Quotes About Self-esteem

Whew," he said. "You clean up good . You don't look like the same girl." She frowned right before she laughed. "Do women usually thank you for saying things like that?

He'd never been shy, but he'd always been a little uncertain around girls. He just couldn't believe they liked him.

Jack was mesmerized by the sight of her, naked in front of those mirrors. He hadn't really seen her like that. He'd seen her naked, of course, but lying down or standing almost a foot shorter than he as they showered. Now he bent, looked at her profile and said, "My God, Melinda. You're huge." She threw him a look that suggested a different choice of words. "I mean, you look awesome, Mel. Look at that!" "Shut up, Jack," she said. When

reading was the cornerstone of self-esteem, success, and even a simple pleasure that was lifelong. She

she knew from her practice that kids who felt terrible about their parents somehow ended up feeling terrible about themselves.

an awareness of your own worth is the most attractive quality in the world.

Ah, gym class. Remember it? Institutionally sanctioned torture for society's misfits.

What was it about high school that made people think with their insecurities instead of their brains?

A girl should want to look good for herself, not for boys.

He's not too short. He's just... concentrated.

Adulthood isn't an award they'll give you for being a good child. You can waste . . . years, trying to get someone to give that respect to you, as though it were a sort of promotion or raise in pay. If only you do enough, if only you are good enough. No. You have to just . . . take it. Give it to yourself, I suppose. Say, I'm sorry you feel like that, and walk away. But that's hard.

If you desire a man to tell you comfortable lies about your prowess, and so fetter any hope of true excellence, I'm sure you may find one anywhere. Not all prisons are made of iron bars. Some are made of feather beds.

No one thinks you're an idiot. That's just dumb.

Una vida así requería una autoestima exagerada. Suponía tener cantidades excesivas de esperanza y desesperación, y ponerlas al tuntún, como países tercermundistas del continente de las emociones.

Optimal sculpting of key neural networks through healthy early relationships allows us to think well of ourselves, trust others, regulate our emotions, maintain positive expectations, and utilize our intellectual and emotional intelligence in moment-to-moment

You're not completely worthless.

Dana had four beautiful eyes. She wore glasses. But her eyes were so beautiful that the glasses only made her prettier. With two eyes she was pretty. With four eyes she was beautiful. With six eyes she would have been even more beautiful. And if she had a hundred eyes, all over her face and her arms and her feet, why, she would have been the most beautiful creature in the world.

He sat at his desk – last seat, last row – and looked at the chart on the wall next to him. Of course there was no gold star next to his name. He had already done three things wrong: First, he had knocked over a girl and made her cry. Second, he was late getting back to class. And third and worst of all, his name was Bradley Chalkers. As long as his name was Bradley Chalker's, he'd never get a gold star. They don't give gold stars to monsters.

Where's the use of looking nice, when no one sees me but those cross midgets, and no one cares whether I'm pretty or not?

I get good marks at school, so I am not stupid. If I don't assert myself a bit, nobody else is going to. I have to assert myself by reasoned conversation, not sulks.

what's the point in beating yourself up when other people will do it for you?

I'm just an actor, and no more interesting than you are. She scribbled her name. Probably not as interesting, actually You should pay more attention to yourself and less to people like me. You'll be better off that way.

But when people flatter you constantly it is very tempting to think that you deserve it.

Self-esteem isn't an emotion. Self-esteem is just self-knowledge, a solid understanding of your limitations. It's living according to your own standards.