Quotes About Self-worth

A lot of people say this honor validates my career, but I didn't work hard for validation.

Always work hard, be honest, and be proud of who you are.

The culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves. And you have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn't work, don't buy it.

When something you make doesn't work, it didn't work, not you. You, you work. You keep trying.

What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need love when you do; or you like your work when you know quite well you're capable of better.

It gets dangerous when you start allowing people to validate your work.

Don't undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special.

I work very hard and I'm worth every cent.

The most precious thing in the world: me, because if there was no me, nothing could work out in this world

You always feel you are not deserving. People who are successful at what they do know what kind of work goes with it, so they are surprised at the praise.

Our true worth doesn't come from the work we do, it comes from who we are as human beings.

I'm a working woman of 80 trying to work out what the image I can project is. How I can do it with, you know, dignity.

All people interested in their work are liable to overrate their vocation. There may be makers of dolls' eyes who wonder how society would go on without them.

In 'life,' I don't want to be reduced to my work. In 'work,' I don't want to be reduced to my life.

Deficiency motivation doesn't work. It will lead to a life-long pursuit of try to fix me. Learn to appreciate what you have and where and who you are.

It sometimes makes people feel better about themselves, you know, to put other people down, or make fun of them, or maybe make mockery of their work and that doesn't make me feel good at all.

If you're going to devote the best years of your life to your work, have enough love for yourself and the world around you to work on something that matters to you deeply

My brother applied for work, but was told by the company that it had more employees than it needed. My brother said, "Don't worry. The little bit of work I do won't be noticed !!!"

I'm proud of the work that I've done. I don't care what people label me as.

I was more ashamed that I couldn't work the washing machine than the fact that I was taking drugs.

A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees.

You grow up a bit damaged or broken then you have some success but you don't know how to feel good about the work you're doing or the life you're leading.

When someone gets a success, and we, too, have done good work and sometimes even better work than the person who has just triumphed, we wonder: Why did success pass me by?

I think self-esteem comes from work.