Quotes About Self-esteem

Genuine self-esteem comes with pride in achievement, which is the fruit of disciplined effort.

Borderlines have negative thoughts because they have negative feelings about themselves and others. Memory difficulties, difficulty focusing attention, confused and disorganized thinking, the inability to reason logically, morbid introspection, and intrusively negative thoughts are common

But don't go shopping. That is one thing that many of us do for fun that won't result in lasting happiness. Materialistic people are more likely to be depressed or anxious and have low self-esteem. The more we seek happiness in material things, the less likely we are to find it.

They are narcissists, pumped full of self-esteem, but that self-esteem is always hanging by a thread and once pricked, their egos burst like a balloon.

My mother always called me an ugly weed, so I never was aware of anything until I was older. Plain girls should have someone telling them they are beautiful. Sometimes this works miracles.

Why do I need credit for my desire? It's ridiculous. But I do.

No one was around to publicly shame me, but I am perfectly able to shame myself. And worse -- around myself it is not a matter of appearing to be stupid and heartless; instead I confirm to myself that I am definitively one or the other.

In my job, people tell you that all the time: 'This shoot was great. You look amazing.' But you never know what they say when you turn away.

A good bra is fine, but a great bra is life changing. It gives you the confidence of a homecoming queen. It's a tiara for your ta-tas.

Feeling insecure is good for you. It forces you to do something better, drives you to use all your talents.

Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.

Never bend your head. Hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.

People underestimate the freckled.

A bachelor never quite gets over the idea that he is a thing of beauty and a boy forever.

Why do we put our self esteem in the hands of complete strangers?

There are no ugly women, only lazy ones.

Several studies have shown that spending as little as three minutes looking fashion magazines causes as many as 70 percent of women to feel depressed and guilty about their appearance. There

84, Charing Cross Road was no best seller, you understand; it didn't make me rich or famous. It just got me hundreds of letters and phone calls from people I never knew existed; it got me wonderful reviews; it restored a self-confidence and self-esteem I'd lost somewhere along the way, God knows how many years ago. It brought me to England. It changed my life.

chapter 1. There is a stigma attached to being anything less than perfect, and we feel exposed when we find out through critiques that we aren't.

He helped me get a coach, and I started to handle the issues that stopped me from advancing. I was raised to be 'nice' and not to brag, to play down my abilities.

Charm: the quality in others that makes us more satisfied with ourselves.

If you doubt yourself, then indeed you stand on shaky ground.

While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, the other is busy making mistakes and becoming superior.

There are two kinds of people: Those who think they can, and those who think they can't, and they're both right.