Quotes About Confidence

My self-esteem was affected by my anxiety over what others thought of me. That weakened my natural confidence. And made me angry. Positive self-esteem must be preceded by self-respect. To get self-respect you have to do something good. Causing mischief wasn't good.

The difference between attention and recognition is self-esteem.

He had the look, Vega thought, the one reserved for teenaged boys, the one that says there's nothing but girls and beer and sports in the world and I am goddamn okay with that.

If you dear little girls would only learn what real beauty is, and not pinch and starve and bleach yourselves out so, you'd save an immense deal of time and money and pain. A happy soul in a healthy body makes the best sort of beauty for man or woman.

We don't choose our talents; but we needn't hide them in a napkin because they are not just what we want.

Over time I actually changed the way I saw myself, which meant I showed up in the world differently,

Most beautiful but dumb girls think they are smart and get away with it, because other people, on the whole, aren't much smarter.

A well dressed woman, even though her purse is painfully empty, can conquer the world.

Most beautiful dumb girls think they are smart and get away with it, because other people, on the whole, aren't much smarter.

There is nothing that I so greatly admire as purposefulness. I have an enormous respect for people who know exactly what they are doing and where they are going. Such people are compact and integrated. They have clear edges. They give an impression of invulnerability and balance, and I wish I were one of them.

I'm a good knitter, and I'm proud of it. I see no point in being modest about things you know you do well. It doesn't indicate humility so much as hypocrisy or lack of perception.

There is nothing that I so admire as purposefulness. I have an enormous respect for people who know exactly what they are doing and where they are going. Such people are compact and integrated. They have clear edges. They give an impression of invulnerability and balance, and I wish I were one of them.

Ole Golly: You know what? You're an individual, and that makes people nervous. And it's gonna keep making people nervous for the rest of your life.

You have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.

O medo é a falta de confiança em nós

The toddler must say no in order to find out who she is. The adolescent says no to assert who she is not.

Self-approval and self-acceptance in the now are the main keys to positive changes in every area of our lives.

I love and approve of myself, and I trust the process of life. I am safe.

I find that when we really love and accept and APPROVE OF OURSELVES EXACTLY AS WE ARE, then everything in life works. It's as if little miracles are everywhere.

Learn to treat doubt as a friend, not the enemy, and thank it for questioning you.

If we really love ourselves, everything in our life works.

Every corner of my world is a safe place. Even in the dark of night when I sleep, I am safe. I know tomorrow will take care of itself. My dreams are dreams of joy. I awaken feeling safe and secure. I love waking up. If I awaken with a dream, I ask it to tell me about itself.

When a little child is learning to walk or talk, we encourage him and praise him for every tiny improvement he makes. The child beams and eagerly tries to do better. Is this the way you encourage yourself when you are learning something new? Or do you make it harder to learn because you tell yourself that you are stupid or clumsy or a "failure"?

I feel totally safe everywhere in this Universe.