Quotes about Self-esteem

I avoid looking down at my body, not so much because it's shameful or immodest but because I don't want to see it. I don't want to look at something that determines me so completely.   I

Most of the time, it's your thinking, not your talent, that holds you back.

I know I have my faults and shortcomings, but the blow them all out of proportion!

Everyone thinks I'm showing off when I talk, ridiculous when I'm silent, insolent when I answer, cunning when I have a good idea, lazy when I'm tired, selfish when I eat one bite more than I should, stupid, cowardly, calculating, etc., etc. All day long I hear nothing but what an exasperating child I am, and although I laugh it off and pretend not to mind, I do mind. I wish I could ask God to give me another personality, one that doesn't antagonize everyone.

In societies where men are truly confident of their own worth, women are not merely tolerated but valued.

For a long time, I thought I was ugly and disfigured. This made me shy and timid, and I often reacted to insults that were not intended.

We spend so much time and expend so much energy trying to gain a sense of worth from othersultimately, only God's opinion of us matters.

I don't spend a lot of time thinking about my faults.

There were moments growing up where I felt beautiful, but I truly didn't feel beautiful all of the time until I became a mom. It really allowed me to realize no one is perfect.

When it comes down to it, I let them think what they want. If they care enough to bother with what I do, then I'm already better than them.

A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.

We laugh at inferior or ugly individuals, because we feel a joy at feeling superior to them.