Quotes About Self-esteem

When we strive to impress or outdo others, we strengthen the underlying belief that we are not good enough as we are.

For so many of us, feelings of deficiency are right around the corner. It doesn't take much—just hearing of someone else's accomplishments, being criticized, getting into an argument, making a mistake at work—to make us feel that we are not okay.

Don't take insults to you heart, because bad words comes from stupid people and good words comes from smart people. If you think about it what kind of person it was who said bad words and what kind of person it was who said good words, you understand. You can't take stupid people words seriously and you can take smart people words seriously. I'm not perfect.

She hated her job the same way I hated my jobs because she knew she was worth more, but she also hated herself so there wasn't much point in trying to do better.

A man spends his whole life trying to prove his worth to others. A woman spends her life trying to prove her worth to herself.

Silver" is what I called girls who were natural beauties but who also smoothed on a layer of pretty from a jar. It wasn't just how they looked, it was how they were. The name came from a song my mother sang sometimes when she was getting dressed to go out somewhere special. She sang along with Aretha Franklin at the end: "Sail on, silver girl… Your time has come to shine. All your dreams are on their way.

I had been in kindergarten when I figured out that I wasn't pretty. That is the worst thing about being a little kid; nobody is shy about letting you know these things.

I hope girls read what I say in interviews - they should just be themselves.

I go online and read the comments about me. I'm always nervous that they're going to say something mean. But a lot of people say nice things, too. It's important to keep yourself in balance. When someone writes something about me that's not true, I just try to look at it like it's funny.

When you watch Olympic athletes in competition, does your self-esteem plummet? Of course not. On the contrary, you feel wonder and admiration; you're inspired that such exceptional individuals exist. So why can't we feels the same way about beauty?

Of course beauty has been used as a tool of oppression, but eliminating beauty is not the answer; you can't liberate people by narrowing the scope of their experiences. That's positively Orwellian. What's needed is a woman-centered concept of beauty, one that lets all women feel good about themselves instead of making most of them feel bad.

wanted Tamera to value herself in terms of what she could do, both with her mind and with her body, not in terms of how decorative she was.

I think a woman is born with the desire to hear she is beautiful.

These gurus promise to teach you how to build self-esteem in your children. Have you noticed that no books promise to help produce children who esteem others?

It is inherent in every girl, to want that extra sparkle in her eyes, extra shine in her hair and bounce in her walk.

I always wanted to be an actress. And it wasn't ego. I felt so little about myself, considered myself such a sparrow. Not just my size. I thought I was so plain... I did plays not to show off but because if I did that - I didn't realize it at the time - I would be somebody other than this person I didn't really approve of.

I grew up hearing, 'You're pretty for a black girl,' 'You speak well for a black girl...' I was really bookish. I was reading all of the time. I had big glasses.

I can only speak from my own personal experience, being behind the camera and in front of it, but every magazine cover you see is completely airbrushed.

There is power in having a friend group because you have this bond that helps you navigate girl world, and it creates safety and self-esteem. But if you speak up to the leader, you risk that social isolation or not having a group and feeling really left out.

I do a lot of public speaking and presentations and I'll always start with a self-deprecating joke to make everybody feel comfortable with my size because there can be hang-ups and anxieties.

Clinically speaking, depression is a pessimistic sense of your own capabilities, and despondent lack of energy.

Every one speaks well of his own heart, but no one dares speak well of his own mind.

I don't have anything to prove because I've already validated myself and my work speaks for itself.

Self-esteem and self-contempt have specific odors; they can be smelled.