Quotes About Self-esteem

When you grow up never being good enough, every day's a compromise between what you want to be -- and what you are.

I don't need to be told how handsome I am every twenty feet; I just want to drink. There

We insult her everyday on TV And wonder why she has no guts or confidence When she's young we kill her will to be free While telling her not to be so smart we put her down for being so dumb

I was made to feel I could do things. If you get this feeling early and can hold it until you're 15, you tend to never lose it.

Agreeable then to my present inclination, I formed the object of my own worship, which was no other than my own understanding.

If rejection destroys your self-esteem, you're letting others hold you as an emotional hostage.

I find the pain of a little censure, even when it is unfounded, is more acute than the pleasure of much praise.

If you have high self-esteem, you might still know times of emotional suffering, but less often and with faster recovery-your resilience is greater.

I'm definitely a crier. I get really emotional if someone's being rude or says something mean about me.

One of a person's greatest emotional needs is to feel appreciated. Start by appreciating yourself.

I learned a long time ago the wisest thing I can do is be on my own side, be an advocate for myself and others like me.

Too high an appreciation of our own talents is the chief cause why experience preaches to us all in vain.

If we are addicted to people's approval, we will always experience pain when that approval is withdrawn--as it always is.

The main cause of failure is the inability to deal with self-doubt.

Failure doesn't have anything to do with your intrinsic value as a person.

Diets are essentially traning courses in how to feel fat and feel like a failure

Nothing resembles pride so much as discouragement.

Risky is not the same as crazy. Failing is not the same as being worthless.

Above all, the clinician must not shake what little faith the patient has in himself.

Have faith in yourselves, be proud of your ancestors, instead of being ashamed of them.

I very rarely made any move to direct anything. I didn't have any faith in myself.

Take pride in how far you have come and have faith in how far you can go.

Pride can make you feel strong, but never make you feel happy.

Compliments can boost confidence. It also can amplify an ego. Be careful.