Quotes About Self-worth

The only person, who can influence your life is YOU and it's never too late to recognize your worth.

When you learn to talk people up, you will never talk yourself down.

Most of the people don't see a big success in life, because small successes ignites ego issues in them.

Success is not defined by status, money, education, career or another person but rather by the level of peace that I have within myself.

If you want something better for your life, you've got to start by believing you deserve it.

Feel Superior but Act Inferior

In a weird way I must have loved my little collection of hurts and wounds. They provided me with some real nice sympathy, with the feeling I was exceptional... What a special case I was.

Good works is giving to the poor and the helpless, but divine works is showing them their worth to the One who matters.

I required kindness and sympathy, but I did not believe myself utterly unworthy of it.

Far better one unpurchased heart than glory's proudest name.

He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

There's a lot of talk these days about giving children self-esteem. It's not something you can give; it's something they have to build.

I know what it's like to be told by your teacher that you'll never amount to anything.

I'm not saving anybody's life, I'm not a teacher, I'm not working for UNICEF. I don't think I'm some big deal.

None of my English teachers in college were praising me or telling me I was anything special. But then in creative writing classes they were. And I enjoyed those more anyway.

Mam once told me the name Margaret means pearl. She said a pearl's the only jewel that needs no cutting or polishing. Comes perfect from the hand of God Himself. And I ought to be treasuring myself like one.

You can have pride in what you do each day, but not arrogance in what you were born with.

I wiped my eyes and looked in the mirror. I was surprised at what I saw. I had on a beautiful red dress, but what I saw was even more valuable. I was strong. I was pure. I had genuine thoughts inside that no one could see, that no one could ever take away from me. I was like the wind.

How to obey parents and listen to your mother's mind. How not to show your own thoughts, to put your feelings behind your face so you can take advantage of hidden opportunities. Why easy things are not worth pursuing. How to know your own worth and polish it, never flashing it around like a cheap ring. Why Chinese thinking is best.

Llevaba un hermoso vestido rojo, pero lo que vi era incluso más valioso. Yo era fuerte. Era pura. Albergaba en mi interior unos pensamientos genuinos que nadie podría arrebatarme jamás. Yo era como el viento.

See the gold metal I can now wear. I gave birth to your brothers and then your father gave me these two bracelets. Then I had you. And every few years, when I have a little extra money, I buy another bracelet. I know what I'm worth. They're always twenty-four carats, all genuine.

When you lose your face it is like dropping your necklace down a well. The only way you can get it back is to fall in after it.

I had discarded pride, that useless burden of self-importance I had carried around like my portable vanity with its broken mirror.

shout, "Enough!