Quotes About Self-worth

I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best. Marilyn Monroe

Je suis égoïste, impatiente et peu sûre de moi. Je fais des erreurs, je suis hors de contrôle, et parfois difficile à gérer. Mais si vous ne pouvez pas me supporter pour le pire, nul doute que vous ne me méritez pas pour le meilleur.

I always felt awkward and unfinished, unworthy of love, suspicious of affection offered. My mother's absence became a great presence in my life.

Esto me recuerda a las palabras de Eleanor Roosevelt que decía que nadie podía hacerte sentirte inferior sin tu consentimiento.

Naturalmente —replicó el director—, la experiencia me dice que al final los que triunfan son los que dan más valor a lo que ellos creen de sí mismos que a lo que otros creen de ellos.

Muchos de los traumas que acarreamos son la consecuencia de habernos sentido heridos, rechazados, no suficientemente queridos.

Mire, yo le puedo asegurar que cuando una mujer se pierde, siempre hay un hombre ruin, cretino, denigrante, que primero le hizo perder la fe en sí misma".

Por qué debería estar triste? He perdido a gente que no me amaba. Pero ellos perdieron a alguien que los amaba.

Basta de navegar en el olvido. Basta de bendecirnos en la lluvia. Basta de no ser nadie. Basta de que el placer nos desconozca. Basta de convivir con la derrota. Basta, carajo.

La seguridad de saberme capaz para algo mejor me puso en las manos la postergación, que al fin de cuentas es un arma terrible y suicida.

le puedo asegurar que cuando una mujer se pierde, siempre hay un hombre ruin, cretino, denigrante, que primero le hizo perder la fe en sí misma».

Cuando me siento cursi, me desprecio un poquito, y eso es malísimo. Porque nunca es bueno despreciarse, a menos que existan razones fundamentadas, que no es mi caso.

Be Delivered from people and their opinions of you

we find that a creative approach to life, be it in the arts, sciences, or any other life context, can evolve only when there is sufficient esteem for the self.3

Can I really believe I am worth an hour a day? Am I, who have given my life to others, selfish enough to take one hour a day to find myself?

Since she has not been present in the culture, she has not been readily accessible to the conscious awareness of modern women. Without her, even the dynamic symbols of Virgin and Mother are distorted. The Crone is a woman is that part of her psyche that is not identified with any relationship nor confined by any bond. She infuses an intrinsic sense of self-worth, of autonomy, into the role of virgin and mother, and gives the woman strength to stand to her own creative experience.

I want my body to look good to me first and to the rest of the world second. I want to be someone whom I'd aspire to be if I were another woman or whom I would desire if I were a man. But I also want to reach some level of acceptance of the body I have, regardless of my weight.

Guys are like accessories. If you don't like how they turn out, get a new one.

I can't change Mr. L., but I can change how I think of him. If I don't care about his opinion, his insults can't hurt me.

No one told me anything, Tuya. I was always happy for you to be the smart one. But that didn't mean I was stupid.

Power is transient. Power can flow from one person to another. The most powerful person in a room isn't the wealthiest or the one with the most connections. It's the person who believes the strongest, the one who has the most confidence. And, sometimes, it's the person who can make everyone else feel like less of themselves.

Do you find your identity in who you are or whose you are?

but when you're insecure, your greatest asset becomes your greatest threat. Comparison will sabotage your destiny by undermining your integrity.

remind them that their failures don't define who they are!