Quotes About Self-esteem

A woman should have a certain respect for herself and not submit to humiliation

You know," said the young man with enthusiasm, "I think you're splendid, simply splendid." "Cut out the compliments," said Tuppence. "I'm admiring myself a good deal, so there's no need for you to chime in.

You really have the best opinion of yourself of anyone I ever knew!' I cried, divided between amusement and annoyance.

Such a one is encased, is he not, in an armour—such an armour! The armour of the crusaders was nothing to it—an armour of arrogance, of pride, of complete self-esteem. This armour, it is in some ways a protection, the arrows, the everyday arrows of life glance off it. But there is this danger; Sometimes a man in armour might not even know he was being attacked. He will be slow to see, slow to hear—slower still to feel.

Now, being a girl, I was ashamed of my body and my lack of strength. So I tried to be a man. I shot, rode, jumped, and took part in all the fights of the boys.

Confidence is the sexiest thing a woman can have. It's much sexier than any body part.

When someone is told over and over again that he's no good at something, he loses more and more confidence and eventually does become poor at it. Conversely, if he's told he's good at something, his confidence builds and he actually becomes better at it. While a person is born with strengths and weaknesses as part of his heredity, they can be greatly altered by later influences.

Don't ever aim your doubt at yourself. Laugh at yourself, but don't doubt yourself.

The most important opinion, of both my work and my conduct in life, is my own.

I was always being told by him how much of a disappointment I was, both in my appearance—my hair, of course, but also my posture, my weight,

How we see ourselves and what we base our worth on are primary motivators throughout life.

Hideki had always been the smallest boy in the school, and Yoshio had never let him forget it. Hideki was fourteen years old but looked like he was twelve, with a round boyish face, thin arms and legs, and short-cropped black hair.

Capitalism is based on self-interest and self-esteem; it holds integrity and trustworthiness as cardinal virtues and makes them pay off in the marketplace, thus demanding that men survive by means of virtue, not vices. It is this superlatively moral system that the welfare statists propose to improve upon by means of preventative law, snooping bureaucrats, and the chronic goad of fear.

You know you're getting old when people tell you how good you look.

There is no personal achievement in being born beautiful.

I definitely lack in self-esteem in my personal life.

When someone finds their own personal style and they own it, they look good in it, no matter what it is.

The 'self-image' is the key to human personality and human behavior. Change the self image and you change the personality and the behavior.

I've always been self-conscious about my personality.

Being famous before you've formed your personality, before you have that self-esteem, is dangerous.

I want any kid who listens to my music to see that I am confident with all elements of my personality that I can't change.

I didn't like anything about myself - my looks, my personality. I was very, very angry.

I have confidence in my personality, because I think that if I talk to people hopefully they will like me, but I don't have confidence in my body.

I love ripped jeans! They are flattering. I'm very petite, so I think they make my butt look lovely.