Self Esteem Quotes

1314 Self Esteem quotes by 780 unique authors

All violence is an attempt to replace shame with self-esteem. — James Gilligan
The self-esteem of western women is founded on physical being (body mass index, youth, beauty). This creates a tricky emphasis on image, but the internalized… — Antonella Gambotto-Burke
All children want to do is play in worlds they create and project on their external world. If allowed to do that, they are constantly… — Joseph Chilton Pearce
To men of a certain type The suspicion that they are incapable of loving Is as disturbing to their self-esteem As, in cruder men, the… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
Geology has joined biology in lowering mankind's self-esteem. Geology suggests how mankind's existence is contingent upon the geological consent of the planet. — George Will
When I have my interview with my God, our conversation will focus on the individuals whose self-esteem I was able to strengthen, whose faith I… — Clayton Christensen
I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence I can reach for; perfection is God's business. — Michael J. Fox
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe. — Anatole France
A man who has been the indisputable favorite of his mother keeps for life the feeling of a conqueror. — Sigmund Freud
When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves. — Viktor E. Frankl
Energy and persistence conquer all things. — Benjamin Franklin
I've never disliked myself, and my weight has had nothing to do with my self-esteem. — Dawn French
I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence but it comes from within. It is there all the time. — Anna Freud
If I am what I have and if I lose what I have who then am I? — Erich Fromm
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. — Mahatma Gandhi
Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else. — Judy Garland
People may flatter themselves just as much by thinking that their faults are always present to other people's minds, as if they believe that the… — Elizabeth Gaskell
Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Be faithful to that which exists within yourself. — Andre Gide
It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not. — Andre Gide
If you want your children to improve, let them overhear the nice things you say about them to others. — Haim Ginott
A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I think if you exercise, your state of mind - my state of mind - is usually more at ease, ready for more mental challenges.… — Stone Gossard
Respect yourself if you would have others respect you. — Baltasar Gracian
If you cannot inspire a woman with love of you, fill her above the brim with love of herself; all that runs over will be… — Charles Caleb Colton

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