Quotes About Self-esteem

Normally, I am a little insecure about myself without a shirt on, as my days of being attractive are now behind me.

You know how hard it is to feel like an extreme falcon-headed combat machine when somebody calls you "chicken man"?

If you don't believe in yourself, who will?' ~Maybeck

The cops of America are poster-boys of low self-esteem. Their uniforms, silly hats, and sparkling patent leather girdles freighted down with shiny handcuffs, walkie-talkies, and spray canisters of Mace apparently do not make them feel secure enough, so they always add the hostile interrogation to make sure that the accosted citizens know who is in charge.

When a woman tries on clothing from her closet that feels tight, she will assume she has gained weight. When a man tries on clothing from his closet that feels tight, he will assume the clothing has shrunk.

Thank goodness you can't see cherries in a chocolate bar. I'd have been a red-faced rose if not for my Hershey brown complexion

to gain attention, wear a lightly but attractively colored chiffon scarf; if you wish to appear as if you weigh less, wear a size larger than your actual one.

Have a clear wall of defence between you and your work. The world can judge your work, but that does not define who you are. You are capable of decisiveness, clarity and greatness.

The seeking of external validation is just one way in which Nice Guys frequently do the opposite of what works. By trying to please everyone, Nice Guys often end up pleasing no one—including themselves.

The progression from perfect little boy to Nice Guy basically occurs in three stages: abandonment, internalization of toxic shame, and the creation of survival mechanisms.

The conformist is filled with the need for approval. He can never get enough. He runs from one person to another seeking compliments and endorsements for his behavior and actions. As a child, he turned to parents and teachers; when he started to work, to his boss and fellow workers; in marriage, he turned to his mate. He must always have someone around to pat him on the head and tell him he is doing a good job. This bolsters up his poor self-esteem.

Are students so intimidated by expertise that they've lost confidence in their own powers of observation?

you're much more persistent when you're confident in your abilities.

Charisma is not so much getting people to like you as getting people to like themselves when you're around.

Few are humble, for it takes a self-esteem few possess.

If you could eavesdrop on everything said about you, you'd spend most of your time waiting for the subject to come up.

There is a limit to how much you can change to be liked for who you really are.

Among the things that you, and you alone, are the absolute and final judge of is whether or not you are a success.

Lend, by your imperfections, self-esteem to others, and you will be invited everywhere.

No, when the fight begins within himself,A man's worth something.

When the fight begins within himself, a man's worth something.

When the fight begins within himself, a man's worth something.

Everyone in a codependent society has to have someone to look down upon in order to feel good about themselves.

Her cutty sark, o' Paisley harn,That while a lassie she had worn,In longitude tho' sorely scanty,It was her best, and she was vauntie.