Quotes About Self-worth

Suddenly women's lib had made me feel my life had been wasted.

I love myself. Anything that has my name I'm tickled to death.

Men like Stephen don't cheat because they're missing something at home, Christy-Lynn. They cheat because they're missing something inside, so they take what they want and make it theirs, because they need to fill up all that empty space.

playing small as they say nowadays, afraid of making others uncomfortable.

Men like Stephen don't cheat because they're missing something at home, Christy-Lynn. They cheat because they're missing something inside, so they take what they want and make it theirs, because they need to fill up all that empty space. That's what this woman was. A space filler, something he wanted and took. It wasn't about you.

You can't ask for what you want unless you know what it is. A lot of people don't know what they want or they want much less than they deserve. First you have figure out what you want. Second, you have to decide that you deserve it. Third, you have to believe you can get it. And, fourth, you have to have the guts to ask for it.

So where does that leave me? I like hosting the show....It's become my identity. If that's gone, where am I?

I felt inadequate. In your dad's eyes, I was always that. This particular day, he made a snide remark when he was leaving for work, and I snapped—not at him, but inside me.

The only thing I want is to be loved as a grown person with the right to her own dreams.

don't value myself

I can't spend the rest of my life competing for your attention and coming in last.

Don't depend on a partner for your self-esteem. Never give away your value to someone else.

Don't judge your creation. Accept it with gratitude. What we express is a valuable part of ourselves and worthy of our respect.

You deserve to be happy. You also deserve to be you

everyone hated her, and some people actually knew she was a good mother. It helped to rekindle her faith in herself. "I

You deserve to be happy and you deserve to be you. One True Love. Love

I don't want you anymore. I don't want to be second choice, second best, second whatever. I don't want to be the one who trails after you like some stupid lost puppy dog. I don't want to be the one you got stuck with after the one you loved got away.

See, that's all you're thinking about, is winning. You're confirming your sense of self- worth through outward reward instead of through inner appreciation.

You're dealing with the demon of external validation. You can't beat external validation. You want to know why Because it feels sooo good.

As Cinderella would probably tell you, even a prince who only recognizes your footwear is preferable to a lifetime of cleaning grates.

She had come to terms with her lack of beauty, but never with her lack of genius in the single thing she had ever wanted.

But maybe what's important is not that I matter to them, but that they matter to me. And mostly that 'I' matter to me.

Underlying James's career crisis was a psychological crisis. He had to confront what was really true about himself. Faced with the competing job offer, James had been asking people, "What should I do?" instead of, "What do I really want? What gives me a sense of self-worth?

If you feel defined by any job, your self-image isn't solid enough.