Quotes About Self-worth

Ladies, let me give you some advice. You can throw all your stupid fucking chick-lit, self-help, why-doesn't-he-love-me books out, because this is all you need to know: Men will treat you the way you let them. There is no such thing as "deserving" respect; you get what you demand from people.. if you demand respect, he will either respect you or he won't associate with you. It really is that simple.

Men will treat you the way you let them. There is no such thing as 'deserving' respect; you get what you demand from people.

Ladies let me give you some advice: Men will treat you the way you let them. There is no such thing as "deserving" respect; you get what you demand from people

I heard you weren't a SkyWing, Glory, but that doesn't bother me. SkyWings are overrated,

You're not nothing.

No one had made fun of his odd talons in years, not since his first month in the wingery. He'd always worked hard to prove

Blaze doesn't like any dragons prettier than she is. Which Glory is. Not that I've noticed, myself, personally. It's just a fact.

She's no one's favorite dragonet, I might add.

Always we should appreciate what we are able to do, and not feel bad about what we haven't done.

Only god can judge me

Hate to sound sleazy, but tease me, I don't want it if it's that easy

I don't mean to sound sleezy but tease me. I don't want it if it's that easy.

Nothing, as Milton observes, profits a man like proper self-esteem:

We wouldn't worry nearly as much about what others thought of us if we recognize how seldom they do.

Pride, we know, is an inflated view of ourselves—a false advertising campaign promoting ourselves because we suspect that others won't accept who we really are.2 Pride is actually a lie about our own identity or achievements. To be proud is to live in a world propped up with falsehoods about ourselves, taking credit where credit isn't due.

You are free to say no to an unfair, disrespectful, or dishonest request for your time, talent, or treasure, without an apology or long explanation on your part.

Christian Nice Girls, because they fear rejection, tend to get their feelings hurt when other people have good boundaries and say things like, "I'm busy right now. Let's look at next month.

You no longer have to deny your own needs and opinions to earn the love and approval of others. You don't ever have to again accept physical abuse, manipulation, sexual or financial exploitation, or keep unwanted secrets because you have no other choice. You have survived

The abuse wasn't about you—it was about your abuser. Your abuser is the one with the problem, not you.

fear and shame don't own him.

When you accept delivery on truckloads of disrespectful treatment, you are teaching immature people that they can continue to misuse you.

Don't make your ability to love yourself conditional on someone else's ability to love you.

Buy it for anyone you know who cries in the shower, who drinks in the morning, whose life only has meaning when they're asleep and dreaming that they're somebody else. They will find comfort here. And if they don't, it's not your fault. They've always been this way. Some people are just all banged up. Good for you for trying to help. You're a great person. Give yourself a hand.

She had nothing more to give than what he already possessed. At least so she thought. He