Quotes about Self-esteem

Stop determining your worth and value by what other people say. Be determined by what the Word of God (scriptures)says.

80% of people's problems are about how they feel about themselves.

We all have insecurities, but some of us are better at covering them up.

How often do we lie simply because we are trying to build ourselves up in the eyes of others? How often do we gossip because we want to appear "in the know,"or because we are trying to make ourselves appear better than someone else? The Bible's command is clear: ["Have regard for good things in the sight of all men" (Romans 12:17 NKJV)].

Often our self-esteem is tied to our work. In our culture, men and women often define themselves by the jobs they hold . . . But a person's job tells you nothing about a person's character or value.

I am not one who needs to be patted on the back every single day and told I am brilliant. Some players need that, I don't.

I love African American women, but I just don't like my skin complexion.

I've been told to be skinny before - it's already happened, but it's up to you to either listen or say no. I'm not listening.

Knowing you're worthless doesn't give you value any more than knowing you are a captive sets you free.

Real freedom is freedom from the opinions of others. Above all, freedom from your opinions about yourself.

Every time you reject yourself, you idealize others.

For a very long time I considered low self-esteem to be some kind of virtue. But now I realize that the real sin is to deny God's first love for me, to ignore my original goodness. Because without claiming that first love and that original goodness for myself, I lose touch with my true self and embark on the destructive search among the wrong people and in the wrong places for what can only be found in the house of my Father.