Inspiring Self Esteem Quotes

I did it because you are a beautiful, desirable woman, and a long time ago, someone made you think you weren't. I'm not saying a few lessons from me can undo everything, but I want you to see a little bit of what I see when I look at you. ~ Elizabeth Harmon

Well, we all know that self-esteem comes from what you think of you, not what other people think of you. ~ Gloria Gaynor

You can overcome whatever is going on around you if you believe in the light that lives within you. ~ Justine Edward

What stunned me was the regular assertion that feminists were "anti-family." ... It was motherhood that got me into the movementin the first place. I became an activist after recognizing how excruciatingly personal the political was to me and my sons. It was the women's movement that put self-esteem back into "just a housewife," rescuing our intelligence from the junk pile of "instinct" and making it human, deliberate, powerful. ~ Mary Blakely

As long as you look for someone else to validate who you are by seeking their approval, you are setting yourself up for disaster. You have to be whole and complete in yourself. No one can give you that. You have to know who you are - what others say is irrelevant. ~ Nic Sheff

Brenda, do you know God loves you? He really does. To Him, you're perfect, absolutely perfect. You always have been. ~ Nikki Rosen

We have a choice in our response to failure. We can condemn or we can learn. All of us fail, but this doesn't mean that we are failures. We need to understand that failing can be a step toward maturity, not a permanent blot on our self-esteem...We don't have to allow failure to prevent us from being used by God. ~ Robert S. McGee

Courage injures the strong ones who have no wisdom, but it motivates the brave ones, to always win. ~ Auliq Ice

And girls who hold on to their assertiveness and self-esteem are less likely to grow up to be depressed women. ~ Julie Holland

Women who love themselves are threatening; but men who love real women, more so. ~ Naomi Wolf

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

Drug cartels have taken the driver's seat, training our young
men and women on how best to self destruct, while the larger
community watches on helplessly as these bands of renegades lead
our people towards the path of self annihilation ~ Oche Otorkpa

The most valuable asset in your life is your self-worth, not your net worth. ~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Your self-confidence is directly connected to how much you feel you are making a difference in the world. ~ Brian Tracy

[B]eyond hiding our need and neurotically pursuing self-esteem, there is a third way our neurotic anxiety about death interferes with love. And this is the darkest manifestation of all, as it makes us violent.

Because our worldview is the source of our significance and self-esteem, we want to defend it from the criticisms of out-group members. Those who are different from us implicitly or explicitly call into question the things we hold most dear, the cultural values that ground and shape the contours of our identity and self-esteem in the face of death. In this, out-group members become a source of anxiety, an existential threat. To cope with the anxiety, we rush to defend our worldview and become dogmatic, fundamentalist, and ideological in regard to our values, culture, and way of life. We embrace our worldview as unique and exceptional, as superior to other worldviews, which we deem inferior, mistaken, and even dangerous. This mindset begins the process in which out-group members are denigrated and eventually demonized, sowing the seeds of violence. The point to note here is how this violence is fueled by an underlying neurotic fear that the cultural projects that we've invested in and sacrificed for are not actually immortal, eternal, timeless, or immune to death. ~ Richard Beck

What a joy to meet and be around with people who're self-aware with healthy self-esteem. They embrace you and make your stay with them enjoyable. ~ Assegid Habtewold

I wonder, if I keep faking it, will I eventually believe it? A part of me worries that I'll keep faking it and completely forget what's real at all. ~ Brigid Kemmerer

Your level of emotional health and self-esteem will always attract others who are in the same category. ~ Debra Fileta

You should never give anyone power over your entire soul. ~ Charlena E. Jackson

I have to respect other's opinions even if I don't agree with them. ~ Nathaniel Branden

He who has lost honor can lose nothing more. ~ Publilius Syrus

Our malady is not "low self-esteem," nor is it how we view ourselves; rather, it is our low view of God. ~ Nancy Leigh DeMoss

In 1950, the [Gallup organization] asked high school kids, are you a very important person? Then 12 percent said yes. Asked again in 2005, 80 percent said, yes, I'm a very important person. ~ David Brooks

It's unfashionable these days to talk about sin, and it's even less fashionable to talk about idolatry. The world likes to tell us that we're beyond that now. When we honestly discuss the sinful attitudes behind our actions, we are often shushed: "You're not that bad! Everyone does those things! You need to have better self esteem!" But the human heart is the same now as it was in biblical times. We don't have to bow down to a golden statue to worship idols. When we trust in anything other than God for peace and happiness we are essentially practicing idolatry. Only when we see the idols yet in our hearts can we truly "put off the old self" and "put on the new self" (Colossians 3:5-10). ~ Staci Eastin

Don't live life like an apology. Be yourself unapologetically. ~ Darlene Lancer

Self-esteem is such a challenging issue for young women. ~ Kimberly Elise

Wow! I feel a sense of relief. I am finally free. I never felt this good about myself! ~ Charlena E. Jackson

Any time you think limitation it is not spiritual or god based, ~ Frank Healy

Our actions are reflections, not of who we are, but who we think we are. ~ Justin Young

My dear Watson," said [Sherlock Holmes], "I cannot agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues. To the logician all things should be seen exactly as they are, and to underestimate one's self is as much a departure from truth as to exaggerate one's own powers. ~ Arthur Conan Doyle

Well it's good to have a car like that, once in a while somebody'll say, 'why don't you come over for dinner?' and I can just say, 'Car won't make it.' I don't have to tell them that time is scarcer than young pussy around here, and I don't mean time to write POETRY. I mean time to lay in bed, alone, and stare up at the ceiling and not think at all, not at all, not at all… ~ Charles Bukowski

If you're the dad of a daughter, your job is particularly important, affecting her self-esteem, her autonomy, and her aspirations (according to one study, out of the University of British Columbia, daughters who see their dads doing chores are less likely to limit their
career aspirations to stereotypically female industries, like teaching or nursing). But you can't just talk the talk, you have to actually walk it. We promise, it'll pay off for you, too! Working dads who spend more time with their kids are happier in their jobs. They're also more patient, empathetic, and flexible - and at least one study claims it might just help them live longer. ~ Jessica Bennett

I suffer the terrible disease of low self-esteem. ~ Julie Bowen

I think imperfections are important, just as mistakes are important. You only get to be good by making mistakes, and you only get to be real by being imperfect. ~ Julianne Moore

Not all who demand your attention desire your happiness, many merely seeking a conveyance to their own. It is entirely easy when wrapped up with the petty to miss what is possible and what rows your ship to worthwhile dreams. But when two or more fall together to share the oars of what might be, dreams may find them in equal measure and as fast as the wake made. ~ Tom Althouse

I do not think there was anything abusive in my house. Yet, I stand by a lot of my critiques of Western parenting. I think there's a lot of questions about how you instill true self-esteem. ~ Amy Chua

Prior to being bullied, I was a very footloose sixth-grader. You know, I was quirky, I was creative - I really felt good in my own body. And when I was bullied in seventh grade, my self-esteem tanked. ~ Carolyn Mackler

We know that productivity suffers when uncertainty is high. But we've failed to realize the equally destructive effects of too little anxiety ... By protecting people from risk, we destroy their self-esteem. We rob them of the opportunity to become strong, competent people. ~ Judith M Bardwick

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