Quotes About Self-esteem

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the promotion of self-esteem enabled not human potential but a crippling narcissism, indeed, a narcissism that he felt had come to characterize American society as a whole.

The self-care and wellness movements are simply contemporary manifestations of Rousseau's vision of the "plenitude" of the inner self. That self is good, and its recovery is the original fount of human happiness. But it has been polluted by an outer society that feeds us unhealthy foods full of pesticides and artificial flavors, that sets goals and expectations that build anxiety and self-doubt, and by competitive urges that undermine our self-esteem.

It is not enough that I have a sense of my own worth if other people do not publicly acknowledge it or, worse yet, if they denigrate me or don't acknowledge my existence.

Please don't say . . . ; 'NO'! to Me, . . . I'm a person worth 'Knowing'!.

Awaken its powers, and it will respect itself.

Discouragement is simply the despair of wounded self-love.

Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.

The world needs a sense of worth, and it will achieve it only by its people feeling that they are worthwhile.

All our lives, we rework the things from our childhood, like feeling good about ourselves, managing our angry feelings, being able to say good-bye to people we love.

Pride, like laudanun and other poisonous medicines, is beneficial in small, though injurious in large quantities. No man who is not pleased with himself, even in a personal sense, can please others.

However, the same old problem remained: relinquishing a cheque to her fetid bank account. It was like a bog. A cheque would be sucked down until the surface closed over and it looked no different from before. However, asking her sister for a postal order was one thing. Asking Joe for cash again was another. It didn't make her feel cheap; it just made her feel poor. And that decimated her self-esteem.

I liked sports but I never really had the confidence. I was always coordinated and it came easy to me, but I didn't have the confidence to go along with the physical skill.

You'll keep making wrong decisions if you keep worrying about what other people think.

Your value is whatever you want it to be.

What you most need right now is to run away. I know a thing or two about that." Bracken patted Raxtus affectionately on the neck. "You're too humble. I can't claim to like many dragons, but you're the cream of the crop." "Of course the unicorn likes the fairy dragon," Raxtus grumbled. "If you want to boost my self-esteem, act scared of me.

The hallmark of insecurity is bravado.

I don't struggle with feelings of insecurity any longer." "Good." "I'd say I'm pretty good at them.

Your ego doesn't count as a separate individual, Shallan.

You think a 'lord' in front of your name is going to make that face any less ugly?

With a few tips, he wasn't so boring after all. Secretly, I'll tell you that you aren't either. Anyone who tells you otherwise is trying to lower your value. Don't trust them. They know they can't afford you otherwise.

The best modesty is shown while bragging

I'm not odd! I'm beautiful and articulate

You command respect by being who you are." My face got warm. "I don't feel like that," I said. "Yeah," Rig said. "I guess none of us really believe the good things about ourselves, do we?