Self Esteem Confidence Quotes

She begged him to believe in her; he replied, "It's called self-esteem. ~ Joy Marino

I think, head up and shoulders back. Not only does it make you look taller and thinner but it gives you confidence and boosts your self-esteem. ~ Shelley Long

If you improve a teacher's self-esteem, confidence, communication skills or stress levels, you improve that teacher's overall effectiveness across the curriculum. ~ Elaine MacDonald

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

Your self-worth is not dependent on your social media clout ~ Bernard Kelvin Clive

Great spirit, great self-esteem. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

An external locus of identity is unhealthy and yet the very thing that social media encourages in those with low self-esteem. ~ Sam Owen

Avoid negative people at all costs. They are the greatest destroyers of self-confidence and self-esteem. ~ Brian Tracy

We can't start over again, and it wouldn't "be perfect" if we could. We can only continue. ~ Theodore Isaac Rubin

[Olivia:] "It's just that I was already at my calorie limit for the day before I had the liquor, and I want to go to Europe in my skinny jeans."

[Tobias:] "What the hell are skinny jeans?"

"They're the jeans that you buy that are too small so that someday you can wear them and feel awesome."

He put his fork down and stared at me, openmouthed. "There are so many things wrong with that sentence. I don't even know where to start."

"It's okay. This is advanced self-loathing. You'd have to be a woman to understand it at this level. ~ Lucy March

A happy person with decent self-esteem wouldn't bother to have credentials as good as mine. ~ Mark Vonnegut

The individual who knows the score about life sees difficulties as opportunities ~ Norman Vincent Peale

Love yourself and that is all the love you need. ~ Amit Abraham

A good run adds a little bounce to my step. I get a certain amount of self-esteem from it. ~ George W. Bush

Balanced self-esteem makes individuals glow from within when they are faced with challenges or pitted against overwhelming odds. ~ Prem Jagyasi

Do not underestimate yourself! ~ Sunday Adelaja

While there will always be someone who may dislike you, there are others who will like you for who you are. ~ Shahla Khan

She's a baby," Maggie told me. "Babies wear pastels."
"Says who?" I asked ... "Society. The same society, I might add, that dictates that little girls should always be sugar and spice and everything nice, which engourages them to not be assertive. And that, in turn, then leads to low self-esteem, which can lead to eating disorders and increased tolerance and acceptance of domestic, sexual, and substance abuse. ~ Sarah Dessen

Competition with others makes u ORDINARY; but competition with yourself makes u ORIGINAL. ~ Adanne Chukwudi Udejiofor

During my trying times, I didn't give up, I became stronger, and the wing that was clipped grew back. ~ Charlena E. Jackson

All positive interactions with other human beings involve, to some degree, the experience of visibility
that is, the experience of being seen and understood. ~ Nathaniel Branden

The advantage of having an unexpected opportunity to successfully grieve our early-life losses; to enjoy healthy relationships; to develop an unshakable sense of self-esteem; to find our unique purposes in life; to have peace about our adoption experiences; to find our true identities ... now I am alive ... fully alive and on the cutting edge of my life's journey. What better place could one be? ~ Sherrie Eldridge

Sean lay back and listened, watching her with a smile playing over his mouth.

"it's a really good thing I don't have self-esteem issues," he told her when her spasms of hilarity started to die down. "Also, it's a good thing I hear your sex sound first, You have no grounds to ridicule me, woman. ~ Jennifer Bernard

Western women have been controlled by ideals and stereotypes as much as by material constraints. ~ Naomi Wolf

Your words speak louder than your actions because you love to bring me down. Your words are like a double-edged sword that cuts deep. The wounds will never heal - they are scars that I will forever remember. ~ Charlena E. Jackson

Transgression of any kind is always accompanied by a loss of self-esteem. ~ Brian Tracy

Harsh discipline doesn't benefit a student, but social problem solving does. Are strict rules and harsh discipline the keys to successful education? No, they aren't. In fact, harsh discipline is counterproductive to learning. Discipline can make a student focus, but it also gives him anxiety and low self-esteem. Rousseah Mieze, a APR graduate who later became a teacher, said the strict environment of APR shaped his negative self-image. When he was in college, he'd still imagine his former teachers saying things like, You don't work hard enough. You don't belong here. ~ Anonymous

With great enthusiasm, pursue your dreams. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

You are the authority on your own experiences and ideas, so keep building your self-esteem and don't feel afraid to show it. ~ Jeetendr Sehdev

A young lady is supposed to be classy, kind, generous, and respectful. She is told she should not display any anger and/or badmouth her peers. A young lady is told to think 'inside the box' and to limit her expectations because her husband will provide for her in the future.
A young lady is taught to never fuss or complain and to always keep a smile on her face. When a young lady speaks her mind, she is told that she is not acting "ladylike".
When a young lady steps out of her comfort zone to challenge herself to fight for what she wants, she is told she is not acting "ladylike".
When a young lady plays a sport, and at times she may be aggressive, she is told that she is not acting "ladylike"
When a young lady is bossy, she is told to humble herself, because that is not acting "ladylike". Maybe she isn't bossy, maybe she is confident within herself, has high self-esteem and knows she can dare to be different. ~ Charlena E. Jackson

Did you have a rough month? I did :( but, you know what? There's no time to dwell on a missed opportunity or worry about what I should've done or said, beating myself up & making myself miserable about my mistakes. That doesn't work. So will take notes from that, put it behind me, move on & finish the year STRONG ~ Pablo

Loving yourself doesn't make you selfish. When done correctly, the exact opposite occurs, because you know that selfish behaviors are negative for your mind, body and spirit. ~ Donald L. Hicks

Where talent is a dwarf, self-esteem is a giant. ~ John Petit-Senn

We cannot be of any good to other people unless we are first good to ourselves. ~ Dee Waldeck

Mathilde made an effort to use the more intimate form; she was evidently more attentive to this unusual way of speaking than to what she was saying. This use of the singular form, stripped of the tone of affection, ceased, after a moment, to afford Julien any pleasure, he was astonished at the absence of happiness; finally, in order to feel it, he had recourse to his reason. He saw himself highly esteemed by this girl who was so proud, and never bestowed unrestricted praise; by this line of reasoning he arrived at a gratification of his self-esteem. ~ Stendhal

My former identity was lying around, somewhere, fragmented and buried, like shards from an earlier civilization. ~ Laurie Nadel

Neither gender is routinely more jealous - although women are more willing to work to win back a lover, while men tend to flaunt their money and status and are more likely to walk out to protect their self-esteem or save face. ~ Helen Fisher

Conquer yourself; the world is you! ~ Raheel Farooq

I don't think it's a good attitude in your life to feel that you have to be rich to have self-esteem. ~ Tom Petty

Slobodan Milosevic was just as smart as a five-year-old. Five-year-olds have an uncanny way of getting into your psyche, your self-esteem. ~ Wesley Clark

The biggest secret of self-esteem is this: Begin to appreciate other people more; show respect for any human being merely because he is a child of God and therefore a thing of value. ~ Maxwell Maltz

I am allowed to have healthy self-esteem. ~ Amy Poehler

Entitlement is a double- edged sword (or a double-jawed trap) for kids. On one edge it gives kids all that they don't need - indulgence, dullness, conceit, and laziness; and on the backswing, it takes from them everything they do need - motivation, inde- pendence, inventiveness, pride, responsibility, and a chance to really work for things and to build their own sense of fulfill- ment and self-esteem. ~ Richard Eyre

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

The gods help them who help themselves. ~ Aesop

The most insignificant people are the most apt to sneer at others. They are safe from reprisals. And have no hope of rising in their own self esteem but by lowering their neighbors. ~ William Hazlitt

There's great power in not fearing solitude. You don't allow yourself to be treated like crap because you're afraid of the alternative. ~ S. Usher Evans

Although once when we were talking after class, Herr Silverman told me that when someone rises up and holds himself to a higher standard, even when doing so benefits others, average people resent it, mostly because they're not strong enough to do the same. ~ Matthew Quick

Be kind to yourself. Remember that when you abuse yourself, you will experience the anger, regret, and apathy of the bully as well as the depression, anxiety, and insecurity of the victim. Whatever you do, be kind to yourself. ~ Vironika Tugaleva

How far can you go in life if you don't love yourself? ~ Sean King

Tired of being unhappy? Fix it. ~ Demi Lovato