Quotes About Self-worth

When we strive to impress or outdo others, we strengthen the underlying belief that we are not good enough as we are.

For so many of us, feelings of deficiency are right around the corner. It doesn't take much—just hearing of someone else's accomplishments, being criticized, getting into an argument, making a mistake at work—to make us feel that we are not okay.

Don't take insults to you heart, because bad words comes from stupid people and good words comes from smart people. If you think about it what kind of person it was who said bad words and what kind of person it was who said good words, you understand. You can't take stupid people words seriously and you can take smart people words seriously. I'm not perfect.

they will never mock her either, because all the things that she has, she can never lose.

Never cry in front of these men. Never cry. Ever. It's only hair. Hair will grow back.

She hated her job the same way I hated my jobs because she knew she was worth more, but she also hated herself so there wasn't much point in trying to do better.

A man spends his whole life trying to prove his worth to others. A woman spends her life trying to prove her worth to herself.

I told her once I wasn't good at anything. She ran her thumb over my lips raw from kissing her and said survival was a talent.

People will only fight so hard to try and old on to what they have, but they'll dig in and fight forever to protect who they are.

You have to believe you deserve what you want, that it's yours. That's the most important part of it all. If you don't believe you deserve it, if you wait for someone to hand what you want to you, then you'll be waiting your whole life for things to happen, and they won't.

You don't know how demoralizing it is to be a man with nothing to offer a woman.

Before, I had my good job and my gold cuff links. What do I have today? Only my character. I know she can't wear my character on her left hand, and I know it doesn't pay bills or father children. But it's what I have and I believe that it should count for something. Thank you, sir, for reading this.

We all feel inadequate very often. It's only when it gets chronic that it is disturbing to one's emotions and can get out of hand and make you pretty damn miserable.

There's more to life than dating the boy on the football team.

So don't you worry your pretty little mind People throw rocks at things that shine And life makes love look hard The stakes are high, the water's rough But this love is ours.

Hold on, baby you're losing it The water's high, you're jumping into it And letting go...and no one knows That you cry, but you don't tell anyone That you might not be the golden one And you're tied together with a smile But you're coming undone

I know he loved you. A long time ago. I ain't jealous of you, Just thought you should know. You were never good enough for him, Or anything like me. So you might as well sit back, cause I ain't trying to show maturity.

So don't you worry your pretty little mind because people throw rocks at things that shine.

Show respect to all people, but grovel to none.

People are nice to me because of how I like, and part of me likes that, but part of me feels guilty because I haven't done anything to deserve it.

wanted Tamera to value herself in terms of what she could do, both with her mind and with her body, not in terms of how decorative she was.

I will never let another man disrespect me. I don't care if we sparring or fighting.

I always wanted to be an actress. And it wasn't ego. I felt so little about myself, considered myself such a sparrow. Not just my size. I thought I was so plain... I did plays not to show off but because if I did that - I didn't realize it at the time - I would be somebody other than this person I didn't really approve of.

Somebody has to be on stage, and some people have to be in the audience. That's the only difference. Don't put any thought as to why you are on the stage or how you need to be 'better' than the people in the audience. You aren't better. You're simply the speaker.