Quotes About Self-esteem

It doesn't take much convincing to make someone believe they're better than everyone else.

We choose not to be remarkable because we're worried about criticism.

It is not a good idea to call yourself a sardine in a family like Leo's, who will not let you forget it.

To look in the mirror and like what you see, even when it doesn't look like your idea of beauty.

Edward Plantagenet is no man to hold cheaply. Far better to take him at his own inflated estimation!

We are all too often told by someone that we are too old, too young, too different, too much the same, and those comments can be devastating.

You are a person worthy of love. You don't have to do anything to prove that.

When you recognize and reflect on even one good thing about yourself, you are building a bridge to a place of kindness and caring.

A key barometer to help us weigh the rightness of our actions is self-respect.

When you don't have self-esteem you will hesitate before you do anything in your life. You will hesitate to go for the job you really wanna go for, you will hesitate to ask for a raise Ã¢â'¬Â¦ you will hesitate to report a rape, you will hesitate to defend yourself when you are discriminated against Ã¢â'¬Â¦ You will hesitate to vote, you will hesitate to dream. For us to have self-esteem is truly an act of revolution and our revolution is long overdue.

Shame weakens us. It can make us frightened to take on something new. We start to withdraw from whatever might give us pleasure, self-esteem, or a sense of our value.

Do you think I'm pretty?" Smitty glanced away from the computer screen he'd been staring at for the last three hours, looked at his sister, and shook his head. "No." "What do ya mean no?" "You asked. Sorry if you didn't like the answer. I always thought you were funny lookin'. Asked momma, 'What is that thing laying in your bed?' And she said, 'I found it hiding under a car, you be nice to it now.

the advantage of having an unexpected opportunity to successfully grieve our early-life losses; to enjoy healthy relationships; to develop an unshakable sense of self-esteem; to find our unique purposes in life; to have peace about our adoption experiences; to find our true identities...now I am alive...fully alive and on the cutting edge of my life's journey. What better place could one be?

Because I have no boobs. My ears stand out, and I have freckles all over me. (Grace) Boobs? (Julian) Breasts. (Grace) You have very nice breasts. (Julian) Thanks. What about you? (Grace) I have no breasts. (Julian)

I love you, don't I? And the gods know you are definitely not easy to deal with. (Aimee) Thanks, Aim. By the way I still have a tiny bit of confidence left. Please make sure you stomp on it too while you're at it. Gods forbid it should actually grow into something called self-esteem. (Fang)

You're so beautiful. I wish I'd seen you as a child. (Acheron) You didn't miss much. I had buck teeth and stringy hair. (Kat)

Nice knees, bud, but the hairy legs could use a Bush Hog. (Kyrian)

They're ogling you, dude. Talking about your assets and the fact that you're nauseatingly ripped, which I would have been had I not bit the dust at seventeen. I'm forever trapped in my tall, gangly phase. (Jesse)

No one can make you feel low unless you allow them to. You're not stupid, Alix. And you're very beautiful. I just thought you should know that. (Devyn)

No one can make you feel inferior without your permission. ~Eleanor Roosevelt

Sometimes we let them treat us badly because we yearn to feel loved and accepted so much that we are willing to do anything to get it. It's very painful to realize that no matter how much you try, you feel like it, do not even want to accept you as you are. When they finally understand you, I regret all that time you've spent pleasing others and you wonder what that is so horrible in you that prevents them even pretend to want.

I've had plenty of negative reviews. I have my entire life.

These teenager looks aren't going to last forever, and that there are much better foundation to build a life upon than how attractive you are.

Of all the judgments we make through life, none are more important than the estimate we place on ourselves according to our own internal standards.