Quotes About Self-esteem

I've never liked my smile, you see. I should have had braces as a kid, but I was too proud and too vain. And I didn't want to be bullied at school.

I'm not usually vain about my body. It's like Pennsylvania: The same way the Keystone State comprises Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with not much in between, I've got good legs and shapely eyebrows, and it's kind of a wasteland outside of that.

The curvy community has really given me a voice because people want to see someone who looks like they do. They want to know their beauty is valid.

If golfers know they look good, they will play better. I think that is valid for men and women.

I think most models, when they start out, are insecure. And you become the focus of a lot of people's attention, so outside validation becomes too important.

The day women begin to feel good about themselves, they will truly feel empowered, and only they can do that for themselves. It will happen the day we stop seeking validation.

I don't need validation from people at all.

I think any time you allow someone to see themselves reflected in another person on screen, there's validation there. It's hard to feel strong and sure of yourself when you're 15, but if you can turn on your television or computer and see someone who makes you feel like, 'I can be that strong...' there's validation there.

As actors, we tend to usually have some issues with self-esteem and some need for validation, and it takes awhile for that fear of not having a job to go away.

I've realised you don't gain validation from other people just because you have perfect skin or hair, it comes from the inside and I feel brighter and happier since I made peace with, and begun to accept, my spots.

I learned really valuable lessons from 'Blue's Clues.' I'd repeat them every day. 'You can do things. You are smart.'

Hot Lips changed a lot in eleven years. Initially, Margaret Houlihan behaved as though a man were the only thing that could complete her life, and she didn't see what richness her life contained. She gained a lot of self-esteem through the years, and she came to realize that what she did, what she offered, was valuable.

Your personal capacity to handle more valuable projects will go up when you appreciate yourself more.

A value is valuable when the value of value is valuable to oneself.

Do you know the only value life has is what life puts on itself?

Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.

I was not treated like a serious young actress, and that was very hard. It sent me into psychotherapy, which is one of the smartest things I ever did. It taught me that I had to find value in myself.

If you don't value and respect yourself, nobody else will.

I think the biggest part of being a girl boss in the office, at home, or anywhere you go is just knowing your value.

I think, when you value yourself and respect yourself, everything else just falls into place.

Some experiences can give you a chip on your shoulder, but they also teach you the value of independence and looking out for yourself.

Since everything in my life collapsed in '89, I was just determined that I wouldn't cave in. I wouldn't just go away or become a basket case. I knew the value of me as a person.

Nobody can determine what your life means or how much your valued. You are your value.

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