Quotes About Self-worth

Men who speak loudly about their "conquests" most assuredly have little to claim.

I'm not such an idiot that I don't realize that if a man calls me a nigger it's his fault the first time, but mine if he has the opportunity to do it again.

People who worry about what others think of them would be surprised at how little they did.

never get hurt for few people who don't love you ,turn around and you will see a million of them who cares for you

Your playing small does not serve the world. Who are you not to be great?

Your playing small does not serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you.

Because when I'm with Estelle, she makes me feel like a complete person. Like I can be who God wants me to be. She believes in me, even when I don't believe in myself.

Like many abuse victims, he carried the shame of the abuser, taking their malfeasance as an indication of personal worthlessness.

There's no dignity, no decency, or health today for men that haven't got a job. All other things depend on work today.

The thing most worth doing in this modern world [is to] create jobs that men can work at, and be proud of, and make money by their work.

Stop asking yourself whether or not you are worthy or unworthy to claim yourself to be that which you desire to be. You will be condemned by the world only as long as you condemn yourself.

I would rather be called funny than pretty.

I thought I was attractive when I shot 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding.' Studio executives and movie reviewers let me know I had a confidence in my looks that was not shared by them.

Being single doesn't mean you're weak, it means that you're strong enough to wait for the right person.

The basis of the Philosophy of Impossible Standard is that no matter how hard you try you can't ever be good enough. The Standard raises as you do. (…) The Philosophy allows for only one result: we fail the Standard.

The basis of the Impossible Standard is that no matter how hard you try you can't ever be good enough. The Standard raises as you do. Ruth Swain in "History of the Rain

As long as you look for someone else to validate who you are by seeking their approval, you are setting yourself up for disaster. You have to know who you are — what others say is irrelevant.

Nothing about me ever seemed good enough. And there was this sadness inside me - this hopelessness. Focusing on my physical appearance was at least easier than trying to address the internal shit. I could control the external - at least, to a point. I could buy different clothes, or cut my hair, or whatever. The pit opening up inside me was too frightening to even look at.

I always get overwhelmed trying to do everything perfectly. I can't do a job and not put everything I have into it. I need to be the best employee, the best coworker, the best whatever. I need everyone to like me and I just burn out bending over backward to make that happen.

I'm not some total invalid

As long as you look for someone else to validate who you are by seeking their approval, you are setting yourself up for disaster. You have to be whole and complete in yourself. No one can give you that. You have to know who you are—what others say is irrelevant.

Be humble, for the worst thing in the world is of the same stuff as you; be confident, for the stars are of the same stuff as you.

Her only shame was that she felt none.

Because how much weight would be removed from his shoulders if he just stopped expecting their praise?