Quotes About Self-esteem

For a kid, self-esteem can be as close at hand as a sports victory or a sense of belonging in a peer group. It's a much more complicated and elusive proposition for adults, subject to the responsibilities and vicissitudes of grown-up life.

The most valuable thing my dad taught me was to never care about what other people thought. When he came to my shows, and I'd announce his presence, he'd stand up with his hands clasped in victory and cheer my name.

Of course, my stomach was circled on the television in a meeting and I was told that this video is not being released because I am fat. And this was when I was like 49 kg.

I don't even play video games because I don't like losing.

Rather than giving people an inflated view of themselves, we need to give them concrete reasons to feel good about themselves.

The key to me recovering from drug addiction was figuring out why I was so upset and why I hated myself so much. I realised it was all to do with the way I was viewed by other people.

I've never really viewed myself as particularly talented. I've viewed myself as slightly above average in talent.

You have to admire such arrogance, it must have taken years to cultivate.

It didn't help matters that I was shy and wore glasses. I was never one to stand out in the crowd. I liked to stay in corners. And I was happiest when I was alone reading. That and the good grades I got in school had doomed any chance of being popular with my peers. So it was a foregone conclusion that boys like Hardy were never going to take notice of me.

Sweetheart, what gives you the idea that you're worth a half-year of celibacy?" "I may not be; you're the only one who can answer that.

With a lot of hair and make-up then I'm possibly, remotely attractive. But it's rare, I don't think I'm ugly but I'm nothing particularly special. I'm not a yoga and health girl. I don't exercise that much and I eat crap and smoke and bite my nails.

Fabulous." She pushed her plate across to him. "Try it yourself. You need to put on weight. You look awful." He winced. "I've never been handsome, honey. If that's what you want, you're with the wrong guy. However, if you do find that guy I will bust his pretty face to a pulp so you might as well stick with me." She grinned. "Eat.

most people unconsciously dream themselves out of their goals. They dream so far past their current reality—or what's currently possible—that they end up abandoning their goals and damaging their own self-esteem.

Money doesn't determine worth.

My father taught me that impressing others comes with a price. And that price is their power over us.

If you think I'm handsome, there's obviously nothing wrong with your vision.

You'll never find a worse critic than the one inside your own skin, or a more difficult one to silence," I told Pieras, by means of explanation. "The best you can hope for is to teach it some manners.

Sometimes young men need their confidence boosted, but never their egos.

Other people's judgment doesn't have any power unless you offer yourself up for trial, so don't.

Other people's judgment doesn't have any power unless you offer yourself up for trial, so don't." Zoey

with pride as I twirled to display that I had

One question:do you want to hang ten or BE a ten?"-Massie Block

Going out with a jerky guy is kind of like having a piece of food caught in your teeth. All your friends notice it before you do.

Could my problem have been that I was looking for validation in the wrong places all along?