Quotes About Self-worth

You can have pride in what you do each day," said Sister Yu, "but not arrogance in what you were born with." She

never make the cost of saving face so high that a man must go elsewhere to show how generous he is.

My mission, should I choose to accept it, is to find peace with exactly who and what I am. To take pride in my thoughts, my appearance, my talents, my flaws and to stop this incessant worrying that I can't be loved as I am.

is a difference between being open to constructive criticism and letting jealous strangers say cruel things to you that make you feel bad about yourself. As

Trying to please everyone all the time never works. It leads to hating oneself and then hating oneself even more when one later tries to assert one's authority.

Mieux vaut être haï pour ce que l'on est, qu'aimé pour ce que l'on n'est pas.

Era, por primera vez, la conciencia de mi propio valer: lo que me apartaba, me distinguía de los demás, eso importaba; lo que nadie sino yo decía y podía decir, eso era lo que tenía que decir.

The attempt to force human beings to despise themselves is what I call hell.

The argument between wives and whores is an old one; each one thinking that whatever she is, at least she is not the other.

Women are objects, commodities, some deemed more expensive than others. But it is only by asserting one's humanness every time, in all situations, that one becomes someone as opposed to something. That, after all is the core of our struggle.

RIDDLE: Q: Why haven't women made great works of art? A: Because they are great works of art.

I always wanted excellence. I wanted to attain it. I didn't start out with apologies. I thought: I am. I wanted to mix with the world, hands on, me and it, and I'd have courage. I wasn't born nice necessarily but nurture triumphed over nature and I wanted to be the good citizen.

Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.

What they say behind my back is none of my business, but I come back here and I know when I turn my light off at night I did my best.

Whatever anybody else thinks of you is none of your business.

Humility is the proper estimate of oneself." CHARLES SPURGEON

When feeling says, 'In myself, I am sinful; I am dark; I am weak; I am poor; I am sad;' let faith say. 'In Christ, I am holy; I am light; I am strong; I am rich; I am joyful.

We are each the love of someone's life --- The Confessions of Max Tivoli

Listen to the people who love you. Believe that they are worth living for even when you don't believe it. Seek

Sometimes people let the same problem make them miserable for years when they could just say, So what. My mother didn't love me. So what. My husband won't ball me. So what. I'm a success but I'm still alone. So what. I don't know how I made it through all the years before I learned how to do that trick. It took a long time for me to learn it, but once you do, you never forget.

So you should always have a product that's not just "you." An actress should count up her plays and movies and a model should count up her photographs and a writer should count up his words and an artist should count up his pictures so you always know exactly what you're worth, and you don't get stuck thinking your product is you and your fame, and your aura. 6 Work

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.

I've never been one to mourn the passing of what could have been a promising relationship. When Jeff broke my heart in the ninth grade, I decided then and there that if a guy couldn't see that I was something special, I'd say good-bye with no regrets. Not that I think I'm more special than anyone else, mind you. But if a thing is not meant to be, I figure it's just not part of God's infinite plan.

Don't treat me like I am something that happened to you.