Quotes About Self-esteem

At first, being on the 'Bachelor' and seeing critical comments of myself, it would crush me, but now it's like a daily thing.

I'm blessed with being quite secure - not necessarily about my looks, but if someone says, 'I don't like what you're wearing,' I am never going to go and cry about it. I think that does come with age, though.

When I was growing up, I wanted to see girls like me on television and in movies - strong girls who aren't crying over their relationships or whatever.

I don't even know how to explain the feeling that I get from being a curly girl. There's a whole new personality.

I think it's better to be a woman with some curves. It's more natural.

I'm short, and I'm curvy, and so shopping is hard for me sometimes.

You know, I was not an attractive child - I never had a cute face.

I was never going to be very cute. I always looked for the best people to play with and, 'cause, to make myself look better.

When you're growing up with a learning disability, it shoots your confidence and belief in what you can accomplish academically; it really damages it.

I think, when I was younger, I'd be crippled sometimes by what others thought or how others would do better. It's been a long journey, and having a lack of confidence is really damaging in this industry.

Social media can be incredibly damaging for impressionable people.

If you're looking your best, you're going to feel your best. If you feel your best you're going to act pretty charming and when you walk into the room, they're going to be like damn, who is that?

Since I became a dancer, I have felt much better about myself.

If a stranger is writing something completely fictitious, or insulting me on a blog or a tabloid, I don't take it personally.

We've been clear that schools shouldn't just tackle direct homophobic bullying, but also the use of phrases like 'that's so gay' to mean rubbish or bad, because we know the devastating impact they can have on young people's self-esteem.

Our self-respect does not have a price tag.

Beauty and fashion are a form of expression and it doesn't have to come with a price tag. It depends on what suits each person.

It took me a long time to realize that to walk around without a certain amount of belief in myself, to walk onto a job with my tail between my legs, wasn't behooving anyone else.

I think every girl should have a tailor in her phone. It's part of why we beat ourselves up, or why shopping is so frustrating and hard: we have this assumption that when you take something off the rack, it will fit you.

I always feel good after I change my hair. You get a haircut and feel positive and ready to take on the day.

I find that the more I take care of myself the more confident I feel.

The way you look is so dependent on the way you take care of yourself.

I take care of myself so I don't feel insecure about my body.

The lead singer of Ocean Colour Scene told me I looked like David Beckham when I interviewed him for MTV. I had short hair, was early in my career and still trying to find my confidence. Being a Man United fan, I should have taken it as a compliment; but it was meant unkindly.