Quotes About Self-esteem

Good thing you lost those two pounds, Jess," she told herself. "Dan wouldn't want to put his arms around a blimpo.

Should' is my all time least favorite word! It's this sort of guilt inducing, finger wagging word that we use to beat up ourselves and others.

Should' is my all time least favorite word! It's this sort of guilt inducing, finger wagging word that we use to beat up ourselves and others.

A MAN'S ALTER EGO is nothing more than his favorite image of himself.

A man's alter ego is nothing more than his favorite image of himself.

Nobody looks good with brown lipstick on.

If you feel good about who you are inside, it will radiate.

I'm not the most attractive fella. I'm not a Billy Dee Williams. Personality is everything.

For African-Americans, it's still going to be - some people say double hard - I'd say four times as hard. Be an opportunist. Take advantage of your resources, because the only way to win is with education, self-esteem, having value in yourself.

I just don't think it's very dignified to ask people to like you. You can just wind up being somebody's ottoman.

I joined a gym when I was 11, agreed to seeing a dietitian aged 15, and I remember being a teenager and going to shops, only to find that as a size 16, the clothes were hidden at the back or on different floors well away from the shop windows.

I think some parents fall into a trap, teaching their kids that everything is always perfect and everyone is always a winner.

Capitalistic society teaches kids to be No. 1, but true self-esteem doesn't come from money. It doesn't come from winning the Super Bowl.

Barack Obama winning the election had an instant impact on everything - race relations, national self-esteem, tolerance. It also had an instant affect on 'Frost/Nixon.' At a stroke, instead of being a piece that reminded people of the agony they were in, it became an uplifting message about the agony they had escaped.

When I was 11 years old, I was bullied. It mainly started when I moved to California to pursue my dreams of being an actress. Kids back home in Texas, who I thought were my friends, were saying things behind my back. They said that I would never make it because I wasn't talented or pretty enough to be on TV.

Judging by informal observation, most young Americans burn up their spare time buffing their emotional IQ and self-esteem with social media and non-stop texting. That's great for eye-thumb coordination, but what about the satisfaction of actually making something?

I'd like to congratulate myself, and thank myself, and give myself a big pat on the back.

'Handsome' means many things to many people. If people consider me handsome, I feel flattered - and have my parents to thank for it. Realistically, it doesn't hurt to be good-looking, especially in this business.

Thank god magazines like 'Heat' weren't around in our day. The thought of someone catching you unawares on a beach and publishing photos of your cellulite... it's so hurtful, causes so many problems.

I was so much more insecure at 19. Thank God. It would be really cruel if there were a 19-year-old walking around with my confidence.

Everyone needs to know how to accept compliments and say thank you.

I'm the best and I'll thank you to remember that.

I am very bad at taking compliments. Even in school, when people told me that I look good, I could just manage an awkward thank you and a smile.

Rob Lowe said something negative about me. I'm like, 'What? Thank you! I didn't even know that you knew who I was; now you do.' I appreciate it. You're still hot, so what do I care?