Self Esteem Quotes - Page 33

Don’t dwell too much on the past. The lessons are useful for the present and a preparation for the future. Move on!

If you know yourself and don’t have a belief that other people are better than you, then you simply can’t feel jealous or threatened.

If you lose faith, then you begin to fear.

Become your own best friend—smile and say “I love you” to yourself occasionally.

Perfection isn't necessarily found only in publicly accepted trends. Perfection is found in self.

Words are life. We are our words. Choose your words carefully.

When you work on something that only has the capacity to make you 5 dollars, it does not matter how much harder you work – the most you will make is 5 dollars.

For whatever it's worth, I believe we're born imperfect, and perfection, whatever that may be, is unattainable by us mere humans.

If another man wanted me, I was valuable. I was esteemed, no matter that it wasn't self-esteem.

Hang on! God will be thy strength in any act of your pursuit.

Love yourself.Love who you are.

There are so many more important things to worry about than how you're perceived by strangers.

Why does the social order feel the need to defend itself by evading the fact of real women, our faces and voices and bodies, and reducing the meaning of women to these formulaic and endlessly reproduced "beautiful" images? Though unconscious personal anxieties can be a powerful force in the creation of a vital lie, economic necessity practically guarantees it. An economy that depends on slavery needs to promote images of slaves that "justify" the institution of slavery. Western economies are absolutely dependent now on the continued underpayment of women. An idealogy that makes women feel "worth less" was urgently needed to counteract the way feminism had begun to make us feel worth more. This does not require a conspiracy; merely an atmosphere. The contemporary economy depends right now on the representation of women within the beauty myth.

For there are two kinds of forgiveness in the world: the one you practice because everything really is all right, and what went before is mended. The other kind of forgiveness you practice because someone needs desperately to be forgiven, or because you need just as badly to forgive them, for a heart can grab hold of old wounds and go sour as milk over them.

Progress across the time axis is passive. Progress up the results axis is passion.

You've been criticising yourself for years and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.

There is a very fine line (almost transparent), between cordiality and hypocrisy--knowing to distinguish them is a gift of Gods.

What defines you isn't how many times you crash but the number of times you get back.

The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself.

So what else have they said you can’t do and how many of those have you believed?

Self-trust firms up your inner territory and grounds you with solid premises for believing in who you are.

We are more alike than different. We Are One.

People who love themselves, don’t hurt other people. The more we hate ourselves, the more we want others to suffer.

You can actually overcome all the limitations of life and achieve your dreams, if you don't give up too early.

If your confidence is based purely on the way you look, you’re setting yourself up for a) years of fretting about how to appear perfect, and b) anxiety / despair as the wrinkles inevitably set in. (Not to mention the fact that the world is FULL of pretty girls – you’re going to have to dig ta little bit deeper if you want to stand out in the crowd.) Base your self-belief on what’s in your heart and mind; you’ll never lose your inner beauty.

One of the hardest things was learning that I was worth recovery.

When you continually worry about what other people think of you, they own you.

No serum can vhange who you are. Nor should you change. Genius or madness--it al depends on who's telling the story.

The feelings is both the biggest poison and the greatest remedy. The wisdom and good sense define the best use.

Look within - there is no end!

Socrates is a shining example of a man who bravely lived up to his ideals, and, in the end, bravely died for them. Throughout his life, he never lost faith in the mind’s ability to discern and decide, and so to apprehend and master reality. Nor did he ever betray truth and integrity for a pitiable life of self-deception and semi-consciousness. In seeking relentlessly to align mind with matter and thought with fact, he remained faithful both to himself and to the world, with the result that he is still alive in this sentence and millions of others that have been written about him. More than a great philosopher, Socrates was the living embodiment of the dream that philosophy might one day set us free.

Healthy self-esteem is a commanding and powerful influence, so isn’t it worth diving in deeper to ensure that you do everything possible to make your sense of self healthy, beneficial, and whole?

No one can discover you until you do. Exploit your talents, skills and strengths and make the world sit up and take notice.

When you love people, you are curious about who they are, what they think, and how they feel. You watch them closely, wondering about their experience and what you can do to make it more enjoyable. You feel compassion for their pain and seek to make it more bearable. You are eager to learn the unique language of their existence. You want to under-stand them, inspire them, heal them. What if you could look at yourself this way?

It is better to hope than despair.

The idea of original sin--of guilt with no possibility of innocence, no freedom of choice, no alternatives--inherently militates against self-esteem. The very notion of guilt without volition or responsibility is an assault on reason as well as on morality. Sin is not original, it is originated--like virtue.

Encouragement is the strength of the soul.

It is humiliating to realize that when you drive yourself underground, when you fake who you are, often you do so for people you do not even like or respect.

I try not to let other people's problems problem me.

Of course our most important role as a parent is to have our children know that they are loved and worthy. Even more importantly, it's to help them discover, and fan the flames of whatever it is that they are enthusiastic about!

More than ninety-five percent of your brain activity, as you consciously read this sentence, is being used by your subconscious mind.

Never say you understand someone's pain if you haven't felt the same, because not only would you sound mocking but also ignorant.

Hide in the mirror. No one will look for you there.

I’m a short woman with a pretty good body and large breasts — that’s not what I think of as sexy.

If you will have to dwell on anything, think of noble pure thoughts.

When national ideals are confined to insignificant issues reflective primarily of a personal choice, there lies a problem of distorted priorities.

Stop making someone else's looks your "#goals". By all means aspire to be a better version of your current self, but don't glorify others when you yourself are glorious.

The moment you feel like you need to prove yourself, is the moment you need to be silent and walk away.

Just as a star can’t be seen behind a cloud, you can never shine and be seen behind the clouding of your insecurities.

Don’t believe negative voices. Listen to the divine-instinct of awaken soul.

Image is everything, self image that is.

If you don't feel you have any choice in a situation, self-esteem and confidence plummet. But once you understand that you do have a choice, self-esteem will improve. You aren't a helpless victim anymore. You decide how you deal with a situation. You aren't just reacting to life; you're creating your life.

Every major life decision I made came from my pain, guilt and shame...even down to the man I chose for a husband.

Personal force, determined spirit and self confidence are your greatest self.

You are not an option, a choice or a soft place to land after a long battle. You were meant to be the one. If you can wrap yourself around the idea that you are something incredible, then you will stop excusing behavior that rapes your very soul. You were never meant to teach someone to love you. You were meant to be loved.

for once, you believed in yourself. you believed you were beautiful and so did the rest of the world.

Yes, you are right! I am your leftover trash. I hope you know a bum got to eat too. I believe you were one when I met you.

Celebrate your achievements and victories without waiting for recognition from others; after all it’s your efforts which brought that accomplishment. A flower blooms in the desert with nary a person to appreciate its beauty, yet it blossoms, spreads its fragrance and enjoys its existence. A dew drop caught on the leaf in an unexplored forest sparkles like a diamond; it doesn’t need spectators to appreciate its beauty. You shouldn’t be dependent on others to encourage you instead be your own cheer leader… Love yourself to bits.

Everything that happens to you is a reflection of what you believe about yourself. We cannot outperform our level of self-esteem. We cannot draw to ourselves more than we think we are worth.

Every woman needs these three things: Self-Esteem, Self-Love, and Self-Confidence. A female that possess all three is an empowered and unstoppable Queen. She knows her worth! Everything about her represents quality. Her happiness comes from within, first. She respects herself. She values who she is. She’s not easily impressed or persuaded by people or things. She has purpose and direction! An admirable being is what she is: Extraordinary and highly desirable. She’s an Unparalleled Woman.