Quotes About Self-worth

We withhold our communications to others, fearing that we are not worthy of love and happiness.

it takes a hell of a man to replace no man.

I've lived most of my life trying to please others. I don't think I can do that anymore.

Just remember, you are fighting a woman who is in the dime-a-dozen class. They are everywhere, ready to steal away the heart of the man who feels uncared for and unappreciated. The tool of your warfare is your loving, kind, delightful, radiant, adoring self.

an opportunity falls into your lap, accept it with confidence and pride, knowing that you've earned it.

One thing you have to give up is attaching importance to what people see in you. —JEANNE MOREAU

When they're talking about me they're letting someone else rest.

Wanting to be liked can get in the way of truth.

I was a whimpering dog inside, nothing more than that. I looked for work because people seemed to believe I should look for work, and when I found a job I believed I was happy about it because these same people – counselors and Narcotics Anonymous members and such – seemed to think a job was a happy thing.

People would talk about it, and I hoped I would be liked.

It's not who you are that holds you back, it's who you think your not.

Give your best effort, because you are worth your best effort.

Your identity doesn't come from your address.

He was so tired of trying to convince other people he was worthy of their love. Tired of being forced on people who didn't even want him.

Vincent looks ready to pop out of his skin. Like a lot of guys who try too hard to act like they deserve respect, he has very low tolerance for people he correctly perceives don't respect him. This

It was hideous. Because if someone can be that happy? That perfect? What's that say about the rest of us?

When I feel ashamed, it means I feel there isn't just something wrong with what I've done, there is something wrong with who I am. Shame is often a hidden emotion and it can be paralyzing in its power.

Healing means that our dignity is restored and we are able to move forward in our lives.

Sometimes we confuse humility with timidity...humility allows us to celebrate the gifts of others but it does not mean you have to deny your own gifts or shrink from using them.

All I want, is for you to love me. Not because of what I can do or what I look like, or because I love you - just because I am.

You are beautiful," he whispered to me. "If you say so." "Do ye not believe me? Have I ever lied to you?" "That's not what I mean. I mean—if you say it, then it's true. You make it true.

Let me be enough

All I want," she said softly to the dark, "is for you to love me. Not because of what I can do or what I look like, or because I love you—just because I am.

He who throws dirt is losing ground