Quotes About Self-love

The remarkable thing is that we really love our neighbor as ourselves: we do unto others as we do unto ourselves. We hate others when we hate ourselves. We are tolerant toward others when we tolerate ourselves. We forgive others when we forgive ourselves. We are prone to sacrifice others when we are ready to sacrifice ourselves.

People don't complete us. We complete ourselves. If we haven't the power to complete ourselves, the search for love becomes a search for self-annihilation; and then we try to convince ourselves that self-annihilation is love.

Selfishness is not identical with self-love but with its very opposite. Selfishness is one kind of greediness. Like all greediness, it contains an insatiability, as a consequence of which there is never any real satisfaction. Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction.

In the case of an artistic practice that performs female narcissism..., the threat lies in its making superfluous the arbiters of artistic value. Already presuming her desirability, [she] obviates the modern critical system; loving herself, she needs no confirmation of her artistic 'value

Loving the Om (AUM) is loving yourself, your own Self. Om chanting is a creative art, not just mechanical repetition of a word.

When you are filled with self-hate your mind is reversed. Meaning you will love the things that destroy you, and you will hate the things that advance your growth.

You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful.

Saturday is a day for the spa. RELAX, indulge, enjoy, and love yourself, too.

Does the sun ask itself, "Am I good? Am I worthwhile? Is there enough of me?" No, it burns and it shines. Does the sun ask itself, "What does the moon think of me? How does Mars feel about me today?" No it burns, it shines. Does the sun ask itself, "Am I as big as other suns in other galaxies?" No, it burns, it shines.

In order to love who you are, you cannot hate the experiences that shaped you.

Two things I do for maintenance: I get a manicure once a month, and I see my therapist about every six weeks. I am happy to report that, at this point, my nails crack more often than I do.

I did gain weight, but I don't care.

I didn't lose weight for my career or a relationship - I did it to be happy and, as Oprah says, to live my best life.

People are starting to go on about my weight but I'm not going to change my size because they don't like the way I look.

Weight is a number you can change but shaming one self is damaging and toxic.

My weight fluctuates, like any normal girl, and I have times when I feel insecure.

I have just gotten to know my body well enough now to know when I need a little bit of help.

I always wanted to create awareness and spread the word that it is important to respect one's own body and work towards its well-being.

I wish that we, as women, spent as much time on the well-being of our insides as we do with our looks on the outside.

Taking care of myself used to be at the bottom of my list, but I'm all about wellness.

I don't preach body positivity - I'm just okay with the body I'm in and say, 'I love me, so you should love you.'

As much as I preach self-love, it's so hard for me to love myself. It's really hard, and it's just about building a good network of people and, in this case, a good network of artists. Trying to live your ideals as best as you can.

In the presence of your own loving attention, you create the inner conditions that are necessary to step into the next greatest evolution of yourself.

I give myself little presents all the time. But I don't do extravagant things.