Quotes About Self-esteem

In extreme cases of perfectionism, there is no distinction between judgment of one's work and one's sense of value as a person.

Procrastination is not the cause of our problems with accomplishing tasks; it is an attempt to resolve a variety of underlying issues, including low self-esteem, perfectionism, fear of failure and of success, indecisiveness, an imbalance between work and play, ineffective goal-setting, and negative concepts about work and yourself.

CARTER This isn't meant as a … you know, to make up for what I said or whatnot, but … my mom was fat. Is. LaBute, Neil (2004-11-29). Fat Pig: A Play (p. 48). Faber & Faber. Kindle Edition.

I had spindly little ankles, and growing up in Canada, I couldn't skate. I was no good at any sports so was very much a pariah through those adolescent years.

One of the things I'd learned ... was how to take a compliment. Just say, "Thank you." It's the only response a confident person can make.

Vanity often roots itself in insecurity

One cannot successfully face an enemy while one is questioning one's own worth, and presuming the enemy is worth more.

The first and most important step toward success is the feeling that we can succeed.

When people are feeling fabulous, they don't want to take any crap from anybody, particularly the cops.

I thought I was attractive when I shot 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding.' Studio executives and movie reviewers let me know I had a confidence in my looks that was not shared by them.

Because identity and self-esteem are closely tied to work, a poorly paying job may still be better for well-being than no job. In surveys, self-reported happiness drops ten times as much from a loss of a job as from a major loss of income. Long-term jobless men are three times as likely

You musn't let her treat you as badly as she treats herself.

I have a book out called 'The Beauty Equation' and it discusses how off track we have gone in considering beauty.

when confidence is undermined or ruptured, it can be difficult to do the simplest things, or to take any enjoyment even in trying.

I hate when counselors and teachers blame everything on low self-esteem in teens. Some of us actually have self-esteem, believe it or not. And when we make mistakes, it's not because of a defect in our psyche. We screw up just because.

show me someone not full of herself and i'll show you a hungry person

For most of my life, I've thought of myself as pretty cool.

I'd pretend their words were water and let them roll off my back. Now, I'm nobody's duck, and their words stung a whole lot more than water.

What's worse? Being strung out or being fat?

The moment someone tells you you're not good enough, is the moment you know you're better than them.

Believing in yourself is the last, not the first stage, in the evolution of success. The first stage is someone believes in you. The second stage is you believe in someone else. The final stage is you believe in you.

Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.... Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture ... Do not build obstacles in your imagination ... Do not be awestruck by other people and try to copy them. Nobody can be you as efficiently as you can.

It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship.

Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.