Quotes About Self-esteem

We cannot think of being acceptable to others until we have first proven acceptable to ourselves.

My paycheck is so small it has an inferiority complex.

It was because I was scared. Scared of standing out, scared of being invisible. Scared of seeming too big, scared of being too small.

It was because I was scared. Scared of standing out, scared of being invisible. Scared of seeming too big, scared of being too small. Scared of being with Sephy, scared of being away from her.

those glossy magazines with impossibly beautiful women on the cover and inside. Women with polished mahogany skin who looked like they'd never had a pimple in their lives – nor a decent meal either come to that. Women with teeth which shone like fresh snow in sunshine.

FOGGING is a very effective skill for desensitizing you to criticism and actually reducing the frequency of criticism from others. It rapidly sets up a psychological distance, boundary lines between you and the person you FOG.

For so many years, I felt so insecure, so inferior, and I still have those moments, but I have a newfound confidence since I got in shape and changed my diet.

After several weeks of smooth sleeping, instead of giving the child the treats immediately, they can be placed in a "treat bowl" to be given to the child after dinner. This delayed gratification helps the child to substitute heightened self-esteem for the treats. Later, forget the reward but continue with the hugs, kisses, and praise.

He liked living simply. And he liked living alone. He had grown to dislike physical affection. It was intrusive, and it bullied his self esteem, because he wasn't good at it.

If we could learn to like ourselves, even a little, maybe our cruelties and angers might melt away.

You're not clever. You don't know what you want. You have no proper fierceness. You let other people walk over you. Sometimes I think you're a weakling who will never amount to a dog turd. Does that answer your question? I love you better. I always have.

He said the threshold of insult is in direct relation to intelligence and security.

And once a boy has suffered rejection, he will find rejection even where it does not exist-or, worse, will draw it forth from people simply by expecting it.

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.

no one can make you feel bad about yourself without your permission.

First of all, accept that something is wrong with you. It's a good start. Something has always been wrong with me, too. We're in a club of sorts, the lunatic fringe who are proud to band together. There's a joyous road to ruin out there, and if you let me be your garbage guru, I'll teach you how to succeed in insanity and take control of your low self-esteem. Personality disorders are a terrible thing to waste.

Do not become too concerned about what others may think of you. Be very concerned about what you think of yourself.

Solid respect without fear is what I was after. I wanted them to believe in themselves without being self-centered, intimidated or naive.

Perhaps we just need little reminders from time to time that we are already dignified, deserving, worthy. Sometimes we don't feel that way because of the wounds and the scars we carry from the past or because of the uncertainty of the future. It is doubtful that we came to feel undeserving on our own. We were helped to feel unworthy. We were taught it in a thousand ways when we were little, and we learned our lessons well.

People, generally, are equally insecure. They just show it (or hide it) differently.

I grew up in a family where we weren't allowed to talk about beauty or to put any emphasis on physical appearance.

My family has reduced the effect of my career on my self-esteem. When I'm with them, they make me feel special regardless of how I play.

Jesus did not die to increase our self-esteem. Rather, Jesus died to bring glory to the Father by redeeming people from the curse of sin.

My father believed in me many times more than I believed in myself.