Quotes About Self-esteem

In my experience, men or women who kill out of "hopeless love" suffer from low self-esteem and all that malarkey.

I've got troubled thoughts and the self-esteem to match. What a catch.

Serena maintains today that as George grew older he also grew out of his mind. Many men do, in my experience. Life does not come up to their expectations: they grow older, and disappointed. At fifty they realise others have passed them by, made more money, won more respect. Their sexual drive fades and the self-esteem that goes with it. They take to litigation and shake their fists at other drivers.

Alcohol is necessary for a man so that he can have a good opinion of himself, undisturbed be the facts.

Accepting oneself does not preclude an attempt to become better.

Florence Scovel Shinn

Dicen que ser padre es el oficio más difícil —señaló Kova?—. Se debe ejercer la suficiente autoridad para marcar límites y educarlo y por otra parte se debe conceder la libertad necesaria para no socavarle la personalidad ni la autoestima. Hallar ese equilibrio es materia de estudio hasta el día de hoy.

Humility is no substitute for a good personality.

So much is a man worth as he esteems himself.

I have to try hard—but I do succeed—to not burst out laughing when he compares my breasts to a perfectly cooked creme brulee—'souple mais ferme.

We all know now that people can look good for their age. It isn't so extraordinary, I don't know why people go on about it so much.

I think my securities far outweigh my insecurities. I am not nearly as afraid of myself and my imagination as I used to be.

We never gain in life by hurting others. Sometimes we try to elevate our own insecure egos by degrading and belittling those around us. Yet this produces only a false sense of self-esteem.

How often do we lie simply because we are trying to build ourselves up in the eyes of others? How often do we gossip because we want to appear "in the know,"or because we are trying to make ourselves appear better than someone else? The Bible's command is clear: ["Have regard for good things in the sight of all men" (Romans 12:17 NKJV)].

Often our self-esteem is tied to our work. In our culture, men and women often define themselves by the jobs they hold . . . But a person's job tells you nothing about a person's character or value.

Rule #3 - It's okay to believe yourself better than the rest of the planet, so long as you keep it to yourself.

Haruhi: Whaddaya think I am?! The Twins: To us? Why that's obvious-- a toy!

Vanity is so secure in the heart of man that everyone wants to be admired: even I who write this, and you who read this.

Those people who look so together. They're as insecure as anyone. Maybe more so. You're as smart as any of them.

I like so much wearing heels, legs look so much better, everything looks better. But it's only recently I've had the courage to do that.

The great gifts of models are not that they're more beautiful than the next person, it's that they're able to be photographed and not be self-conscious.

Very handsome women have usually far less sensibility to compliments than their less beautiful sisters.

She's probably in denial that she's a great big ball of insecurity and I'm quite well aware that I am one.

Pride would be a lot easier to swallow if it didn't taste so bad.