Quotes About Self-esteem

You may have failed, but you are not a failure. That's what you did. That's not who you are.

If I had a chance for another life, I would certainly choose a better complexion.

I'm well trained. The only reason I am this slim is that I have to fit into the clothes. The samples are size 8, and I am naturally a size 10 to 12. I have been on a diet for my entire life.

We should all have the opportunity to at least get a basic education and feel that you are worthy of something in life.

More often than not others will project their own insecurities onto you when they are intimidated by your light. Don't listen to them, it's a reflection of the war they're battling within.

you know what is stupidity? underestimating self

When you live your life seeking the opinion and approval of others, you become a slave in your mind and soul to others. This is the worst form of slavery.

When facing the world always remember stand tall back straight chin up and always put a smile on your face

If a man realizes who he is, he is confident of his strength

Nothing in the world matters if you don't matter.

Some people may decide to hate you for no reason simply because your confidence reminds them of their insecurities.

What others think of you doesn't matter as much as what you think of yourself.

Know your value, accept nothing but the best.

Believe in yourself and everything will change

There is a thin line between confidence, and arrogance. Sadly those people who have no confidence often confuse the two when confronted with a person who possesses belief in themselves.

Honoring what you deserve is the beginning of living.

Your worth cannot be determined by the value others place on you it can only be determined by what you know to be true about yourself

Some have too much noise going on in their world and don't hear the whisper. Others hear, but the thought dies on the barren ground of their low self-esteem or is suffocated under the avalanche of their fears. Still others rationalize that they have too many problems or situations to face. But some know that they must put everything to one side, and, just do it.

As the foundation of all progress with self-worth is acceptance, we build self-worth by asserting our value, not assessing it. Self-worth is a declaration, not an evaluation. There are no scales, no points, no scores out of a hundred, no preconditions. There is but a single assertion: "Because I'm worth it" or your own equivalent.

Our relationship with ourselves significantly affects how we interact with other people. Our self-esteem frequently depends on how we feel we are "doing" at relationships. Given that this fluctuates, so does our self-esteem. Intellectually, we may tell ourselves that it shouldn't, but when have emotions ever obeyed the intellect?

Low self-esteem causes me to believe that I have so little worth that my response does not matter. With repentance, however, I understand that being worth so much to God is why my response is so important. Repentance is remedial work to mend our minds and hearts, which get bent by sin.

The healing of the soul begins by restoring the glory of God to its flaming, all-attracting place at the center. We are all starved for the glory of God, not self. No one goes to the Grand Canyon to increase self-esteem. Why do we go? Because there is greater healing for the soul in beholding splendor than there is in beholding self.

We may think we are centering our lives on God when we are really making Him a means to self-esteem.

The essence of successful discipline is not technique; rather, it is self-confidence.