Quotations about Self-Esteem

"When one is out of touch with oneself, one cannot touch others." ~Anne Morrow Lindbergh

"Never bend your head. Hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye." ~Helen Keller

"We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our own special light." ~Mary Dunbar

"It's never too late to become the person you have always wanted to be." ~Anne Sweeney

"Jealousy creates a sad, insecure person. Jealousy robs a person of their true inner beauty, compassion, and personality. Jealousy is a disease that tears at the heart and poisons the mind. Jealousy controls and occupies your very existence. Seek therapy, create happiness in your life, and above all, love yourself!" ~Alvaretta Roberts

"Most of our stress and suffering come not from events, but from our thoughts. Reframe from negative thoughts, and stress subsides." ~Martha Beck

"Measure yourself by your best moments, not by your worst. We are too prone to judge ourselves by our moments of despondency and depression." ~Robert Johnson

"Don’t be afraid of your own strength." ~Diane von Furstenberg

"Remember: You're not alone." ~Judith Warner

"All the wonders you seek are within yourself." ~Sir Thomas Brown

"To have that sense of one's intrinsic worth which constitutes self-respect is potentially to have everything." ~Joan Didion

"Take off your armor; dare to be vulnerable, dare to unwrap yourself, and dare yourself to be yourself." ~Maria Shriver

"Make your own recovery the first priority in your life." ~Bruce Barton

"Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself." ~Richard Bach

"I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence, but it comes from within, it is there all the time." ~Anna Freud

"To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance." ~Oscar Wilde

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

"What you do, the way you think, makes you beautiful." ~Scott Westerfeld

"A man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others." ~Author unknown

"Enthusiasm is excitement with inspiration, motivation, and a pinch of creativity." ~Bo Bennett

"It's never too late to be what your might have been." ~George Eliot

"A human being's first responsibility is to shake hands with himself." ~Henry Winkler

"We are the hero of our own story." ~Mary McCarthy

"No one can build his security upon the nobleness of another person." ~Willa Cather

"Who I am is what fulfills me and fulfills the vision I have of the world." ~Audre Lorde

"The eyes of other people are the eyes that ruin us. If all but myself were blind, I should want neither fine clothes, fine houses, nor fine furniture." ~Benjamin Franklin

"Let me listen to me and not to them." ~Gertrude Stein

"Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment." ~Tao Tzu

"I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward." ~Thomas Edison

"In a world where you can be anything...be yourself" ~Author Unknown

"Forget yourself! Think courage." ~Norman Vincent Peale

"Follow your heart. Do not allow detractors to set your agenda. Only YOU know what is best for YOU." ~Rachael MaClean

"No man is free who is not master of himself." ~Epictetus

"Look not to those things that are with-out, for all that is precious, sacred and good reside with-in." ~Deborah Lowreyelf

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." ~Emerson

"Every person is important; no one wants to be 'just population'." ~Author Unknown

"Be brave, have the courage to be true to who you are every minute and trust your instincts." ~Erin Runnion

"Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do." ~Benjamin Spock

"Who you are is of greater importance than what you do." ~Ann Fudge

"Follow your own heart, not the opinions of others. You will always succeed when you do what you love and do it well." ~Anne Gustl

"A woman should always be more concerned with standing up for what is right than making sure everyone 'likes' her." ~Dr Laura Schlessinger

"Have confidence in yourself - don't let yourself be used.” ~Sakena Yacoobi

"It's up to each of us to get very still and say, 'This is who I am.' No one else defines your life. Only you do.” ~Oprah Winfrey

"Do not compare yourself to others. You have a unique destiny and mission that only you can accomplish." ~Mariane Pearl

"Every individual has a place to fill in the world, and is important, in some respect, whether he chooses to be so or not." ~Author Unknown

"Always put yourself in the other’s shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the person too.” ~Author Unknown

"Be proud of what you CAN do rather than focus on what you can't do." ~Trisha Meili

“If you cannot be a poet, be the poem." ~David Carradine

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