what causes wars because people who really love themselves don't go out and try to fight other people ... It's the root of all the problems.

Whenever you get one inch above the ground in your own esteem, you are that inch too high!

Nobody on the face of the earth can make you feel inferior without your permission.

When evil men plot, good men must plan. When evil men burn and bomb, good men must build and bind. When evil men shout ugly words of hatred, good men must commit themselves to the glories of love.

Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.

Say to Yourself when Someone Else is Criticizing U, 'What U Think of Me is None of My Business'

In every aspect of our lives, we are always asking ourselves, How am I of value? What is my worth? Yet I believe that worthiness is our birthright.

The importance of Liking Yourself is a notion that fell heavily out of favor during the coptic, anti-ego frenzy of the Acid Era--but nobody guessed back then that the experiment might churn up this kind of hangover: a whole subculture of frightened illiterates with no faith in anything.

Insecure about my body, about my personality, sometimes even about my understanding of everything.

Don?t back down just to keep the peace. Standing up for your beliefs builds self-confidence and self-esteem.

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

Determination and persistence are melded together. Their basis comes from people who stay hungry and don`t allow themselves to get too comfortable. Entering a comfort zone is the fastest way to kill your drive and determination, at which point you begin to accept whatever you have as being "good enough." There is no self-esteem in accepting the status quo. There are tremendous emotional and psychological rewards that come with pushing yourself to break through past limits and, in the process, creating something of value for yourself and others.

What good is any feeling we may have about ourselves, if it only lasts as long as others agree to it?

Needing approval is like saying 'your view of me is more important than my own opinion of myself'.