Quotes About Self-esteem

Boys don't make passes at girls who wear glasses.

Shoulders back, titties first!

Instead of measuring my success and value by my own standards, I was measuring it by how others perceived me.

If we wear our worst reviews like a backpack, they travel with us.

You feel stupid. Doesn't mean you are.

A person couldn't be worthy of billions. It wasn't possible—not for anyone, and definitely not for me.

I've never realised how hard we are on our bodies. I think, Why are we so mean to ourselves? Why aren't we happy with what we have?

You dress to please yourself. If she doesn't like you for you, then you don't need her.' All of this would be fine if I knew exactly who me for me was.

You´re going to have to learn how to pat yourself on the back eventually. Start now. It´s not gloating.It´s taking pleasure in life´s goodness

I shall not stand to be laughed at. I shall not bear it!

don't degrade yourself into an abject reptile — don't.

You see yourself as very average, ordinary. And there is nothing ordinary about you, Rachel. (Something Borrowed)

You, she thought. Every flawed, scrawny

You may be a failure at the moment – but you're a very fine failure, Darrell! You're a lot better than some people who think they're a success.

I have it on very good authority that I have a lovely pee-pee, so lay off.

Never depend on the admiration of others. There is no strength in it. Personal merit cannot be derived from an external source. It is not to be found in your personal associations, nor can it be found in the regard of other people. It is a fact of life that other people, even people who love you, will not necessarily agree with your ideas, understand you, or share your enthusiasms. Grow up! Who cares what other people think about you!

Do not worry if others criticize or laugh at you, for their opinions are not your concern.

If you want to be respected, start by respecting yourself.

No matter what our achievements might be, we think well of ourselves only in rare moments. We need people to bear witness against our inner judge, who keeps book on our shortcomings and transgressions. We need people to convince us that we are not as bad as we think we are.

We can never really be prepared for that which is wholly new. We have to adjust ourselves, and every radical adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem: we undergo a test, we have to prove ourselves. It needs subordinate self-confidence to face drastic change without inner trembling.

Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.

A man's ego is a fragile thing; as fragile as a woman's heart

Women are their own worst enemies. And guilt is the main weapon of self-torture…Show me a woman who doesn't feel guilty and I'll show you a man.

Blush like you mean it